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As per FIBA, The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China will be the biggest edition of FIBA's flagship event with a record 32 participating teams. In its 18th edition, the FIBA Basketball World Cup will take place in China for the first time ever. The tournament will be played in 8 cities - Beijing, Foshan, Wuhan, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Nanjing, Shanghai and Guangzhou - across 5 provinces. The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will see 92 games played over 16 days.
For the first time, the FIBA Basketball World Cup will qualify 7 teams directly to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. As such, the top ranked team from Africa, Asia and Oceania respectively and the top 2 ranked teams each from the Americas and Europe at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will all qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Games. The 16 next best teams at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will each be granted a place in 1 of the 4 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in 2020, where they will have another chance to qualify for the Olympic Games. [via FIBA]
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 (MVP):
Ricky Rubio (Spain) 16.4 pts, 6.0 ast, 4.6 reb & 1.5 stl
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 (All-Star 5):
1. Ricky Rubio (Spain) 16.4 pts, 6.0 ast, 4.6 reb & 1.5 stl
2. Marc Gasol (Spain) 14.4 pts, 5.5 reb & 4.1 ast
3. Luis Scola (Argentina) 17.9 pts, 8.1 reb & 1.8 ast
4. Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia) 22.9 pts, 4.4 ast & 4.1 reb
5. Evan Fournier (France) 19.8 pts, 3.8 reb & 3.0 ast
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 (Final Standings):
1. Spain (Gold)
2. Argentina (Silver)
3. France (Bronze)
4. Australia
5. Serbia
6. Czech Republic
7. USA
8. Poland
9. Lithuania
10. Italy
11. Greece
12. Russia
13. Brazil
14. Venezuela
15. Puerto Rico
16. Dominican Republic
17. Nigeria
18. Germany
19. New Zealand
20. Tunisia
21. Canada
22. Turkey
23. Iran
24. China
25. Montenegro
26. Korea
27. Angola
28. Jordan
29. Cote d'Ivoire
30. Senegal
31. Japan
32. Philippines
SOURCE: fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Full Game Results:
September 15, 2019 (Sunday)
(1st/2nd) Spain def. Argentina, 95-75
(3rd/4th) France def. Australia, 67-59
September 14, 2019 (Saturday)
(5th/6th) Serbia def. Czech Rep., 90-81
(7th/8th) USA def. Poland, 87-74
September 13, 2019 (Friday)
SEMIFINALS
(SF1) Spain def. Australia, 95-88 (2OT)
(SF2) Argentina def. France, 80-66
September 12, 2019 (Thursday)
CLASSIFICATION ROUND 5-8
Serbia def. USA, 94-89
Czech Republic def. Poland, 94-84
September 11, 2019 (Wednesday)
QUARTERFINALS
(QF3) France def. USA, 89-79
(QF4) Australia def. Czech Rep., 82-70
September 10, 2019 (Tuesday)
QUARTERFINALS
(QF1) Argentina def. Serbia, 97-87
(QF2) Spain def. Poland, 90-78
September 9, 2019 (Monday) Round 2 & Classification
Montenegro def. Japan, 80-65
Lithuania def. Dominican Republic, 74-55
Jordan def. Senegal, 79-77
Greece def. Czech Republic, 84-77
New Zealand def. Turkey, 102-101
Australia def. France, 100-98
Germany def. Canada, 82-76
USA def. Brazil, 89-73
September 8, 2019 (Sunday) Round 2 & Classification
Korea def. Ivory Coast, 80-71
Tunisia def. Angola, 86-84
Russia def. Venezuela, 69-60
Italy def. Puerto Rico, 94-89 (OT)
Iran def. 
Philippines, 95-75
Argentina def. Poland, 91-65
Nigeria def. China, 86-73
Spain def. Serbia, 81-69
September 7, 2019 (Saturday) Round 2 & Classification
New Zealand def. Japan, 111-81
Australia def. Dominican Republic, 82-76
Canada def. Jordan, 126-71
Czech Republic def. Brazil, 93-71
Turkey def. Montenegro, 79-74
France def. Lithuania, 78-75
Germany def. Senegal, 89-78
USA def. Greece, 69-53
September 6, 2019 (Friday) Round 2 & Classification
Nigeria def. Ivory Coast, 83-66
Iran def. Angola, 71-62
Poland def. Russia, 79-74
Serbia def. Puerto Rico, 90-47
Tunisia def. Philippines, 86-67
China def. Korea, 77-73
Argentina def. Venezuela, 87-67
Spain def. Italy, 67-60
September 5, 2019 (Thursday)
Canada def. Senegal, 82-60
Brazil def. Montenegro, 84-73
Germany def. Jordan, 96-62
Czech Republic def. Turkey, 91-76
Australia def. Lithuania, 87-82
Greece def. New Zealand, 103-97
USA def. Japan, 98-45
France def. Dominican Repuplic, 90-56
September 4, 2019 (Wednesday)
Angola def. Philippines, 84-81 (OT)
Poland def. Ivory Coast, 80-63
Nigeria def. Korea, 108-66
Puerto Rico def. Tunisia, 67-64
Serbia def. Italy, 92-77
Venezuela def. China, 72-59
Spain def. Iran, 73-65
Argentina def. Russia, 69-61
September 3, 2019 (Tuesday)
Australia def. Senegal, 81-68
New Zealand def. Montenegro, 93-83
Czech Republic def. Japan, 89-76
Dominican Republic def. Germany, 70-68
Lithuania def. Canada, 92-69
Brazil def. Greece, 79-78
France def. Jordan, 103-64
USA def. Turkey, 93-92 (OT)
September 2, 2019 (Monday)
Italy def. Angola, 92-61
Venezuela def. Ivory Coast, 87-71
Tunisia def. Iran, 79-67
Argentina def. Nigeria, 94-81
Serbia def. Philippines, 126-67
Poland def. China, 79-76 (OT)
Russia def. Korea, 87-73
Spain def. Puerto Rico, 73-63
September 1, 2019 (Sunday)
Australia def. Canada, 108-92
Brazil def. New Zealand, 102-94
Turkey def. Japan, 86-67
Dominican Republic def. Jordan, 80-76
Lithuania def. Senegal, 101-47
Greece def. Montenegro, 85-60
USA def. Czech Republic, 88-67
France def. Germany, 78-74
August 31, 2019 (Saturday)
Serbia def. Angola, 105-59
Poland def. Venezuela, 80-69
Puerto Rico def. Iran, 83-81
Russia def. Nigeria, 82-77
Italy def. Philippines, 108-62
China def. Ivory Coast, 70-55
Spain def. Tunisia, 101-62
Argentina def. Korea, 95-69
SOURCE: fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2019
Team Standings (AFTER ROUND 1)
note: The top two teams from each group will qualify for the 2nd Round. The bottom two teams from each group will play the Classification Round for places 17-32.
| TEAM/COUNTRY | WIN | LOSS | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROUP A | |||
| POLAND | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| VENEZUELA | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| CHINA | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| IVORY COAST | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| GROUP B | |||
| ARGENTINA | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| RUSSIA | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| NIGERIA | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| KOREA | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| GROUP C | |||
| SPAIN | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| PUERTO RICO | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| TUNISIA | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| IRAN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| GROUP D | |||
| SERBIA | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| ITALY | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ANGOLA | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| PHILIPPINES | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| GROUP E | |||
| USA | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| CZECH REPUBLIC | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| TURKEY | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| JAPAN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| GROUP F | |||
| BRAZIL | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| GREECE | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| NEW ZEALAND | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| MONTENEGRO | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| GROUP G | |||
| FRANCE | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| GERMANY | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| JORDAN | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| GROUP H | |||
| AUSTRALIA | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| LITHUANIA | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| CANADA | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| SENEGAL | 0 | 3 | 3 |