2019-08-31T17:08:21+00:00

2019-08-31T17:08:21+00:00

2019-08-31T17:31:17+00:00.

Some superpowers showed no mercy to their opponents.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

46, 46, 39, 26. These were the margins in four out of the eight games that took place in Day 1 of the FIBA World Cup, Friday (31/8).

Serbia launched the tournament by making a display of strength over Angola. Italy took the torch from the “Orlovi” against the Philippines while Argentina and Spain showed their superior quality vs. South Korea and Tunisia respectively.

There was much excitement in store as well, with Puerto Rico coming back from an 17-point deficit to beat Iran in the last minute.

World Cup Day 1 Results:

Serbia – Angola 105 – 59

Poland – Venezuela 80 – 69

Russia – Nigeria 82 – 77

Puerto Rico – Iran 83 – 81

Italy – Philipinnes 108 – 62

China – Ivory Coast 70 – 55

Argentina – South Korea 95 – 69

Spain – Tunisia 101 – 62

The first round of the Group Stage will be completed Saturday (1/9) with a couple of more medal contenders entering the race.

Day 2 Schedule (all hours are CET):

Canada – Australia 9:30

New Zealand – Brazil 10:00

Turkey – Japan 10:30

Dominican Republic – Jordan 10:30

Senegal – Lithuania 13:30

Greece – Montenegro 14:00

Czech Republic – USA 14:30

France – Germany 14:30

Standings (by FIBA)

Group A

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS # Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA 1 China 1 1 0 100 70 55 15 70 55 2 2 Poland 1 1 0 100 80 69 11 80 69 2 3 Venezuela 1 0 1 0 69 80 -11 69 80 1 4 Cote d’Ivoire 1 0 1 0 55 70 -15 55 70 1

Group B

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS # Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA 1 Argentina 1 1 0 100 95 69 26 95 69 2 2 Russia 1 1 0 100 82 77 5 82 77 2 3 Nigeria 1 0 1 0 77 82 -5 77 82 1 4 Korea 1 0 1 0 69 95 -26 69 95 1 Group C GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS # Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA 1 Spain 1 1 0 100 101 62 39 101 62 2 2 Puerto Rico 1 1 0 100 83 81 2 83 81 2 3 Iran 1 0 1 0 81 83 -2 81 83 1 4 Tunisia 1 0 1 0 62 101 -39 62 101 1 Group D

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS # Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA 1 Italy 1 1 0 100 108 62 46 108 62 2 2 Serbia 1 1 0 100 105 59 46 105 59 2 3 Philippines 1 0 1 0 62 108 -46 62 108 1 4 Angola 1 0 1 0 59 105 -46 59 105 1

Group E

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS # Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA 1 Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 USA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Group F

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS # Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA 1 Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group G

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS # Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA 1 Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Group H

GAMES STREAK GAME POINTS POINTS # Team P W L % Last 5 For Agt +/- FA AA 1 Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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