The Basketball World Cup field is now filled, with Serbia grabbing the last spot in this summer’s 32-team tournament. Know more:
THE Basketball World Cup field is now filled, with Serbia grabbing the last spot in this summer’s 32-team tournament.
The lowest-ranked teams in the field are four of the five African qualifiers: No. 43 Ivory Coast, No. 55 Egypt, No. 63 South Sudan and No. 66 Cape Verde.THEY’RE BACK FIBA banned Russia’s teams and officials from its competitions last year in response to that country’s invasion of Ukraine.THE group phase—eight groups of four teams—runs from August 25 through August 30. The second round is August 31 through September 4.
The US will play its group-stage games in the Philippines, and will stay there for the entirety of its stay in the tournament—as will the Philippines.
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