Basket Fall: Asia And Africa Out Of World Cup At First Hurdle.
Harrison Barnes #8 of USA goes to the basket against Japan during the First Round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup on September 5, 2019 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. NATHANIEL S. BUTLER / NBAE / GETTY IMAGES / AFPIt is the largest basketball World Cup ever but there will be no teams from Asia or Africa in the second round of the sport’s global showpiece.
Nigeria thrashed South Korea 108-66 at the same time, but the fate of Africa’s highest-ranked team already been sealed after losing both their opening games. Outside of those only Australia, nominally Asian in the FIBA rankings are concerned, have also reached the second round and they could be joined by New Zealand if they beat Greece on Thursday.
“The development of the game is a little inconsistent. In our team we have some guys who have learned to play the game in different places all over the world.Basketball is hugely popular in the Philippines but the national team — the joint-shortest at the competition — have lost all three of their matches.
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