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    First five spots in Fiba World Cup Round of 16 taken

    After three days of Fiba action, who have advanced and who have been eliminated?
    Aug 28, 2023
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    Montenegro, led by Nikola Vucevic, has two wins in as many games.
    PHOTO: Patrick Romero

    THE first five spots in the second round of the Fiba Basketball World Cup have been claimed: Canada, Latvia, Montenegro, Lithuania and Germany are all headed to the round of 16.

    And that means some teams have been eliminated: Egypt, Mexico, Finland, Lebanon — and in a shocker, France was also ousted on Day 3.

    More teams should qualify on Monday. The US could qualify with a win over Greece, depending on how the New Zealand-Jordan game turns out.

    Teams play only three games in the opening group stage. Every team that finished 2-1 or better in the group stage four years ago at the World Cup in China reached the second round; every team that finished 1-2 or worse did not advance.

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    FIBA ACTION CONTINUES

    THERE are eight more games Monday, including the U.S. game against Greece, and then opening-round group play begins to end Tuesday.

    The Monday slate:

    Group B (at Manila): China (0-1) vs. South Sudan (0-1), Puerto Rico (1-0) vs. Serbia (1-0)

    Group C (at Manila): New Zealand (0-1) vs. Jordan (0-1), Greece (1-0) vs. U.S. (1-0)

    Group F (at Okinawa): Venezuela (0-1) vs. Cape Verde (0-1), Georgia (1-0) vs. Slovenia (1-0)

    Group G (at Jakarta): Ivory Coast (0-1) vs. Iran (0-1), Brazil (1-0) vs. Spain (1-0)

    The Tuesday slate:

    Group A: Angola (1-1) vs. Dominican Republic (2-0), Philippines (0-2) vs. Italy (1-1)

    Group D: Egypt (0-2) vs. Mexico (0-2), Montenegro (2-0) vs. Lithuania (2-0)

    Group E: Germany (2-0) vs. Finland (0-2), Australia (1-1) vs. Japan (1-1)

    Group H: Lebanon (0-2) vs. France (0-2), Canada (2-0) vs. Latvia (2-0)

    WHO ARE THE FAVORITES?

    The US is the overwhelming favorite to win the World Cup, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, with the Americans' odds listed at minus-135 (meaning a $135 wager on the Americans would return $235, if they won). Canada remains a very strong second choice in the betting at plus-460, followed by Australia and Spain (both plus-1,200), Serbia (plus-1,300), Germany (plus-1,700) and Slovenia (plus-2,400).

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    Every other team still in the running for medals entered Monday with odds of 80-1 or greater.

    France had the fifth-best odds in recent days; the Olympic silver medalists were eliminated from contention on Sunday.

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      STAT OF THE DAY

      Canada was credited with 40 assists on 50 field goals in its 128-73 win over Lebanon.

      Officially, Canada finished the game with 44 assists — Fiba rules, unlike the NBA, allow for assists to be credited when a pass leads to a player getting fouled and making a free throw. That happened on four occasions for Canada on Sunday.

      QUOTE OF THE DAY

      "For us, it's a nightmare." — France coach Vincent Collet, after his team lost to Latvia and was eliminated from World Cup contention.

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