The Boomers’ brutal path to World Cup glory explained as Luka Doncic duel awaits
The Boomers’ dream of FIBA World Cup glory stays alive after Australia comprehensively beat co-hosts Japan on Tuesday night time to progress to the following spherical.
But there’s nonetheless a protracted, onerous forward within the quest for a historic medal with Brian Goorjian’s staff thrust into one other powerful group, the place a novel match format means they’ll have be at appreciable drawback in opposition to a staff that’s already crushed them on this match.
Tuesday night time’s victory secured Australia’s development to the second spherical because the second positioned staff in Group E. Unbeaten Germany topped the group after an upset win over the Boomers on Sunday.
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WHAT HAPPENS NOW?
The distinctive FIBA format for the match options two group phases, with the Boomers reserving certainly one of 4 spots in Group Okay.
Notably, outcomes from the primary spherical carry over and the highest two groups of every first spherical group are positioned in the identical group within the second stage, however don’t play one another once more. That’s important due to tiebreak guidelines (see clarification under) which means Germany would progress forward of Australia in the event that they end equal on factors. It means, in all probability, the Boomers are going to need to win each of their matches within the second spherical to progress to the knockout stage.
The different two groups in Group J will come from Group F and are but to be confirmed, though Slovenia — led by NBA famous person Luka Doncic — is in pole place to high the group with Georgia, Cape Verde and Venezuela combating it out for the opposite spot.
Should Slovenia end high of the Group after Wednesday night time’s matches they would be the Boomers’ subsequent opponents, on Friday night time, in a rematch of the Tokyo 2020 bronze medal playoff.
The match follows an ordinary knockout format of quarter-finals, semi-final and ultimate past that. Should the Boomers get via they’d face an opponent out of Group L — at the moment that includes defending champions Spain, Canada, Latvia and a to-be-determined staff — within the final eight. The semi-finals can be the earliest potential stage Australia may run into heavyweights USA and Canada.
Australia has by no means received a medal on the world championships — shedding the third place sport to France in 2019 — however have set excessive expectations after securing a primary Olympic medal in Tokyo two years in the past.
BOOMERS RESULTS SO FAR
Australia def. Finland 98-72
Australia misplaced to Germany 85-82
Australia def Japan 109-89
FINISHING ORDER AND QUALIFIERS FROM EVERY FIBA WORLD CUP GROUP
Group A: Dominican Republic, Italy, Angola, Philippines
Group B: Serbia, Puerto Rico, South Sudan, China (one spherical of video games remaining)
Group C: USA (assured to advance), Greece, New Zealand, Jordan (eradicated) (one spherical of video games remaining)
Group D:Lithuania, Montenegro, Egypt, Mexico,
Group E: Germany, Australia, Japan, Finland
Group F: Slovenia, Georgia, Cape Verde, Venezuela (one spherical of video games remaining)
Group G: Spain (assured to advance), Brazil, Cote d’Ivoire, Iran (eradicated) (one spherical of video games remaining)
Group H: Canada, Latvia, France, Lebanon
SECOND ROUND GROUPS AND FORMAT
GROUP I: Dominican Republic, Group B winner, Italy, Group B 2nd place finisher
GROUP J: USA, Lithuania, Group C 2nd place finisher, Montenegro
GROUP Okay: Germany, Group F winner, Australia, Group F 2nd place finisher
GROUP L: Spain, Canada, Group G 2nd place finisher, Latvia
The high two groups in every group advance to the quarter-finals. If groups end on equal on factors tiebreaks can be decided by the head-to-head document between groups (at any level within the match), factors distinction between tied groups, then general factors distinction
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KNOCKOUT STAGE FORMAT AND DATES
QUARTER FINALS (September 5-6)
QF1: Winner of Group I vs 2nd place Group J
QF2: Winner of Group J vs 2nd place Group I
QF3: Winner of Group Okay vs 2nd place Group L
QF4: Winner of Group L vs 2nd place Group Okay
SEMI-FINALS (September 8)
SF1: Winner of QF 1 vs Winner of QF3
SF2: Winner of QF2 vs Winner of QF4
FINAL & THIRD PLACE GAME (September 10)
Winner of SF1 vs Winner of SF2
Loser of SF1 vs Loser of SF2
