The Belgian Cats take on host Australia in the Basketball World Cup quarter-finals World Cup Basketball

The Belgian Cats will face hosts Australia in the quarter-finals of the World Cup. The Australian women beat the world No. 3 and the rest of the group in the tournament.

In the draw for the quarter-finals, Belgium were paired with the other group’s 1st or 2nd seed Australia or Canada. Australia topped the World Cup’s Belgian Gates team.

Australia started the World Cup with a loss to France, but won their next 4 matches. A win over Japan on the final day and France’s loss against European champions Serbia saw the Australian women climb to 1st place in their group, beating Canada.

The quarter-final between Australia and Belgium will take place on Thursday at 12:30 pm Belgium time. Other conflicts: Serbia-US, Puerto Rico-Canada and China-France. No. 1 and 2 of the same group cannot meet in the semi-finals. A fight between the 2 group winners is only possible in the final.

The Belgian Cats at the Basketball World Cup

quarter final
Belgium Australia Thursday 12.30 p.m
China France Thursday 10 o’clock
Puerto Rico Canada Thursday morning 6.30 am
America Serbia Thursday 4 p.m
Program Committee A
22/09 America Belgium 87-72
23/09 Belgium South Korea 84-61
24/09 Puerto Rico Belgium 65-68
26/09 Belgium Bosnia 85-55
27/09 China Belgium 81-55
Standing in group a
I am W V +/- ptn
1. America 5 5 0 +231 10
2. China 5 4 1 +157 9
3. Belgium 5 3 2 +15 8
4. Puerto Rico 5 2 3 -59 7
5. South Korea 5 1 4 -148 6
6. Bosnia and Herzegovina 5 0 5 -196 5

The top 4 finishers advance to the quarter finals.

Other Group Final Positions:

Group B
I am W V +/- ptn
1. Australia 5 4 1 +82 9
2. Canada 5 4 1 +55 9
3. Serbia 5 3 2 +2 8
4. France 5 3 2 +22 8
5. Japan 5 1 4 -17 6
6. Mali 5 0 5 -144 5

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