World Cup USA kicks off with crushing victory, Spain beats Ivory Coast

The second match day of the World Basketball Championship held between men’s teams in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines was played.

The Greek national team playing without the main star Giannis Antetokounmpo in the tournament is expected to beat the Jordan national team with a score of 92:71. Brazilian basketball players did not notice that the Iranian national team defeated their opponent (100:59). Luka Doncic, one of the best basketball players of our time, and the Slovenians defeated Venezuela 100:85, while Luka had 37 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

Serbia won their biggest victory so far in this World Cup, beating their opponents from China +42 points (105:63). The main favorites of the tournament, the Americans, battled New Zealand confidently and the best player of the game was NBA Rookie of the Year Paolo Bankero, who scored 21 points. In the final match of the match day, Spain’s world champion team defeated Ivory Coast 94:64.

Group B

Serbia – China 105:61 (25:12, 30:20, 22:13, 28:16)

Serbia: Bogdanovich (14), Milutinov (11), Jovic (9), Dobrich (6), Jovic (5 + 6 assists) – start; Marinkovic (14), Ristic (13), Avramovich (10), Petrushev (8), Gudurich (7+6 assists), Davidovac (7), Simanic (1).

Chinese: Zhao Rui (17), Zhou Qi (10), Zhang Zhenlin (9), Zhou Peng (9), Anderson (0) – initial; Wang Zhelin (5), Hu Jinqiu (4), Cui Yongxi (3), Fu Hao (2), Zhao Jiwei (2+6 assists+5 losses), Hu Mingxuan (0), Zhu Junlong (0).

Group C

Jordan – Greece 71:92 (14:19, 19:27, 27:20, 11:26)

Jordan: Hollis-Jefferson (24 + 9 rebounds), Düverioglu (14 + 9 rebounds), Bzai (11), Ibrahim (10 + 6 assists), Abbas (6) – start; Nazhdavi (2), Hussein (2), Al Hamarsheh (1), Abbas (1), Abu-Havwas (0), Kanaan (0).

Greece: Walkup (13 + 7 assists), T. Antetokoumbo (9), Papayannis (8), Luntsis (7), Papanikolaou (6) – start; Larentzakis (19), Papapetrou (13), Rongavopoulos (10 + 7 rebounds), Bochoridis (4), Hatzidakis (3).

USA – New Zealand 99:72 (19:18, 26:18, 31:22, 23:14)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA: Edwards (14 + 7 rebounds + 5 losses), Jaren Jackson (12), Brunson (10), Bridges (7), Ingram (2) – start; Banquero (21 + 4 blocks), Reeves (12 + 6 assists), Halliburton (10), Hart (5), Portis (4), K. Johnson (2), Kessler (0).

New Zeland: Te Rangi (15), Ili (12), Delaney (12), Wetzell (10), Ngatai (0) – initial; Leafa (9), Cameron (5), Fotu (4), Smith-Milner (3), Britt (2), Brown (0), Harris (0).

Group F

Slovenia – Venezuela 100:85 (31:33, 25:18, 22:12, 22:22)

Slovenia: Doncic (37 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Toby (21 + 5 losses), Nikolic (8), Prepelic (5), Z. Dragic (2) – start; Prepelic (18), Blazic (4), Cebasek (3), Dimets (2), Hrovat (0).

Venezuelan: Soho (16), Carrera (10), Colmenares (6), G. Vargas (5), Churio (5) – start; Guillent (12 + 6 assists), Zamora (12), Matheran (11), Cubillan (3), Ruiz (3), Graterol (2), Sifontes (0).

Group G

Iran – Brazil 59:100 (12:33, 13:24, 21:25, 13:18)

Iranian: Agadzhanpour (11), Yakchali (7), Kazemi (6), Girguryan (4), Aliakbari (3) – beginning; Haddadi (10), Mashayeki (5), Agamiri (5), Amini (4+7 defeats), Vahedi (2), Rezaeifar (2), Mirzaei (0).

Brazil: Caboclo (16 + 7 rebounds), dos Santos (14 + 6 assists), Soares (13), Meindl (9), Neto (8 + 5 steals) – start; Benite (12), Huertas (10+6 assists), Diaz (8), Santos (4), de Paula (3), Felicio (2), dos Anjos (1).

Spain – Ivory Coast 94:64 (24:17, 29:17, 20:13, 21:17)

Spain: Hernangomez (22 + 5 rebounds), Garuba (12 + 7 rebounds), Hernangomez (11), Claver (9), Abrines (9 + 5 assists), Brizuela (8), Aldama (8), Fernandez (5), Nunez (3), Parra (3), Diaz (2), Lule (2).

Ivory Coast: Kone (11), Dally (10), Abuo (9), Fofana (7), Zuzua (7), Fofana (6), Moulard (5), Dadier (4), Diabaté (2), Ba (2), Tap (1).