World Cup 2023. Lebanon beat Iran, Philippines stronger than China

Matches continue for the 17-32 and 1-16 places at the FIBA ​​men’s inter-team World Championship held in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.

The Japanese national team took a convincing win in the match against Cape Verde, while the host Philippines defeated China. Mexico beat Jordan and Lebanon beat Iran, which has yet to win that title.

Group M

Philippines – China – 96:75 (16:16, 23:24, 34:11, 23:24)

Philippines: Clarkson (34), Ramos (11), Fajardo (9), Pogoy (7), Edu (5 + 10 rebounds), Abando (14), Sotto (12), Thompson (4), Ravena (0), Aguilar ( 0).
Chinese: Anderson (17 + 9 rebounds), Zhang Zhenlin (13), Zhao Rui (12 + 5 losses), Fu Hao (2), Zhou Qi (2), Hu Mingxuan (12), Hu Jinqiu (10), Zhu Junlong ( 5), Cui Yongxi (2), Zhao Jiwei (0).

Group N

Jordan – Mexico – 80:93 (24:24, 19:19, 22:25, 15:25)

Jordan: Hollis-Jefferson (26 + 8 rebounds + 10 assists), Düverioğlu (15 + 9 rebounds + 6 turnovers), Bzai (6), Kanaan (3), Nazhdavi (0), Abu-Havwas (15), Abbas (6 ), Hussein (5), Al Hammarsheh (4), Hammouri (0).
Mexican: Giron (21), Stoll (19), Cruz (17 + 6 losses), Ibarra (16 + 8 rebounds), Jaimes (15 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists), J. Gutierrez (3), I. Gutierrez (2) , Mendez (0), Bonilla (0).

Group O

Japan – Cape Verde – 80:71 (17:19, 33:18, 23:18, 7:16)

Japan: Hawkinson (29 + 7 rebounds + 4 blocks), Kawamura (14 + 8 assists + 5 losses), Watanabe (5 + 10 rebounds), Hiejima (3), Baba (2), Tominaga (22), Togashi (3), Yoshii (2), Hara (0).
Cape Verde Islands: Tavares (11 + 14 rebounds), Almeida (10 + 6 assists + 5 losses), Tavares (7), Mendes (6), Correia (5), Da Rosa (11), Lima (10), Gomes (9 + 7 ) rebound), Gomes (2), Mendonza (0), Almeida (0).

Group P

Iran – Lebanon – 73:81 (13:20, 23:28, 13:14, 24:19)

Iranian: Amini (22+5 rebounds), Haddadi (14+8 rebounds), Agadjanpour (12+4 assists), Mirzaeli (8), Vahedi (6), Mashaekhi (5), Yakhalidze (4+2 assists), Kazemi (2 ) )

Lebanon: Arakji (21+7 assists), Haidar (20), Al Darvih (11), Ezzedine (10+3), Spellman (9), Zeynon (6), Mezhe