FIBA World Cup results on August 29: Japan could not create a surprise, along with the Philippines were eliminated

There are three countries co-hosting the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023 finals: Indonesia, Philippines and Japan. Although Indonesia is the co-host, it was not able to participate in the World Cup.

And after the series of matches last night (August 29), the two remaining host countries also had to say goodbye to the tournament. Young talent Josh Giddey and the Australian team have extinguished Japan's dream of writing a fairy tale on home soil.

The defender playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder club in the NBA exploded with a double-double of 26 points, bringing the Australian team to a 20-point victory over the land of the rising sun.

Another of Giddey's teammates in the OKC Thunder shirt, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, also shined for the Canadian team, leading the team with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.

In the third round alone, this All-NBA 1st Team defender scored 16 points against Latvia, helping Canada engulf the European representative to take first place in Group H, entering the round of 16 strongest teams.

Following in Japan's sad footsteps is the Philippine team. Despite bringing in a star who averages more than 20 points per game in the NBA, Jordan Clarkson, the only Southeast Asian representative at the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023 still cannot have a victory.

In the final group stage match, Clarkson and his teammates, despite their best efforts to follow the world's 10th-ranked team, Italy. However, the Philippines is helpless because of an overly uniform play from the Italian team.

After 5 days of the tournament, the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023 finals were completely empty of home teams.

Along with Australia and Canada, six other teams have finalized tickets to continue after the series on August 29, including the three group winners, the Dominican Republic of Karl-Anthony Towns, Lithuania of bigman Jonas Valanciunas and the "tank" Germany. Led by Dennis Schroder.

The second-placed teams in the next group include Italy with a European star cast, Latvia with a surprise victory to see off the French team and Montenegro with the presence of bigman All-Star Nikola Vucevic.

Results of FIBA ​​World Cup 2023 series of matches on the evening of August 29 are detailed as follows:

Table A

EASY Table

Table E

Table of Surnames