Basketball world champions the United States were drawn in a group also containing the team they beat in the 2010 final Turkey, when the draw was made in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday (early Tuesday, PHL time).
The Americans were drawn in Group C along with the Turks as well as New Zealand, Ukraine, Dominican Republic and Finland for the tournament which is being hosted by Spain and runs from August 30 to September 14 (August 31-September 15, PHL time).
The potential opponents for the Americans in the last 16 - the top four in each group progress to the knockout rounds - if they top it will come from Group D which notably includes Slovenia, Australia and beaten European championship finalists Lithuania.
France, who beat Lithuania in the European final last year, are in Group A along with amongst others Spain, Serbia and Brazil.
Meanwhile the Philippine national team, also known as Gilas, drew a difficult group, containing second and third-placers Puerto Rico and Argentina, respectively, from the Americas region, Africa third-placers Senegal, Europe fourth placers Croatia, plus wildcard Greece.
The tournament will take place in six cities: Madrid, Barcelona, Sevilla, Bilbao, Gran Canaria and Granada.
Groups:
Gp A (at Granada): Spain, Serbia, France, Brazil, Egypt, Iran
Gp B (at Sevilla): Philippines, Senegal, Puerto Rico, Argentina, Greece, Croatia
Gp C (at Bilbao): Dominican Republic, Turkey, United States, Finland, New Zealand, Ukraine
Gp D (at Gran Canaria): Slovenia, Lithuania, Angola, South Korea, Mexico, Australia
Source: gmanews.tv
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
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