The excellence of “unicorn” Victor Wembanyama and Matthew Strazel’s crazy 3-point and-1 shot in the final seconds of the fourth quarter helped France send the match into overtime. Here, the French defeated Japan. with the score 94-90 in an emotional way.
Also in the series of matches taking place on the evening of July 30 and early morning of July 31 in Lille, the German and Canadian teams both won. They will, along with the home team, become the first three teams that are sure to qualify for the quarterfinals of the 2024 Olympic men’s basketball tournament.
The series of matches on the evening of July 30 and early morning of July 31 saw the defending FIBA World Cup champion (German team) easily defeat Brazil with a score of 86-73.
Along with the home team’s 94-90 victory over Japan, Germany and France together took first place in Group B thanks to a record of 2 wins.
Meanwhile, Brazil and Japan both have a record of 2 defeats and are no longer able to rise to the top 2, helping Germany and France ensure their place in the quarterfinals.
The third name to close early tickets to the knock-out round is the Canadian team. They successfully decoded the “dark horse” Australia, winning with a score of 93-83 and also possessing a 2-match unbeaten record.
Regardless of the result of the final match, Canada still cannot fall below 3rd place in Group A and will definitely have a ticket to the quarterfinals. Teams in Group A currently include Australia (1 win, 1 loss), Spain (1 win, 1 loss) and Greece (2 losses).
The three teams that finalize their tickets to advance the fastest (France, Germany, Canada) are in Groups A and B. After a series of matches in the evening of August 1 and the early morning of August 2, Group C will have the first representative to secure a spot. into the quarterfinals.
The most notable will be the competition between defending champion America and the “dark horse” team South Sudan, which will take place at 2:00 a.m. on August 1. The winning team will get a ticket to continue one round early.
The 5×5 men’s basketball content at the 2024 Olympics has 12 teams divided into three groups (A, B, C). The group stage will select 8 teams to enter the knock-out round, including the 6 teams ranked first and second in the three groups, accompanied by the 2 third-place teams with the best records.
This is the fourth consecutive time the French team has reached the quarterfinals in the Olympic arena. This number for the German team is two consecutive periods. For Canada, this is the first time they have appeared in the round of the 8 strongest teams since 200 until now.