Group E, where Australia, Germany, Finland and Japan belong, is recognized as the “group of death” for the 2023 Basketball World Cup. Which team can successfully break through?
On April 29, the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup group stage draw ceremony was held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. Published by Xinhua News Agency (photo by Umali)
The German team is the number one favorite in the group. In the warm-up match against the U.S. team on the 21st, they led by as much as 16 points in the third quarter, pushing their opponents into a desperate situation. The U.S. team finally relied on Edwards and Reeves to chase points in the final quarter to complete the big comeback. The German team led by Schroeder won the third place in the European Championship last year, and many of the main players at that time will play in this World Cup. Can the German team reach the podium again since the 2002 World Championships (predecessor to the World Cup)? Head coach Herbert is full of confidence: “Our goal is to win medals.”
The strength of the two-time Asian Cup champion Australia team should not be underestimated. The team has many players who played in the NBA. Many are still in the lineup, and 20-year-old guard Josh Giddy is a rising star in the team. In the semi-finals of the last World Cup, the Australian team lost to the final champion Spain in double overtime, and the third place battle was reversed by the French team. They are looking forward to achieving a medal breakthrough in this World Cup.
As for the Finnish team, every game in the group stage is very critical. Their goal is to fight the Australian and German teams, and at the same time they must win the Japanese team to qualify for the group stage. Markkanen, who is currently playing for the Utah Jazz in the NBA, is the core of the team. Last year, Finland was able to break into the quarterfinals of the European Championship, and Markkanen contributed a lot.
The Japanese team, one of the hosts, is the least promising team in the “death group”. Most of the players in the team are playing in the Basketball World Cup for the first time. Star player Rui Hachimura was absent, and main player Yuta Watanabe was injured in the warm-up match against Angola, which cast a haze on their World Cup trip. The Japanese team in the “death group” has a very clear goal this time: to get the highest ranking among Asian teams and qualify for the Paris Olympics.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
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2023-08-25 14:41:00
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