TEAM OF THE DAY: TURKEY
Ranked 18th in the world in 2009.
Of the 3 teams still undefeated after the group rounds, Turkey is the only one ranked out of the top 10. USA and Lithuania also remain undefeated, ranked 2nd and 6th in the world respectively. Turkey sits above 2 teams at the bottom of the world standings, Canada and Slovenia, proving that anything can happen in this tournament. The hosts of this years tournament won all there games by an average of 21 points. The only close game came at the hands of a much higher 10th ranked Puerto Rico team.
*Canada went winless in 5 games but, are still qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, England.
GROUP A
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Australia 76 Angola 55
Serbia 84 Argentina 82
Germany 91 Jordan 73
GROUP B
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USA 92 Tunisia 57
Slovenia 65 Iran 60
Brazil 92 Croatia 74
GROUP C
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Cote d'Ivoire 88 Puerto Rico 79
Russia 73 Greece 69
Turkey 87 China 40
GROUP D
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Spain 89 Canada 67
Lithuania 84 Lebanon 66
New Zealand 82 France 70
TEAMS ADVANCING FROM GROUP STAGES
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Serbia, Croatia, Spain, Greece, Slovenia, Australia, Turkey, France, USA, Angola, Russia,
New Zealand, Lithuania, China, Argentina, Brazil
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