2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group C
Group C of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the Spain, Iran, Puerto Rico and Tunisia. Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou.[1] After all of the games were played, the top two teams with the best records qualified for the Second round and the bottom two teams played in the Classification Round.[2]
Teams
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
| File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | European Second Round Group I Top 3 | 2 December 2018 | 2014 | 12 | 10 | Champions (2006) | 2 |
| File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | Asian Second Round Group F Top 3 | 24 February 2019 | 2014 | 3 | 3 | 19th place (2010) | 27 |
| File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | Americas Second Round Group E Top 3 | 25 February 2019 | 2014 | 14 | 9 | 4th place (1990) | 16 |
| File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | African Second Round Group E Top 2 | 15 September 2018 | 2010 | 2 | 1 | 24th place (2010) | 51 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 190 | +57 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 218 | −5 | 5 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 235 | −30 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 235 | −22 | 3 |
Games
All times are local (UTC+8).
Iran vs. Puerto Rico
This was the first competitive game between Iran and Puerto Rico.
31 August 2019
16:30 |
| Iran File:Flag of Iran.svg | 81–83 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 19–15, 16–20, 16–32 | ||
| Pts: Haddadi, Yakhchali 22 Rebs: Haddadi 16 Asts: Jamshidi 5 |
Pts: Huertas 32 Rebs: Balkman 6 Asts: three players 4 | |
Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Ye Nan (CHN) |
Spain vs. Tunisia
This was the first competitive game between Spain and Tunisia.
31 August 2019
20:30 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 101–62 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 26–22, 30–8, 29–15 | ||
| Pts: Rubio 17 Rebs: J. Hernangómez 8 Asts: W. Hernangómez, Llull 5 |
Pts: Mejri 15 Rebs: Mejri 7 Asts: Abada 6 | |
Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), James Boyer (AUS) |
Tunisia vs. Iran
This was the second game in the World Cup between Tunisia and Iran. The Iranians won in 2010, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.
2 September 2019
16:30 |
| Tunisia File:Flag of Tunisia.svg | 79–67 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 15–16, 15–13, 20–19 | ||
| Pts: Mejri 22 Rebs: Mejri 15 Asts: three players 5 |
Pts: Geramipoor 18 Rebs: Haddadi 11 Asts: Haddadi 8 | |
Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Arnaud Kom Njilo (CMR) |
Puerto Rico vs. Spain
This was the second game in the World Cup between Puerto Rico and Spain. The Puerto Ricans won in 2002, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.
2 September 2019
20:30 |
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | 63–73 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 14–19, 10–21, 18–16 | ||
| Pts: Clavell 13 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Browne 6 |
Pts: Gasol 19 Rebs: Rubio 8 Asts: Fernández 6 | |
Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou
Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), James Boyer (AUS) |
Puerto Rico vs. Tunisia
This was the first competitive game between Puerto Rico and Tunisia.
4 September 2019
16:30 |
| Puerto Rico File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg | 67–64 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–14, 14–23, 15–9 | ||
| Pts: Balkman 14 Rebs: Balkman 9 Asts: Browne 8 |
Pts: Abada, Mejri 14 Rebs: Ben Romdhane 9 Asts: Roll 5 | |
Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Krishna Domínguez (MEX) |
Spain vs. Iran
This was the second game in the World Cup between Spain and Iran. The Spaniards won in 2014, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.
4 September 2019
20:30 |
| Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 73–65 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 15–10, 19–22, 21–12 | ||
| Pts: Gasol 16 Rebs: J. Hernangómez 10 Asts: Rubio 5 |
Pts: Jamshidi 15 Rebs: Haddadi 15 Asts: Nikkhah, Haddadi 6 | |
References
- ↑ "Procedure for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw". FIBA. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ↑ "Star-studded FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw completed in Shenzhen". fiba.basketball. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.