Belgium and China qualify for the quarterfinals of the Women’s Basketball World Cup

Belgium and China won their games on Monday against Bosnia and Hezergovina 85-55 and against Puerto Rico 95-60 respectively, in the Women’s Basketball World Cup, and qualified for the quarterfinals, after France, Canada and the United States.

The Belgian cats, who are looking for a first medal in competition, achieved their third World Cup victory thanks to a great second quarter (37-22 at halftime). With this result, Bosnia and Hezergovina is mathematically eliminated from the World Cup in the group stage, after having lost all their matches played to date.

Puerto Rico, despite its defeat against China (95-60), will play the pass to the quarterfinals on Tuesday (1h30 GMT) against South Korea, which suffered a harsh correction by the United States (145-69). . The Americans broke the record for scoring in a Women’s World Cup match, surpassing the 143 scored by Brazil 32 years ago against host Malaysia in 1990.

In group B, Australia could certify its place in the quarterfinals on Monday (10:30 GMT) if it defeats the Canadians, who are already classified.

Japan suffered worse luck, Olympic runner-up in Tokyo in 2021 and lost to France (67-53), a defeat that leaves the Japanese on the verge of elimination. Las Bleus thus took revenge for the Olympic semi-final, which pitted the two teams against each other a year ago with victory for the Japanese (87-71).

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