Permutations: What teams need to do to qualify for the Quarter-Finals?
BEIJING (China) - We are merely halfway through the Second Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup but six of eight of the Quarter-Finalists have already been confirmed. Despite being among the few undefeated teams with a perfect 4-0 record, the defending champions USA are not among them yet.
Argentina, Australia, France, Poland, Serbia and Spain already clinched their tickets to the next phase of the competition, while the Group K quartet of Brazil, Czech Republic, Greece and USA are all in contention for the last two spots.
Group I
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GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | ||||||||
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| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  Argentina |
5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 436 | 343 | 93 | 87.2 | 68.6 | 10 |
| 2 |  Poland |
5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 383 | 373 | 10 | 76.6 | 74.6 | 9 |
| 3 |  Russia |
5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 373 | 358 | 15 | 74.6 | 71.6 | 8 |
| 4 |  Venezuela |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 355 | 366 | -11 | 71 | 73.2 | 7 |
Permutations:
- Argentina have already qualified for the Quarter-Finals;
- Poland have already qualified for the Quarter-Finals;
- Russia can no longer qualify for the Quarter-Finals;
- Venezuela can no longer qualify for the Quarter-Finals.
Quarter-Final pairings:
- Argentina will play Serbia;
- Poland will play Spain.
Group J
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GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  Spain |
5 | 5 | 0 | 100 | 395 | 319 | 76 | 79 | 63.8 | 10 |
| 2 |  Serbia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 482 | 331 | 151 | 96.4 | 66.2 | 9 |
| 3 |  Italy |
5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 431 | 371 | 60 | 86.2 | 74.2 | 8 |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico |
5 | 2 | 3 | 40.0 | 349 | 402 | -53 | 69.8 | 80.4 | 7 |
Permutations:
- Serbia have already qualified for the Quarter-Finals;
- Spain have already qualified for the Quarter-Finals;
- Italy can no longer qualify for the Quarter-Finals;
- Puerto Rico can no longer qualify for the Quarter-Finals.
Quarter-Final pairings:
- Spain will play Poland;
- Serbia will play Argentina.
Group K
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GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | ||||||||
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| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  USA |
4 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 348 | 257 | 91 | 87 | 64.2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Czech Republic |
4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 340 | 311 | 29 | 85 | 77.8 | 7 |
| 3 |  Brazil |
4 | 3 | 1 | 75.0 | 336 | 338 | -2 | 84 | 84.5 | 7 |
| 4 |  Greece |
4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 319 | 305 | 14 | 79.8 | 76.2 | 6 |
Permutations:
- If USA and Czech Republic win: USA and Czech Republic qualify;
- If USA and Greece win:
- Greece win by up to 11 points: USA and Czech Republic qualify;
- Greece win by 12 points or more: USA and Greece qualify;
- If Brazil and Czech Republic win:
- Brazil win by 21 points or less: USA and Czech Republic qualify;
- Brazil win by 22 points or more: Brazil and Czech Republic qualify;
- If Brazil and Greece win: Brazil and USA qualify.
Quarter-Final pairings:
- The winner of Group K will play the second-placed team from Group L, while the second-placed team from Group K will face off against the winners of Group L.
Group L
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GAMES | GAME POINTS | POINTS | ||||||||
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| # | Team | P | W | L | % | For | Agt | +/- | FA | AA | |
| 1 |  France |
4 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 349 | 269 | 80 | 87.2 | 67.2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Australia |
4 | 4 | 0 | 100 | 358 | 318 | 40 | 89.5 | 79.5 | 8 |
| 3 |  Lithuania |
4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 350 | 281 | 69 | 87.5 | 70.2 | 6 |
| 4 |  Dominican Republic |
4 | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 282 | 316 | -34 | 70.5 | 79 | 6 |
Permutations:
- France have already qualified for the Quarter-Finals;
- Australia have already qualified for the Quarter-Finals;
- Lithuania can no longer qualify for the Quarter-Finals;
- Dominican Republic can no longer qualify for the Quarter-Finals.
Quarter-Final pairings:
- The winner of the game between Australia and France will finish first in Group L, with the loser taking second place;
- The winner of Group L will play the second-placed team from Group K, while the second-placed team from Group L will face off against the winners of Group K.
DISCLAIMER: The above analysis has been prepared solely for the purpose of improving the experience of fans. It is not to be understood as advice or as binding information on the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 for competition purposes.
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