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    Permutations: Do-or-die for the last day

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    Belgium qualified after an amazing game. There are still tickets left for grab.

    Germany, France, Serbia, Spain, and USA are in. Puerto Rico is out This is the final call to reach Paris.

    LILLE - (France) There has been no lack of drama here at the Women's Olympic Basketball Tournament, and there are three tickets to Paris left to grab.

    Here's a look at the situation ahead of the action on Game Day 3, on August 3-4.

    Group A

    Serbia and Spain have already qualified. Puerto Rico is eliminated from contention.

    Spain finish first of the group. Serbia is second.

    China is third of the group with 1 win, 2 losses and a point differential of -1.

    • China will qualify for the Quarter-Finals if FRA beat AUS

    • China will be eliminated from contention if AUS beat FRA

    Group B

    France

    France and Nigeria have already qualified. Canada is eliminated from contention.

    France will finish 1st if:

    • FRA beat AUS

    • AUS beat FRA by 16 points or less

    France will finish 2nd if:

    • NGR beat CAN and AUS beat FRA by 18-28 points

    France will finish 3rd if:

    • NGR beat CAN and AUS beat FRA by 30 or more points

    Australia

    If Australia beat France, they will qualify for the Quarter-Final.

    If they lose, they are eliminated from contention.

    Australia will finish 1st if:

    • AUS beat FRA by 18 points or more

    Australia will finish 2nd if:

    • AUS beat FRA by 6-16 points

    Australia will finish 3rd if:

    • FRA beat AUS. In that case, Australia will be eliminated because they will have 1 win, 2 losses and a point differential worst then BEL (0) and China (-1).

    • AUS beat FRA by 4 points or less. With 2 wins and 1 loss, they will be the best of the three teams finishing 3rd of their groups. They will qualify for the Quarter-Finals.

    Nigeria

    Nigeria will finish 2nd if:

    • FRA beat AUS or

    • AUS beat FRA by 4 points or less or by 30 points or more

    Nigeria will finish 3rd if:

    • AUS beat FRA by 6-28 points. With 2 wins and 1 loss, they will be the best of the three teams finishing 3rd of their groups.

    Group C

    USA, Germany and Belgium have already qualified. Japan is eliminated from contention.

    The winner of USA v Germany will finish 1st of the group, the loser will be 2nd of the group.

    Belgium is third of the group with 1 win, 2 losses and a point differential of 0, better than China's point differential of -1.

    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 Olympic Basketball Tournaments Paris 2024 for competition purposes.

    FIBA

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