USA and Spain win in World Cup opener

Throughout this Saturday, the 26th, the Basketball World Cup stirred sports lovers and confirmed the favoritism of the selections. The first game of the day took place between Cape Green It is Georgiaand who won were the Europeans, by 85 to 60. Speaking of the favorites, the selection of U.S also made his debut and won the New Zealand by 99 to 72.

Already in another match of the men’s competition, the Spain faced the Costa do Marfim by the same group as Brazil and won. With the score of 94 to 64, the Europeans had a great collective performance to add the first points in the Basketball World Cup. Who also entered the court was the Sloveniain Luka Doncic.

With the best individual performance of the first round, Doncic scored 37 points and led his team to a 100-85 victory over Venezuela. To close the games of the day, the Greece did well against Jordan and won by 92 to 71. Serbia surpassed the China by 106 to 63, while Puerto Rico needed extra time to win the Southern Sudan by 101 to 96.

Also this Saturday, the 26th, Brazil entered the court for the first time in the Basketball World Cup. Against Will, the team confirmed the favoritism and did not give chances to the rival. With a good collective performance, the Brazilian boys ran over the Iranians, won by 100 to 59 and debuted with the ‘right hand’ in the international tournament.

Despite the good victory in the debut, the Brazilian team gained enormous concern for the sequence of the Basketball World Cup. In the third quarter, Raulzinho slipped and fell feeling a lot of pain in the knee. The owner was removed on a stretcher and taken to the hospital to undergo tests. With a rupture of the patellar tendon, the player is out of the tournament.