FIBA World Cup draw: Philippines joins Argentina, Greece in Group B

The Philippines finished second in the 2013 FIBA Asia championship last August to book a ticket to Spain for the Basketball World Cup.

MANILA, Philippines—The Philippines joined Argentina, Greece and four others in Group B after a draw was held Tuesday for the 2014 Fiba Basketball World Cup at the Palau de la Musica Catalana in Barcelona, Spain.

Puerto Rico, Senegal and Croatia were also drawn in the same group with the Philippines.

The preliminary round, which starts on Aug. 30, will be played in four cities, namely Bilbao, Gran Canaria, Granada and Seville, before the tournament moves to Barcelona and Madrid for the final round.
The top four teams in each group at the end of the preliminary round will advance to the 16-team knockout round.

Reigning champion USA is in Group C along with Ukraine, Finland, Turkey, Dominican Republic and New Zealand.

Group A is composed of host Spain, Serbia, Euro champion France, wildcard Brazil and Asian champion Iran while Group D, with Lithuania as the favorite, has Slovenia, African champion Angola, Korea, Mexico and Australia.

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