Outside the Mall of Asia Arena, one of the main venues of the Fiba World Cup in Manila. –MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net
The Fiba World Cup action is in full swing in Manila and several teams in Groups A, B, C and D have punched their tickets to the second round of the group phase.
After Sunday’s games, Montenegro and Lithuania in Group D were the first teams in Manila to advance to the next round.
Team USA also formalized its entry into the next round after back-to-back routs in Group C. Dominican Republic and Italy in Group A have also secured their slots for the next round.
The second round of actions begins on August 31.
The top two from Groups A and B will merge into Group I, and teams from C and D will form Group J. They will continue to play their games in the same venues.
World Cup team standings as of August 29:
World Cup Group A standings as of August 29.
World Cup Group B standings as of August 29.
World Cup Group C standings as of August 29.
World Cup Group D standings as of August 29.