Getting to know about your FIBA World Cup bet country.
Besides from the most awaited event for the most viewed sport in world, FIFA World Cup that was recently concluded last July which brought glory to the champion team, Germany, another much anticipated event in the field of sport, basketball, is now nearing and is now bringing excited uproar for its billion of viewers around the world.
Aside from the National Basketball Association (NBA) Cup, another much looked-for competition in the world of basketball is the FIBA World Cup which will be lit up this last days of the month on the host country, Spain. This is the collisions among the 24 countries who qualified in the said event. Battling to become the number national basketball team in the world.
This year’s Basketball World Cup will be battled by the 24 trophy-hungry countries which came from the different region of the world which, at first, struggled on their respective qualifying cup to secure their tickets to the Cup host country and to list their national teams for this season’s World Cup.
The 24-country list consists of three from Asia, three from Africa, two from Oceania, four from Americas Championship, six from the EuroBasket, the host country (Spain), the 2012 Olympics Champion (USA) and four of the wildcard selections.
Below are the lists of countries for each group with their corresponding number of appearance in the FIBA World Cup and their current world ranking.
GROUP A
Spain
No. of Apperances: 11
World Ranking: 2
Serbia
No. of Apperances: 15
World Ranking: 11
France
No. of Apperances: 6
World Ranking: 8
Brazil
No.
of Apperances: 17
World Ranking: 10
Egypt
No. of Apperances: 6
World Ranking: 46
Iran
No. of Apperances: 2
World Ranking: 20
GROUP B
Philippines
No. of Apperances: 5
World Ranking: 34
Senegal
No. of Apperances: 4
World Ranking: 41
Puerto Rico
No. of Apperances: 12
World Ranking: 17
Argentina
No. of Apperances: 13
World Ranking: 3
Greece
No. of Apperances: 6
World Ranking: 5
Croatia
No. of Apperances: 3
World Ranking: 16
GROUP C
Dominican Republic
No. of Apperances: 2
World Ranking: 26
Turkey
No. of Apperances: 4
World Ranking: 7
United States
No. of Apperances: 17
World Ranking: 1
Finland
No. of Apperances: 1
World Ranking: 39
New Zealand
No. of Apperances: 5
World Ranking: 19
Ukraine
No. of Apperances: 1
World Ranking: 45
GROUP D
Lithuania
No. of Apperances: 3
World Ranking: 4
Angola
No. of Apperances: 7
World Ranking: 15
South Korea
No. of Apperances: 7
World Ranking: 31
Slovenia
No. of Apperances: 3
World Ranking: 13
Mexico
No. of Apperances: 5
World Ranking: 24
Australia
No. of Apperances: 9
World Ranking: 11
Only few days from now, the last quarter to become number one national team in the world will tip-off. Who will bag home this season’s title?
Twenty football world cups have been held till now. Many events and accidents happened in the world cup.
Chelsea and Manchester United will face each other in the FA Cup final. Both the teams will look to win the game and end the season on a high..
A great way to pedal your way to fitness is cycling regularly. In recent years the popularity of cycling as an activity has increased tremendously.