FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008Group A: Brazil, Greece, Lebanon.
Group B: Cape Verde, Germany, New Zealand.
Group C: Canada, South Korea, Slovenia.
Group D: Cameroon, Croatia, Puerto Rico
Preliminary Round:
14th July 2008
13:00 : New Zealand vs. Cape Verde
15:30 : Korea vs. Slovenia
19:30 : Croatia vs. Cameroon
22:00 : Greece vs. Lebanon
15th July 2008
13:00 : Slovenia vs. Canada
15:30 : Cape Verde vs. Germany
19:30 : Cameroon vs. Puerto Rico
22:00 : Lebanon vs. Brazil
16th July 2008
13:00 : Canada vs. Korea
15:30 : Puerto Rico vs. Croatia
19:30 : Germany vs. New Zealand
22:00 : Brazil vs. Greece
The teams placed 1st and 2nd in each group will advance to the Quarter-Finals; the teams placed 3rd in each group will be eliminated and may return home.
17th July 2008 Rest Day
Quarter-Finals
18th July 2008
Game 13: A1 vs. B2
Game 14: B1 vs. A2
Game 15: C1 vs. D2
Game 16: D1 vs. C2
The games of the Quarter-Finals will be played at 13:00 hours, 15:30 hours, 19:30 hours and 22:00 hours. The order of games will be confirmed after the end of the Preliminary Round.
Semi-Finals
19th July 2008
Game 17: Winner 13 vs. Winner 15
Game 18: Winner 14 vs. Winner 16
The Semi-Final games will be played at 19:00 hours and 21:30 hours. The order of games will be confirmed after the end of the Quarter-Finals.
The two winners of the Semi-Finals will qualify for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The two losers will play the game for the 3rd place (Game 19 below) for one remaining Olympic spot.
Finals
20th July 2008
Game 19 (20:00 hours): Loser 17 vs. Loser 18
The winner will qualify for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
Olympic GamesGroup A
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| Group B
| Argentina
| | Angola
| Australia
| | China
| Iran
| | Spain
| Lithuania
| | USA
| Russia
| | Qualifier B
| Qualifier A
| | Qualifier C
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Preliminary Round
The exact game number and time for each of the Preliminary Round games below will be known by 25th May 2008 at the latest. The information below only shows whom is playing whom on which day. The Preliminary Round games will be played at 09:00, 11:15, 14:30, 16:45, 20:00 and 22:15 hours.
10th August 2008:
Game 7: Australia vs. Qualifier A
Game 8: Russia vs. Iran
Game 9: Lithuania vs. Argentina
Game 10: USA vs. China
Game 11: Spain vs. Qualifier C
Game 12: Qualifier B vs. Angola
12th August 2008:
Game 19: Qualifier A vs. Russia
Game 20: Argentina vs. Australia
Game 21: Iran vs. Lithuania
Game 22: China vs. Spain
Game 23: Angola vs. USA
Game 24: Qualifier C vs. Qualifier B
14th August 2008:
Game 31: Argentina vs. Qualifier A
Game 32: Lithuania vs. Russia
Game 33: Australia vs. Iran
Game 34: Angola vs. China
Game 35: Qualifier B vs. Spain
Game 36: USA vs. Qualifier C
16th August 2008:
Game 43: Qualifier A vs. Lithuania
Game 44: Iran vs. Argentina
Game 45: Russia vs. Australia
Game 46: China vs. Qualifier B
Game 47: Qualifier C vs. Angola
Game 48: Spain vs. USA
18th August 2008:
Game 55: Iran vs. Qualifier A
Game 56: Australia vs. Lithuania
Game 57: Argentina vs. Russia
Game 58: Qualifier C vs. China
Game 59: USA vs. Qualifier B
Game 60: Angola vs. Spain
Quarter-Finals
The information below shows only who will be playing whom in accordance with the final standings after the Preliminary Round.
20th August 2008:
Game 65: B2 vs. A3
Game 66: A1 vs. B4
Game 67: A2 vs. B3
Game 68: B1 vs. A4
The exact game number and time for the four Quarter-Finals will be known at the latest on the evening of 18th August. The games of the Quarter-Finals will be played at 14:30, 16:45, 20:00 and 22:15 hours.
Semi-Finals
22nd August 2008:
Game 71: Winner 65 vs. Winner 66
Game 72: Winner 67 vs. Winner 68
The exact game number and time for the two Semi-Finals will be known at the latest on the evening of 20th August. The games of the Semi-Finals will be played at 20:00 hours and 22:15 hours.
Finals
24th August 2008:
Game 75 (12:00 hours): Loser 71 vs. Loser 72 (3 - 4)
Game 76 (14:30 hours): Winner 71 vs. Winner 72 (1 - 2)
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