Belgian Cats lose 75-84 against US

Belgium held up well against the reigning world and Olympic champions, with Emma Meesseman (15 points and 10 rebounds, 5 assists), Hind Ben Abdelkader (17 points), Julie Allemand (6 points, 6 assists), Kyara Linskens (9 points) , 6 rebounds), Billie Massey (8 points, 8 rebounds) and young Maxuella Lisowa (9 points).

Rotation problems

The players of Valery Demory, who had chosen to rotate his squad, had more trouble with those rotations, while the United States managed to keep their rhythm with the reserve players.

Still waiting for World Cup ticket

Belgium, which beat Puerto Rico (98-65) on Thursday, has to wait a little longer before booking tickets for Australia. On Saturday, the Belgian Cats will travel to the Dominican Republic, where they will play their third and final group match against Russia on Sunday (9:30 PM) in Santo Domingo.

Entry ban

The Russians are banned from entering the United States due to visa problems and the non-recognition of the Sputnik vaccine. Both of their games against Belgium on Sunday and Puerto Rico on Tuesday were moved to the Dominican Republic by the FIBA, the international basketball federation.

The United States has qualified for the World Cup anyway, thanks to the Olympic title in Tokyo last summer. The two other best teams in the group also go to the World Cup.