Belgian Cats meet host country Australia in quarterfinals

Belgium (FIBA 5) finished third in group A after five matches and would be linked to the number 1 (Australia) or 2 (Canada) from group B in the draw. The quarterfinals will be Thursday at 8.30 pm local time (12.30 pm Belgian time). played.

Australia (FIBA 3) won Group B with four wins and one loss. After 57-70 loss to France, victories followed Mali (118-58), Serbia (69-54), Canada (75-72) and Japan (71-54).

The Belgian Cats opened their World Cup with a loss against the US (87-72) but then won against South Korea (84-61), Puerto Rico (68-65) and Bosnia-Herzegovina (85-55). They closed Tuesday with a loss against China (81-55). In the match against the Bosnians, star player Emma Meesseman dropped out with a calf muscle injury, which forced her to make a cross about the rest of the competition.

The United States, top favorite and defending champion, will face Serbia in the quarter-finals as the winner of group A. China, the runner-up in Group A, faces France. Puerto Rico and Canada will face each other in the fourth quarterfinal.

If they win in the semi-finals, the Belgians will play against China or France. For the Belgian Cats it is their second consecutive World Cup. Four years ago they finished in a handsome fourth place in Tenerife, Spain.