2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A
Group A of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup for the Ivory Coast, Poland, Venezuela and China. Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at Wukesong Arena, Beijing.[1] After all of the games were played, the top two teams with the best records qualified for the Second round and the bottom two teams played in the Classification Round.[2]
Teams
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Ivory Coast |
African Best third placed team | 24 February 2019 | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 13th place (1982, 1986) | 64 |
 Poland |
European Second Round Group J Top 3 | 22 February 2019 | 1967 |
2 | 1 | 5th place (1967) | 25 |
 Venezuela |
Americas Second Round Group F Top 3 | 2 December 2018 | 2006 | 4 | 1 | 11th place (1990) | 20 |
 China |
Host nation | 7 August 2015 | 2010 | 9 | 1 | 8th place (1994) | 30 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 208 | +31 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Venezuela
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 210 | +18 | 5 | |
| 3 | China (H)
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 206 | −1 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Ivory Coast
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 237 | −48 | 3 |
Games
All times are local (
Poland vs. Venezuela
This was the first competitive game between Poland and Venezuela.
31 August 2019
16:00 |
| Poland |
80–69 | Venezuela |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 22–12, 16–15, 20–18 | ||
| 5 | Pts: Chourio 15 Rebs: Ruiz 10 Asts: Guillent 8 | |
Ivory Coast vs. China
This was the fourth meeting between the Ivory Coast and China in the World Cup. The Chinese have won all three prior meetings, including their 2010 match-up, which was the most recent game.
31 August 2019
20:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
55–70 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 13–15, 12–22, 14–19 | ||
Diabate, Pamba 3 |
Pts: Yi 19 Rebs: Yi, Zhai 8 Asts: Guo 8 | |
Venezuela vs. Ivory Coast
This was the first competitive game between Venezuela and the Ivory Coast.
2 September 2019
16:00 |
| Venezuela |
87–71 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 23–15, 24–24, 14–15 | ||
| 7 | Pts: Diabate, Fofana 4 | |
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 6,051 Referees: Matthew Myers (USA), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Harja Jaladri (IDN) |
China vs. Poland
This was the first competitive game between China and Poland.
2 September 2019
20:00 |
| China |
76–79 (OT) | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 10–24, 19–18, 18–15, Overtime: 4–7 | ||
| 4 | Pts: Ponitka 25 Rebs: Ponitka 9 Asts: Slaughter 4 | |
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 11,646 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Boris Krejič (SVN), Ahmed Abaakil (MAR) |
Ivory Coast vs. Poland
This was the first competitive game between the Ivory Coast and Poland.
4 September 2019
16:00 |
| Ivory Coast |
63–80 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 8–16, 17–19, 14–25 | ||
Diabate 6 |
Pts: Waczyński 16 Rebs: Kulig 7 Asts: Waczyński 6 | |
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 7,845 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Nicolas Fernandes (TAH), Samir Abaakil (MAR) |
Venezuela vs. China
This was the second meeting between Venezuela and China in the World Cup. The Venezuelans won their first meeting in 1990. The Venezuelans also won their last competitive game against the Chinese, in the 2016 Olympics.
4 September 2019
20:00 |
| Venezuela |
72–59 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 15–13, 18–18, 21–18 | ||
| 8 | Pts: Fang 13 Rebs: Yi 8 Asts: Zhao J. 4 | |
Wukesong Arena, Beijing
Attendance: 11,324 Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Matthew Myers (USA), Boris Krejič (SVN) |
References
- ^ "Procedure for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw". FIBA. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Star-studded FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Draw completed in Shenzhen". fiba.basketball. 16 March 2019. Retrieved 16 March 2019.