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Israel Basketball Team Begins World Cup Qualifiers Against Poland
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First reported by Mako · 19 hours ago
What happened
Israel's national basketball team opens the second phase of World Cup qualifiers against Poland, needing wins to maintain slim chances of advancing. Losses combined with rival wins could eliminate Israel from contention.
- 01Israel starts second phase of FIBA World Cup qualifiers against Poland on August 27.
- 02Israel faces Poland, Latvia, and the Netherlands, not Croatia or Germany, in this phase.
- 03Poland leads the group with a 6-0 record; Israel is sixth with 4-2.
- 04Israel's qualification chances depend on their results and those of Germany and Croatia.
- 05Two losses in this phase would eliminate Israel from the World Cup qualifiers.
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