2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group A

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Group A of the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 25 September 2018. [1] The group consisted of Canada, France, Greece and South Korea.

The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018. This was the first edition to use the name of FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. After the last edition in 2014, FIBA changed the name of the competition from the FIBA World Championship for Women, in order to align its name with that of the corresponding men's competition.

Canada womens national basketball team womens national basketball team representing Canada

The Canadian women's national basketball team is currently ranked 6th by FIBA. Athletes for this team are selected by Canada Basketball.

The France women's national basketball team is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball . The team's nickname Les Braqueuses originated from their unexpected triumph in the 2009 Eurobasket. France is the leading nation in terms of EuroBasket Women qualifications.

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The top team advanced to the quarterfinals while the second and third placed team played in a qualification round. [2]

Teams

TeamQualificationAppearanceBest Performance FIBA World Ranking FIBA Zone Ranking
MethodDateLastTotalStreak
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Women's AmeriCup 12 August 2017 2014 1143rd Place (1979, 1986)6 2
Flag of France.svg  France EuroBasket Women 22 June 2017 2014 1053rd Place (1953)3 2
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece EuroBasket Women 22 June 2017 2010 2111th Place (2010)20 9
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Women's Asia Cup 27 July 2017 2014 1515Runners-up (1967, 1979)15 3

Standings

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 330234173+616 Quarterfinals
2Flag of France.svg  France 321224200+245 Qualification round
3Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 312179204254
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 303169229603
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Matches

South Korea vs France

22 September 2018
13:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg5889Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:23–18, 8–25, 12–23, 15–23
Pts: Park Ji-s. 15
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 8
Asts: Park Hy. 5
Pts: Johannès 19
Rebs: Ciak 19
Asts: Époupa, Miyem 4
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 479
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Andreia Silva (BRA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

Greece vs Canada

22 September 2018
17:30
Greece  Flag of Greece.svg5081Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 10–23, 15–28, 13–15, 12–15
Pts: Maltsi 14
Rebs: Spanou 6
Asts: Lymoura, Spanou 2
Pts: Gaucher 16
Rebs: Hamblin, Raincock-Ekunwe 8
Asts: Gaucher 5
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 1,157
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Takaki Kato (JPN)

Canada vs South Korea

23 September 2018
11:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg8263Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter:18–10, 27–14, 16–16, 21–23
Pts: Nurse 29
Rebs:four players 6
Asts: Langlois 6
Pts: Park Ji-s. 23
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 9
Asts: Park H. 9
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 589
Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Harja Jaladri (INA), Nicolas Fernandes (TAH)

France vs Greece

23 September 2018
17:30
France  Flag of France.svg7571Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by quarter:26–17, 12–19, 16–23, 21–12
Pts: Miyem 20
Rebs: Gruda 7
Asts: Johannès 6
Pts: Maltsi 28
Rebs: Kaltsidou, Spyridopoulou 5
Asts: Lymoura 4
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 1,501
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Amy Bonner (USA), Duan Zhu (CHN)

South Korea vs Greece

25 September 2018
13:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4858Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
Scoring by quarter:17–16, 11–9, 7–20, 13–13
Pts: Kang 10
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 9
Asts: Lim, Park Ji-s. 4
Pts: Spanou 13
Rebs: Spanou 12
Asts: Maltsi 5
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 508
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Ye Nan (CHN), Luis Castillo

Canada vs France

25 September 2018
20:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg7160Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 14–11, 19–10, 26–14
Pts: Nurse 18
Rebs: Achonwa, Raincock-Ekunwe 10
Asts: Nurse 6
Pts: Gruda 14
Rebs: Gruda 8
Asts: Tchatchouang 5
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 1,215
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Amy Bonner (USA), Duan Zhu (CHN)

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