The Dominican Republic, Argentina and Mexico joined Puerto Rico in qualifying for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup to be held in Spain. The four teams got the best records in FIBA Americas during the second round of the competition.
The 2013 FIBA Americas Championship is currently held in Caracas, Venezuela. The Top four teams will battle for the title, with Argentina taking on Mexico, and Puerto Rico facing the Dominican Republic.
During the Sunday’s game, the last day of the Second Round, the Dominican Republic worked hard to beat Uruguay with 81-72 victory and claim the second qualifying ticket for Spain 2014. The first ticket was also secured by Puerto Rico on Saturday.
Argentina was able to eliminate the talented Canadian team, bannered by six NBA players, when they defeated the Canadians with the final score at 73-67 and secured a slot in the FIBA World Cup 2014.
Here’s the list of national teams to participate in FIBA World Cup 2014:
1. USA (gold medalist from the previous Olympic Games)
2. Spain (host country)
3. Iran (FIBA Asia Champion)
4. Philippines (FIBA Asia Runner-up)
5. South Korea (FIBA Asia 3rd-place)
6. Australia (FIBA Oceania Champion)
7. New Zealand (FIBA Oceania Runner-up)
8. Angola (AfroBasket/Africa Champion)
9. Egypt (AfroBasket/Africa Runner-up)
10. Senegal (AfroBasket/Africa 3rd-place)
11. Dominican Republic
12. Puerto Rico
13. Argentina
14. Mexico
– 6 places for FIBA Europe (top six teams at 2013 EuroBasket, excluding Spain)
– 4 wildcards (invited teams)
