FIBA World Cup 2023: Teams that finished in 9th-16th spots / News - Basketnews.com

Spain and Australia make it into the FIBA World Cup 2023 Top 10, while Greece closes the Top 15.

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Tuesday marks the beginning of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 quarter-final stage in Manila.

Meanwhile, national teams that didn't make it past the Second Round have secured places from 9th to 16th based on their overall performance, including victories and the points scored versus conceded.

Securing the 9th place in the tournament is Spain, the previous world champion, surpassing Australia.

Montenegro finds itself in 11th spot, followed by Puerto Rico at 12th, Brazil at 13th, the Dominican Republic at 14th, Greece at 15th, and Georgia at 16th.

All these teams, except for Australia, have earned tickets to participate in next year's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

Australia, on the other hand, secured a direct ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics as the best team from the Oceania region.

Here's the final lineup for the 9th-32nd positions:

9. Spain (ticket to OQT)

10. Australia (ticket to Olympics)

11. Montenegro (ticket to OQT)

12. Puerto Rico (ticket to OQT)

13. Brazil (ticket to OQT)

14. Dominican Republic (ticket to OQT)

15. Greece (ticket to OQT)

16. Georgia (ticket to OQT)

17. South Sudan (ticket to Olympics)

18. France (Olympic berth as host nation)

19. Japan (ticket to Olympics)

20. Egypt (ticket to Olympic Qualifying Tournament)

21. Finland (ticket to OQT)

22. New Zealand (ticket to OQT)

23. Lebanon (ticket to OQT)

24. Philippines (ticket to OQT)

25. Mexico (ticket to OQT)

26. Angola (ticket to OQT)

27. Ivory Coast (ticket to OQT)

28. Cape Verde

29. China

30. Venezuela

31. Iran

32. Jordan

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