Overview:
Czech Republic have been the giant killers in the tournament after losing to USA in the opening tournament as they beat Turkey to qualify for the second round and then beat Brazil in their first match of the second round.
Greece lost their game against Brazil but a win against New Zealand by 103-97 made sure that they qualify for the second round. They lost a low scoring encounter against the favorites USA losing 53-69
Here is a look at this game.
Match Timing: September 9, 2019 2:00 PM
Venue – Shenzhen Bay Sports Center, in Shenzhen, China
Capacity- 20,000
Czech Republic –
There are no injuries or suspensions for the Czech Republic but in their first tournament they will be looking at talisman Jaromir Bohacik to play out of his skin along with Tomas Satoransky and Blake Schilib will be among the subs to make an impact.
Czech Republic squad for the 2019 FIBA World Cup:
Tomas Satoransky, Blake Schilb, Patrik Auda, Ondrej Balvin, Martin Kriz, Lukas Palyza, Jaromir Bohacik, Vojtech Hruvan, Martin Peterka, Pavel Pumprla, Jakub Sirina, Tomas Vyoral
Greece –
There are no injuries for Greece and they will be reliant on Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nick Calathes for a good performance from the beginning and Thanasis Antetokounmpo will be coming of as a substitute.
Giannis Antetokounmpo, Giannoulis Larentzakis, Vangelis Mantzaris, George Papagiannis, Kostas Papanikolaou, Thanasis Antetokounmpo, Giannis Bourousis, Nick Calathes, Ioannis Papapetrou, Giorgos Printezis, Kostas Sloukas, Panagiotis Vassilopoulos
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GRE – Giannis Antetokounmpo, Kostas Papanikolaou, Nick Calathes, Ioannis Papapetrou, Giorgos Printezis
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Greece –
Giannis Antetokounmpo
His stats in the previous game were
Minutes – 26:43
Points – 15
Assists – 0
Rebounds – 13
Nick Calathes
His stats in the previous game were
Minutes – 26:22
Points – 5
Assists – 5
Rebounds – 2
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Czech Republic –
Satoransky
His stats in the previous game were
Minutes – 29:58
Points – 20
Assists – 9
Rebounds – 7
Bohacik
His stats in the previous game were
Minutes – 32:37
Points – 12
Assists – 3
Rebounds – 4
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The game is expected to be a one sided game and Czech Republic are expected to win the game.