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The group stage of the FIBA World Cup 2023 has concluded. The classification round is well underway, with the teams that have been relegated to fight for spots 17-32 having played one game already.
The next set of games in the classification round will pit Japan and Cape Verde against each other. Japan is looking like the best among Asian teams at the FIBA World Cup.
They were the only Asian team to bag a win in the group stage as they took down Finland by 10 points on the second day of the tournament. Unfortunately, that was not be enough for them to go through to the second round.
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In their first matchup in the Classification Round, Japan found themselves trailing by 15 points against Venezuela. However, the crowd at Okinawa rallied behind their team as the hosts eventually won by nine points (86-77) to improve to 2-2 in the tournament.
Meanwhile, Cape Verde also finished the group stage with a 1-2 record, with their only win coming at the expense of the Venezuelans. Despite the win, they, too, were unable to escape being relegated to the classification round.
Unfortunately for them, they would not have the same comeback story that Japan had in their first classification round game, as they fell to Finland by 23 points (100-77). They now have a 1-3 record at the tournament.
Japan vs Cape Verde FIBA World Cup 2023 prediction and odds
The team with the best record from each continent in the FIBA World Cup 2023 tournament will punch a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Only one team from both Asia and Africa will advance. Japan is in the best position to qualify among Asian teams, as they hold the best record and are way ahead in the points table.
Meanwhile, a lot of things will need to go right for Cape Verde to qualify from Africa, as both Egypt and South Sudan hold a 2-2 record. Cape Verde will need to win by a certain amount of points against Japan. They also need both Egypt and Sudan to lose their next games to have a chance at qualifying for the Olympics.
Here are the odds for the upcoming Japan vs Cape Verde matchup in the FIBA World Cup:
Moneyline: Cape Verde +350, Japan -455
Over/Under: 162.5 (O: -110, U: -110)
Spread: Cape Verde +8.5 (-112), Japan -8.5 (-108)
Japan roster
- Yuki Togashi
- Yuki Kawamura
- Makoto Hiejima
- Yuta Watanabe
- Yudai Baba
- Yudai Nishida
- Joshua Hawkinson
- Keisei Tominaga
- Shuta Hara
- Soichiro Inoue
- Hirotaka Yoshii
- Koya Kawamata
Cape Verde roster
- Ivan Almeida
- Joel Almeida
- Kevin Coronel
- Anderson Correia
- Beto Gomes
- Kevin Gomes
- Patrick Lima
- Kenneti Mendes
- Fidel Mendonca
- Jeffrey Nunes Xavier
- Walter Tavares
- William Tavares
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