The win keeps alive Iran’s hopes of finishing the World Cup as the best Asian side, which means a ticket to directly qualify for the Tokyo Olympics.

“We failed to advance into the last 16, so it’s very important for us to beat Angola. To fight for the Olympics qualification, we must beat Philippines in the next match,” said Nikhhah Bahrami.

Iran, who trails in Group C with a three-game losing streak, opened the game with an 11-6 run. Angola responded by scoring a 7-0 run before Iran ended the first quarter with a 19-17 lead.

Both teams struggled in the offence as Iran went scoreless for more than six minutes in the second quarter. Angola was not much better, but good enough to lead 29-28 at the halftime buzzer.

The third quarter was still a seesaw battle as Khahbahrami hit a three-pointer to lift Iran to a 48-45 lead into the last quarter.

Nikkhah Bahrami scored eight points to build Iran’s lead to 10 with 5:47 to play. Angola bounced back to cut the deficit to 57-60 but their foul trouble helped Iran seal the victory from the free-throw line.

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The Iranian squad lost to Tunisia 79-67. The team had also ended the first half while lagging behind 44-35. This is while Iran is ranked 27 and Tunisia is ranked 51.

Following their loss against Puerto Rico in their opening match on Saturday, Iran were still clinging to hopes of advancing from the first group stage for the first time with a win against Tunisia, which Iran had defeated once in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2010.

The Iranian team had failed to advance from the first group stage in the previous edition of FIBA World Cup, but had been able to score a win in each edition of the tournament.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will qualify 7 teams directly for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with the remaining 4 plus host (Central Board decision) to be determined through 4 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in 2020.

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Although the first half ended with Iran leading with 40 points against Puerto Rico’s 31 points, the match made a shocking turnover for the rival team in the fourth quarter.

The Iranian basketball squad conceded defeat while it was still leading until the last minutes of the fourth quarter. The match ended in Puerto Rico’s favor, 83-81.

Puerto Rico’s top player was David Huertas, who gained 32 points for his team, and Hamed Haddadi was Iran’s top player with 22 points.

Both Iran and Puerto Rico are hoping for a place in the Second Round, with Spain being the obvious favorite, and Tunisia also in the mix.

Iran will play Tunisia and Spain on Sept. 2 and 4 respectively in Group C.

The tournament takes place in China and features 32 teams from around the globe.

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The team which participated in the competition with Islamic dress code had gained one victory over Jordan (70-62) and conceded two defeats against Lebanon (88-75) and Syria (68-61) in the preliminary round.

It should be noted that the permit to attend international events while observing the Islamic dress code was granted to Iranian women basketball teams some two years ago.

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Iran will face off Greece on Thursday behind closed doors. Next, the team will meet Hungary on Saturday before playing another match with Greece on Sunday.

Mehran Shahintab’s team will then depart Greece for Iran.

In the past two weeks, Iran held two training camps in Portugal and Russia as a preparation for the world event.

The 2019 edition of FIBA World Cup will be held in China from August 31 to September 15. The Iranian team was drawn against Spain, Puerto Rico, and Tunisia in the Group C of the event.

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During a training camp in Portugal last week, the team had defeated Denmark, Slovakia, and the host in friendly games as well.

The 2019 edition of FIBA World Cup will be held in China from August 31 to September 15. The Iranian team was drawn against Spain, Puerto Rico, and Tunisia in the Group C of the event.

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The national Iranian men’s basketball team was drawn against the Spain, Puerto Rico, and Tunisia national men’s basketball teams in the Group C of the world competitions.

The national Iranian basketball team gained a 85-74 win against Australia in the last match of the sixth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers to reach the 2019 China World Cup on February 24, 2019.

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men’s national basketball teams.

The tournament will be hosted by China and it will mark a new era for the competition as described.

Rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, this edition will be the first FIBA Basketball World Cup since 1967 that will not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup, but a year following the latter. Also, the group stage will expand from 24 to 32 teams.

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 The national Iranian basketball team gained a 85-74 win against Australian in the last match of the sixth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers to reach the 2019 China World Cup.

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