Iran advance to FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup for fourth consecutive time – Sports News – Tasnim News Agency | Tasnim news agency

Team Melli were beaten by China 86-74 in Hong Kong on Sunday morning but qualified for the World Cup for the fourth consecutive time.

Behnam Yakhchali scored 28 points for Iran while Qian Wu led China with 18 points.

At the last World Cup, Iran was the highest ranked Asian team in 23rd place. Her best performance was at the 2010 World Cup in Turkey where she finished 19th among all teams.

All available qualification spots for the FIBA ​​Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers are now claimed, with Iran joining co-hosts Philippines and Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Australia, China and Jordan in the World Cup later this year in Manila, Okinawa. . , and Jakarta.