2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group A

Group A of the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 25 September, 2018.[1] The group consisted of Canada, France, Greece, and South Korea.

The top team advanced to the quarterfinals, while the second and third placed team played in a qualification round.[2]

Teams

Team Qualification Appearance Best Performance FIBA World Ranking FIBA Zone Ranking
Method Date Last Total Streak
 Canada Women's AmeriCup 12 August 2017 2014 11 4 3rd Place (1979, 1986) 6 2
 France EuroBasket Women 22 June 2017 2014 10 5 3rd Place (1953) 3 2
 Greece EuroBasket Women 22 June 2017 2010 2 1 11th Place (2010) 20 9
 South Korea Women's Asia Cup 27 July 2017 2014 15 15 Runners-up (1967, 1979) 15 3

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 3 3 0 234 173 +61 6 Quarterfinals
2  France 3 2 1 224 200 +24 5 Qualification round
3  Greece 3 1 2 179 204 −25 4
4  South Korea 3 0 3 169 229 −60 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Matches

South Korea vs France

22 September 2018
13:30
Boxscore
South Korea  58–89  France
Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 8–25, 12–23, 15–23
Pts: Park Ji-s. 15
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 8
Asts: Park Hy. 5
Pts: Johannès 19
Rebs: Ciak 19
Asts: Époupa, Miyem 4
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 479
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Andreia Silva (BRA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

Greece vs Canada

22 September 2018
17:30
Boxscore
Greece  50–81  Canada
Scoring by quarter: 10–23, 15–28, 13–15, 12–15
Pts: Maltsi 14
Rebs: Spanou 6
Asts: Lymoura, Spanou 2
Pts: Gaucher 16
Rebs: Hamblin, Raincock-Ekunwe 8
Asts: Gaucher 5
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 1,157
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Takaki Kato (JPN)

Canada vs South Korea

23 September 2018
11:30
Boxscore
Canada  82–63  South Korea
Scoring by quarter: 18–10, 27–14, 16–16, 21–23
Pts: Nurse 29
Rebs: four players 6
Asts: Langlois 6
Pts: Park Ji-s. 23
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 9
Asts: Park H. 9
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 589
Referees: Natalia Cuello (DOM), Harja Jaladri (INA), Nicolas Fernandes (TAH)

France vs Greece

23 September 2018
17:30
Boxscore
France  75–71  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 12–19, 16–23, 21–12
Pts: Miyem 20
Rebs: Gruda 7
Asts: Johannès 6
Pts: Maltsi 28
Rebs: Kaltsidou, Spyridopoulou 5
Asts: Lymoura 4
Tenerife Sports Pavilion Santiago Martin, San Cristóbal de La Laguna
Attendance: 1,501
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Amy Bonner (USA), Duan Zhu (CHN)

South Korea vs Greece

25 September 2018
13:30
Boxscore
South Korea  48–58  Greece
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 11–9, 7–20, 13–13
Pts: Kang 10
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 9
Asts: Lim, Park Ji-s. 4
Pts: Spanou 13
Rebs: Spanou 12
Asts: Maltsi 5
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 508
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Ye Nan (CHN), Luis Castillo

Canada vs France

25 September 2018
20:30
Boxscore
Canada  71–60  France
Scoring by quarter: 12–25, 14–11, 19–10, 26–14
Pts: Nurse 18
Rebs: Achonwa, Raincock-Ekunwe 10
Asts: Nurse 6
Pts: Gruda 14
Rebs: Gruda 8
Asts: Tchatchouang 5
Palacio Municipal de Deportes, Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Attendance: 1,215
Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Amy Bonner (USA), Duan Zhu (CHN)

References

  1. ^ Competition schedule
  2. ^ Competition system