Canada as a leader with 7-0
Canada still maintained a 100 percent performance in the World Cup qualifiers. For now, the Canadians are the only ones without a single defeat and are getting closer to securing a place in the prestigious competition. In this round, Canada was better than the runner-up from the previous world championship, Argentina. Already in the first half, we had the opportunity to see in which direction this game will move. Canada had a seven-point advantage after the first quarter. The home team went on vacation with a double-digit advantage. The first half ended 52-39 in favor of the hosts. In the following, the Canadians only increased the difference. In the third quarter, they had more than 20 points advantage. They achieved another convincing victory as in the previous games.
Great game for Gilgeous Alexander and Olynyk
So far, Canada has been beating rivals by more than 30 points on average. This time they had a much more serious rival, but even the Argentinians did not make a name for themselves in Victoria. It was 99-87 for the host at the end. In this way, Argentina suffered its second defeat. In the first round, the Argentines lost to Venezuela. Argentina suffered a defeat in this match but had the best scorer in the match. Nicolo Laprovitola scored as many as 30 points. He was followed by Facundo Campazzo with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists. For the winning team, Oklahoma City Thunder player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 23 points and added 8 assists. Detroit Pistons basketball player Kelly Olynyk added 21 points and 7 rebounds. Dwight Powell who plays for the Dallas Mavericks had a performance of 12 rebounds and 7 rebounds.
Canada vs Panama in the next round
Canada will have an easy task in the next round as they play as a guest against Panama. We should expect the Canadians to achieve another convincing victory. Argentina will also not have a tough opponent as they welcome the Bahamas. Both national teams will almost certainly qualify for the World Championship, which will be held again on the Asian continent.