Following the early Saturday morning (EDT) FIBA World Cup draw in Beijing, Canada is aware of its opponents and the venues of their games.
Although these are the simple questions to respond to, it’s wise to address them first:
Canada is aware that the FIBA World Cup’s first group stage matches will take place in Dongguan, an eight million-person city located roughly 2,100 kilometers south of Beijing and 80 kilometers north of Hong Kong.
They are aware that they are in Group H, which could be the hardest of the eight four-team groups because they will play Australia, ranked 11th, Senegal, rated 37th, and Lithuania, ranked sixth in the world. Furthermore, given that the FIBA world rankings are based on an eight-year