Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-08-30
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[01] Greece moves on to Mundobasket semi-finals
[01] Greece moves on to Mundobasket semi-finals
Greece, the 2005 European champion, continued its solid winning streak
on Wednesday, beating France 73-56 in a quarterfinal game and
qualifying for the final-four in the 15th World Basketball Championship
taking place in Japan.
Greece's men's national basketball team will face the winner of the
USA-Germany game to be held later in the day in the semi-final stage of
the FIBA World Championship 2006 on Friday.
Greece has an unbroken string of victories against France in formal
basketball tournaments since 1983.
Greece and France have been pitted against each other a total of 43
times in the past in formal and friendly games, with the Greek national
team having emerged victorious from these showdowns 28 times.
The other semi-final game will be played between Spain and Argentina.
Caption: ΤέλοςφόρμαςΑρχήφόρμαςVassilis Spanoulis (L) of Greece goes
against Frederic Weis (R) of France during the quarter-final round game
Greece vs France, at the FIBA World Basketball Championships in Saitama
City, Japan on Wednesday 30 August 2006.( EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA)
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