The U.S. will meet Canada for third place at 4:45 a.m. ET on Sunday.
USA falls to Germany in FIBA World Cup semis, will face Canada for bronze: What went wrong for the AmericansMANILA, Philippines — There was a time, not so long ago, when Germany’s basketball team had built a 16-point advantage on theBut rather than cower at the arsenal of bucket getters and defensive pressure the Americans displayed that night last month, the Germans walked off the court feeling better than ever about a potential rematch at the FIBA World Cup.
The Germans have four NBA players, and three of them burned their American colleagues over and over. So did a German-league pro who competed like he should be playing in the States. Because Canada lost a semifinal earlier Friday to Serbia in Manila, the two North American powerhouses with loads of NBA talent will meet for third place at 4:45 a.m. Sunday. For Team USA, it’s a second consecutive World Cup in which it didn’t even appear in the championship game.
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