Meesseman Leads Belgium to Women’s FIBA World Cup Quarterfinals, Puerto Rico Eliminates Turkey
Meesseman finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds as Belgium won Group C, while Puerto Rico rallied past Turkey to reach the playoff round.
- On Monday, Emma Meesseman led Belgium to the FIBA World Cup quarterfinals, scoring 22 points with 10 rebounds in an 80-68 victory over Australia for first place in Group C.
- Belgium broke open the match with a decisive 11-2 run to start the fourth quarter, transforming a five-point lead into a double-digit advantage that proved decisive.
- Arella Guirantes scored 21 points leading Puerto Rico to a 75-71 comeback win over Turkey, as Imani McGee-Stafford and Pamela Rosado erased a seven-point fourth-quarter deficit.
- Australia faces a qualifying playoff on Wednesday against the Italy-China loser, while Puerto Rico meets the Italy-China winner to determine remaining quarterfinal spots.
- Group winners advance directly to Thursday's quarterfinals, while second and third-place finishers compete in Tuesday and Wednesday playoffs to fill the remaining four spots in the final eight.
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Meesseman leads Belgium to women’s FIBA World Cup quarterfinals, Puerto Rico eliminates Turkey
Emma Meesseman leads Belgium to the quarterfinals of women’s FIBA World Cup and Puerto Rico finishes strongly to eliminate Turkey in their final group games.
The Turkish Women's National Basketball Team was eliminated from the 2026 Women's Basketball World Cup after losing 75-71 to Puerto Rico in Group C. This was their third defeat in the group stage.
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After falling to Belgium on Sunday, the panorama for Puerto Rico to qualify for the second phase of the FIBA Women’s World Cup is simple: win this Monday against Turkey.
The European champions from Belgium dominated Group C at the Women's Basketball World Championship in Berlin. In the fight for first place and direct promotion to the quarterfinals, they defeated Australia 80:68 and won the third game.
Berlin, 7 Sep (Latin Press) Puerto Rico's women's basketball quintet (f) won its first win of the 2026 Berlin World Cup today by beating Turkey. The post Puerto Rico wins first win against Turkey in World Cup (f) first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
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