By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
The field for the knock-out games of the 2020 Basketball Olympic tournament is set with France, Italy, Slovenia, and Germany smiling.
With France facing Italy and Slovenia playing against Germany the winners of those two games will cross paths in the semifinals avoiding three of the main favorites the USA, Spain, Australia.
To be exact Australia will face Argentina while Spain will play against the USA for a ticket to the other semifinal, which means that at least one of those three teams will not make it to the medal round.
Considering the way that Slovenia is performing, Luka Doncic seems to have a golden chance to get an Olympic medal in his first-ever Olympic tournament. Here’s the full schedule:
Quarterfinals 3/8
Slovenia vs Germany 03:00 CET
USA vs Spain 06:40 CET
France vs Italy 10:20 CET
Australia vs Argentina 14:00 CET
The stage is set for the Men’s #Olympics basketball Quarter-Finals! ✅
Who you got? ?#FRA ⚔️ #ITA#SLO ⚔️ #GER#USA ⚔️ #ESP#AUS ⚔️ #ARG#Basketball | #Tokyo2020 pic.twitter.com/RPZuqfMKnA
— FIBA #Tokyo2020 (@FIBA) August 1, 2021