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    Finland, France, Italy and Spain advance to Semis to qualify for World Cup

    IZMIR (Turkey) - Finland remained perfect in a spectacular ending against Croatia, joining France, Italy and Spain as participants of the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024.

    IZMIR (Turkey) - Finland remained perfect in a spectacular ending against Croatia in Wednesday's action at the FIBA U16 Women's European Championship, joining France, Italy and Spain as the first four teams to qualify for the FIBA U17 Women's Basketball World Cup 2024.

    Stay up to date with the tournament and check out the latest resultsgroup standings and competition system for all the information you need.

    Key Storylines

    - Late free throws help Finland eke out win over Croatia;
    - Italy manages to hold back feisty Serbia;
    - Spain's third quarter run proves crucial against Hungary;
    - France's balanced roster more than Poland can handle.

    Top Performers

    Tjasa Turnsek did everything Slovenia could ask from her in a tight win over Portugal. She gathered 21 points, 12 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 assists, which gave her an efficiency of 33.

    Anna Liepina was also right there as her 25 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks gave Latvia the necessary push against Greece.

    Croatia had heroes like Olivia Vukosa with efficiency 27, but lost a heart-breaker to Finland. Vukosa - one of the regular Top Performers - had 24 points, a whopping 23 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals in 40 minutes of play.

    Spain's win over Hungary was propelled by the efforts of Martina Vizmanos Iglesis who had her best outing in the tournament so far with 17 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks and an efficiency valuation of 26.

    Last but not least, Belgium's takedown of Turkey couldn't have been set up without Annie Kibedi and her 18 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks, 3 steals and efficiency of 25.

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    Results of the Day

    Quarter-Finals

    Hungary 64-72 Spain
    France 64-45 Poland
    Finland 79-78 Croatia
    Serbia 46-53 Italy

    Classification 9-16

    Czech Republic 56-58 Israel
    Portugal 62-67 Slovenia
    Turkey 45-83 Belgium
    Latvia 62-51 Greece

    Semi-Finals Pairings

    Finland vs Spain
    Italy vs France

    Classification 5-8 Pairings

    Croatia vs Hungary
    Serbia vs Poland

    Classification 9-12 Pairings

    Belgium vs Israel
    Latvia vs Slovenia

    Classification 13-16 Pairings

    Turkey vs Czech Republic
    Greece vs Portugal

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