MANILA, Philippines — The Gilas Pilipinas Youth group was drawn to the group of dying within the 2024 Fiba Below-17 World Cup from Jun 29 to July 7 in Istanbul, Turkey.
The Philippines was slated in Group A with World No.2 Spain, Lithuania, and Puerto Rico.
Kieffer Alas and the younger nationals might be dealing with a frightening process of their first sport in opposition to Spain, which misplaced to Crew USA within the 2022 U17 World Cup on its house turf.
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Gilas Youth may even go up in opposition to the World No. 7 Lithuania and No.15 Puerto Rico however all 16 groups will advance to the ultimate section as the highest seed and the No.2 squad of the group will face the opposite group’s Nos. 4 and three groups, respectively, in knockout video games.
Group A is paired with Group B, whereas groups from Group C face Group D squads within the Remaining section.
USA, which is eyeing its seventh straight U17 World Cup title, headline Group B with China, France, and Guinea.
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Group C consists of host nation Turkey, Argentina, and Italy, whereas Egypt, Germany, Canada, and Australia will conflict in Group D.
Alas and the younger Gilas earned the World Cup berth after beating Japan within the 2023 Fiba Below-16 Asian Championships in September final yr.