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Athens News Agency: News in English, 06-08-30Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Greece moves on to Mundobasket semi-finalsGreece, the 2005 European champion, continued its solid winning streak on Wednesday, beating France 73-56 in a quarterfinal game and qualifying for the final-four in the 15th World Basketball Championship taking place in Japan.Greece's men's national basketball team will face the winner of the USA-Germany game to be held later in the day in the semi-final stage of the FIBA World Championship 2006 on Friday. Greece has an unbroken string of victories against France in formal basketball tournaments since 1983. Greece and France have been pitted against each other a total of 43 times in the past in formal and friendly games, with the Greek national team having emerged victorious from these showdowns 28 times. The other semi-final game will be played between Spain and Argentina. Caption: ΤέλοςφόρμαςΑρχήφόρμαςVassilis Spanoulis (L) of Greece goes against Frederic Weis (R) of France during the quarter-final round game Greece vs France, at the FIBA World Basketball Championships in Saitama City, Japan on Wednesday 30 August 2006.( EPA/ROLEX DELA PENA) Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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