Brazil have reached the second round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, where they will face Canada on Friday in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Led by a 24-point performance and 12 assists from Yago Santos, Brazil defeated Ivory Coast 89-77 on Wednesday in their final preliminary round outing.
With the victory, Brazil finished second in Group G. Their game against Canada, who finished first in Group H, will feature two countries that occupy the 13th and 15th positions, respectively, in the standings. FIBA.
On Sunday, the Canadian team will cross swords with Spain, which sits at the top of the world rankings.
The Spaniards concluded the group stage on Wednesday with an 85-65 win over Iran.
In other group stage games, Serbia beat South Sudan 115-83 thanks to a 25-point performance from Nikola Jovic, a player just 20 years old.
Elsewhere, Georgia beat Venezuela 70-59 and the United States edged Georgia 110-62.
