2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: Results from day 4 as France, Australia and Canada win

Australia maintainted their perfect record at the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup with a 69-54 win over Serbia on Sunday (25 September).

Bec Allen was on fire for the hosts in Sydney with 16 points, while Sam Whitcomb chipped in a useful 10.

However, some gloss was taken off the victory in the closing seconds when Opals' linchpin Allen was helped off the court with an injury.

In the earlier fixture, Gabby Williams was top scorer with 14 points as France breezed past Mali 74-59.

The final match of the day saw Canada extend their unbeaten streak with a 70-56 win over Japan.

The North American's star playerw were Bridget Carleton and Laeticia Amihere, who recorded 19 and 10 points respectively. 

It comes after the Olympic Champions USA continued the defence of their world title by becoming the first team to book their place in the quarter-finals with a win over China on Saturday.

The event is a Paris 2024 Qualifier, with the winner of the World Cup also guaranteeing themselves a spot at the next Olympic Games.

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2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: Group phase schedule and results

Here is a breakdown of the tournament day-by-day. All times are in Australian Eastern Time (UTC +10).

• Thursday 22 September

Group A

10:30 BIH v PUR – Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre - Puerto Rico beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 82-58.

11:30 USA v BEL – Sydney Superdome - USA beat Belgium 87-72.

17:30 KOR v CHN – Sydney Superdome - China beat South Korea 107-44.

Group B

13:00 CAN v SRB – Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre - Canada beat Serbia 67-60.

14:00 JPN v MLI – Sydney Superdome - Japan beat Mali 89-56.

20:30 AUS v FRA – Sydney Superdome - France beat Australia 70-57.

• Friday 23 September

Group A

10:30 PUR v USA - Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre - USA beat Puerto Rico 106-42.

13:00 BEL v KOR - Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre - Belgium beat South Korea 84-61.

14:30 CHN v BIH – Sydney Superdome - China beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 98-51.

Group B

12:00 SRB v JPN – Sydney Superdome - Serbia beat Japan 69-64.

18:00 FRA v CAN – Sydney Superdome - Canada beat France 59-45.

20:30 MLI v AUS – Sydney Superdome - Australia beat Mali 118-58.

• Saturday 24 September

Group A

14:30 USA v CHN – Sydney Superdome - USA beat China 77-63. USA qualify for quarter-finals.

18:00 BIH v KOR – Sydney Superdome - South Korea beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 99-66.

20:30 PUR v BEL – Sydney Superdome - Belgium beat Puerto Rico 68-65.

Group B

Rest day

• Sunday 25 September

Group A

Rest day

Group B

14:30 MLI v FRA – Sydney Superdome - France beat Mali 74-59.

18:00 AUS v SRB – Sydney Superdome - Australia beat Serbia 69-54.

20:30 JPN v CAN – Sydney Superdome - Canada beat Japan 70-56.

• Monday 26 September

Group A

11:30 BEL v BIH – Sydney Superdome

14:00 KOR v USA – Sydney Superdome

17:30 CHN v PUR – Sydney Superdome

Group B

13:30 SRB v MLI - Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

16:00 FRA v JPN - Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

20:30 AUS v CAN – Sydney Superdome

• Tuesday 27 September

Group A

11:30 PUR v KOR – Sydney Superdome

13:30 CHN v BEL - Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

14:00 USA v BIH – Sydney Superdome

Group B

16:00 MLI v CAN - Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

17:30 SRB v FRA – Sydney Superdome

20:30 AUS v JPN – Sydney Superdome

• Wednesday 28 September

Rest day

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2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: Knockout phase schedule

• Thursday 29 September

12:00 Quarterfinal 1 - Sydney Superdome

14:30 Quarterfinal 2 - Sydney Superdome

18:00 Quarterfinal 3 - Sydney Superdome

20:30 Quarterfinal 4 - Sydney Superdome

• Friday 30 September

17:00 Semi-final 1 - Sydney Superdome

19:30 Semi-final 2- Sydney Superdome

• Saturday 1 October

13:00 Third place game - Sydney Superdome

16:00 Final - Sydney Superdome

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