Tall Blacks Improve World Ranking
Brazil, who came up just short against rivals Argentina in arguably one of the best game of the tournament so far, finished ninth, a significant improvement on their 17th place four years ago, with Australia rounding out the top 10.
2006 Silver Medallists Greece have to settle for 11th place following their loss against defending world champions Spain in a rematch of the final in Saitama.
Standings for 2010 FIBA World Championship (places 9-16):
9 Brazil
10 Australia
11 Greece
12 New Zealand
13 France
14 Croatia
15 Angola
16 China
Last Modified on 16/09/2010 20:57
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