“It goes both ways. We know them, they know us as well.” Gilas Pilipinas finds itself grouped with Italy, Dominican Republic, and Angola – teams it faced in recent years – for the FIBA World Cup. FIBAWC
MANILA, Philippines – Gilas Pilipinas’ familiarity with its group-stage foes in the FIBA World Cup could be a double-edged sword.
Angola and Italy are familiar foes as they landed on the same group as the Philippines in the previous World Cup in China four years ago.from the Italians and falling short against the Angolans in a three-point loss in overtime.
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