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The Boomers made history at the Tokyo Olympics by winning their first medal. Can they do the same at this year’s FIBA ​​World Championship?

Australia is a tough group alongside Finland, Germany and Japan and even if the Boomers make it through to the second round there will be plenty of tough competition to overcome.

“I think as a coach we’ve put together a really, really strong squad,” said Boomers coach Brian Goorjian on Thursday.

“But you have to beat those teams to get where you want to go, but there isn’t a stronger team on our team in my opinion.”

The Boomers begin their World Cup journey against Finland on Friday night.

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Of course, Team USA remains the big favorite to win, but Canada also has plenty of star power, while Spain, Slovenia, Germany and France are among the contenders.

Here’s the group standings based on the latest results from the first round of action!

GROUP A (W, L, PTS, DIFF)

1. Italy – 1, 0, 2, 14

2. Dominican Republic – 0, 0, 0, 0

3. Philippines – 0, 0, 0, 0

4. Angola – 0, 1, 0, -14

Summary: Italy opened their World Cup season with an 81-67 win over Angola.

GROUP B (W, L, PTS, DIFF)

1. South Sudan – 0, 0, 0, 0

2. Serbia – 0, 0, 0, 0

3. China – 0, 0, 0, 0

4.Puerto Rico – 0, 0, 0, 0

GROUP C (W, L, PTS, DIFF)

1. USA – 0, 0, 0, 0

2. Jordan – 0, 0, 0, 0

3. Greece – 0, 0, 0, 0

4. New Zealand – 0, 0, 0, 0

GROUP D (W, L, PTS, DIFF)

1 Montenegro – 1, 0, 2, 20

2. Egypt – 0, 0, 0, 0

3. Lithuania – 0, 0, 0, 0

4. Mexico – 0, 1, 0, -20

Summary: Montenegro started with a bang and a 91-71 victory over Mexico.

GROUP E (W, L, PTS, DIFF)

1. Australia – 1, 0, 2, 26

2. Germany – 0, 0, 0, 0

3. Japan – 0, 0, 0, 0

4. Finland – 0, 1, 0, -26

Summary: Australia celebrated a 98-72 win over Finland.

GROUP F (W, L, PTS, DIFF)

1. Slovenia – 0, 0, 0, 0

2. Cape Verde – 0, 0, 0, 0

3. Georgia – 0, 0, 0, 0

4.Venezuela – 0, 0, 0, 0

GROUP G (W, L, PTS, DIFF)

1. Iran – 0, 0, 0, 0

2. Spain – 0, 0, 0, 0

3. Ivory Coast – 0, 0, 0, 0

4. Brazil – 0, 0, 0, 0

GROUP H (W, L, PTS, DIFF)

1. Latvia – 1, 0, 2, 39

2. Canada – 0, 0, 0, 0

3. France – 0, 0, 0, 0

4. Lebanon – 0, 1, 0, -39

Summary: Latvia was too strong in the 109-70 win over Lebanon.