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How Gilas Pilipinas can qualify for the Olympics using the World Cup

Gilas Pilipinas

Gilas Pilipinas will have a daunting task in the upcoming 2019 FIBA World Cup in China which tips off on Saturday, August 31 as they are bracketed alongside Serbia, Italy, and Angola in Group D of the first round.

Men’s national basketball team head coach Yeng Guiao has already expressed his thoughts regarding the grouping, saying it would be imperative for Gilas to beat Italy and Angola to advance to the second round and have a shot at the quarter-finals.