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Years ago
USA & Australia undefeated @ U19 World Champs
Whilst many would have expected the USA team with a full complement of College Freshman to have an unblemished record heading into the Quarter Finals stage of the U19 World Championships for men, not many predicted the Aussies would also be perfect up to this stage of the tournament!
The "Emu's" headed by coach Marty Clark have so far beaten the following countries en-route to the quarter finals:
2 Jul. 2009 vs Canada 88-77
3 Jul. 2009 vs Spain 69-62
4 Jul. 2009 vs Syria 96-54
6 Jul. 2009 vs Kazakhstan 87-54
7 Jul. 2009 vs Argentina 76-65
8 Jul. 2009 vs Croatia 79-74
We next face France in our quarter final on Friday (2:00 PM AEST or 1:30PM in Adelaide) for the right to play in the semi finals and a shot at a medal.
As the USA also finished the top of their group, Australia has avoided them until the medal rounds. If Australia proress, they will play the winner of Greece vs Argentina.
Link to U19 WC Website: http://linky.com.au/dij8j