Qatar lose to Iran in Asian Qualifiers for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup

October 31,2024
29-June-2018

Qatar lose to Iran in Asian Qualifiers for 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup

Doha, June 30, 2018 Qatar lost to Iran (75-77) by just two points in the match played Friday evening at Al Gharafa sports hall, in the fifth and final round of Group D of the Asian qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.

The four match stages came with the results (11-14, 18-24, 27-18, 21-19) for the Iranian team.

Qatar showed a strong performance over Iran during the first half of the game with a score of 38-29, nine points clear. However, the performance fell significantly in the third stage, which the Qatari team lost by nine points, to tie the two teams before the fourth and decisive stage.