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National TeamsYassine Chokrani · 8 December 2020

The Belgian Cats climb to the 6th place in the World Ranking

The Belgian Cats climb to 6th place in the world ranking unveiled on Tuesday by FIBA. The Belgian Cats were previously at the 7th place. Belgium take the place of Turkey for the only change in the top 10 of the ranking. The United States remains at the top of the rankings ahead of Australia,…

The Belgian Cats climb to 6th place in the world ranking unveiled on Tuesday by FIBA.

The Belgian Cats were previously at the 7th place. Belgium take the place of Turkey for the only change in the top 10 of the ranking.

The United States remains at the top of the rankings ahead of Australia, Spain, Canada, France and Belgium.

The Cats, who are already qualified for the Euro 2021, will play in February in a bubble in Matosinhos (Portugal), 2 games: one against Portugal and one against Finland.

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