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The Canada vs. Spain men’s basketball game is scheduled to start at 11:15 a.m. ET Friday and will be broadcast on Peacock. Fans looking to watch can do so through FuboTV or DirecTV Stream, both of which offer a free trial. SlingTV doesn’t offer a free trial but does have other promotional offers available.
Canada is already through to the quarterfinals of the Paris Olympics after it beat Greece and Australia as part of Group A play. But the matchup is still important for Canada to miss a tough matchup in the quarters of the knockout stages. Spain has a 1-1 record, so it’s looking to advance to the knockout stages with a win over Canada. Otherwise, its chances will take a big hit.
Who: Canada vs. Spain
When: Friday, August 2 at 11:15 a.m. ET
Where: Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Villeneuve-d’Ascq, France
Stream: FuboTV (free trial); DirecTV Stream (free trial); Sling; Peacock
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More coverage via the Associated Press:
VILLENEUVE-D’ASCQ, France (AP) — France’s miracle last-second comeback at the Paris Games on Tuesday got even better a few hours later, when the host nation clinched a spot in the quarterfinals and a trip to Paris for the knockout round next week.
Also now officially in the Olympic quarterfinals: Germany and Canada. And on Wednesday, the winner of the U.S.-South Sudan game also will have a spot in the quarterfinals all wrapped up.
The field for the medal round began taking shape Tuesday, especially after reigning World Cup champion Germany pulled away from a halftime tie and beat Brazil 86-73 in the final game of the evening. That victory came just after France got a four-point play from Matthew Strazel to tie the game late in regulation and beat Japan 94-90 in overtime behind 18 points from Victor Wembanyama.
Those results left France and Germany atop Group B at 2-0 and ensured of the top two spots in the group over Brazil and Japan, both of whom are 0-2. Canada’s win over Australia earlier Tuesday also pushed it to 2-0 and now assured of no worse than a wild-card spot in the quarterfinals.
“I just heard that,” Germany forward Franz Wagner said about clinching the spot in the quarterfinals. “Honestly, I didn’t know. It’s good.”
There are three different groups of four teams in the Olympic tournament; the top two finishers in each group make the quarterfinals, and the final two spots in the next round go to the best third-place teams in group play.
France, the silver medalist to the U.S. at the Tokyo Games three years ago, is in the quarterfinals for the fourth consecutive Olympics. Germany has now made the quarterfinals for the second consecutive Olympics — after not making it that far in the tournament since 1992 — and Canada is in the quarters for the first time since 2000.
Canada leads Group A at 2-0, followed by Australia and Spain at 1-1 and Greece at 0-2. Germany and France are atop Group B at 2-0, over Brazil and Japan. And Group C gets through its second day of games on Wednesday; the U.S. and South Sudan are both 1-0, while Puerto Rico and Serbia are both 0-1.
“Obviously, it’s nice to get the first two and now we’ve qualified,” Germany coach Gordie Herbert said. “It’s a good situation for us.”
The full quarterfinal field may not be known until Saturday, when the draw for the quarterfinal matchups will be held. The knockout round starts next week in Paris.
