The Georgian basketball team defeated Cape Verde 85:60 in a debut match at the World Cup.
The Georgian national team started the match with the following five - Rati Andronikashvili, Thad McFadden, Duda Sanadze, Tornike Shengelia, Giorgi Shermadini. Throughout the match, all 12 players of the Georgian national team were able to participate in the debut game of the World Cup.
The match between Georgia and Cape Verde took place on the Japanese island of Okinawa.
The next game will be played against Slovenia on August 28 at 15:30; and on August 30, at 12:00, the national team will face Venezuela.
The Georgian basketball team qualified for the World Championship for the first time in its history.