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Canada beat Slovenia to end Luka Doncic\u2019s Basketball World Cup dream and reach the semi-finals for the first time on Wednesday, while Germany overcame a poor effort on offence to join them in the final four.<\/p>\n
Canada outbattled a Slovenia team led by Dallas Mavericks superstar Doncic 100-89 in Manila to set up a showdown with Serbia on Friday.<\/p>\n
FIBA Basketball World Cup | Watch the Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and Final FREE & LIVE with ESPN on Kayo Freebies. Join Freebies now, no credit card required ><\/a><\/b><\/i><\/p>\n Germany will face the United States in the semi-finals the same day after beating giant-killers Latvia.<\/p>\n Germany and Serbia also qualified for the Paris Olympics as the two highest-placed European teams at the World Cup, with Slovenia and Latvia eliminated.<\/p>\n Doncic was thrown out of the game in the fourth quarter against Canada after picking up his second technical foul.<\/p>\n Canada\u2019s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said his team were not satisfied with what they achieved and set his sights higher than the semi-finals.<\/p>\n \u201cJust putting on the jersey is an honour in itself, and to win is another good feeling,\u201d said Gilgeous-Alexander, who scored 31 points and had 10 rebounds and four assists.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not satisfied. We want to win gold.\u201d <\/p>\n Canada came through a bruising encounter that saw both Doncic and Dillon Brooks ejected in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n Brooks was engaged in a running battle with Doncic the entire game, using defensive tricks to throw the Slovenian star off rhythm.<\/p>\n Doncic admitted that his emotions got the better of him and vowed to \u201cbe better for my team\u201d in the future.<\/p>\n \u201cI think everybody knows what the frustration was,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n MORE COVERAGE<\/b><\/p>\n \u2018Unwavering support\u2019: Coach safe despite \u2018full review\u2019 into Boomers\u2019 World Cup flop<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n