Best 10 photos of Basketball World Cup first day

CAIRO – 2 July 2017: The Under-19 Basketball World Cup started Saturday in Cairo. Egypt is hosting the competition until July 9.

Sixteen national teams from all over the world are in Egypt to compete for the precious title. Eight matches were played in the opening day and the fans witnessed many great moments, we picked the top 10 moments.

10 - Hamidou Dialou scored most points for the U.S. against Iran



9-Jesus Cruz No. 6 was the best player from Puerto Rico against Egypt



8-Japanese bench support their teammates



7-A fight in the air under the basket while South Korea faced New Zealand



6- The ball is their only target



5-Egyptian players celebrate their first win



4- A smile during the match



3-USA destroyed Iran in their opening match



2- A child raises the Egyptian flag




1- The New Zealand team performing their traditional war dance, the Haka



The competition will continue for the next week and we all eagerly await the great matches and moments to come