Suddenly, Canada’s World Cup hopes are in peril.
The Canadian men’s basketball team fell 69-65 to Brazil on Friday in Jakarta, Indonesia, setting up a do-or-die tilt with Spain on Sunday for a spot in the quarterfinals.
After rolling through the group stage with a perfect 3-0 record, Canada found itself in a gritty defensive battle against Brazil and unable to pull away as it had in previous games.
The Canadians built a 12-point lead late in the third quarter, but Brazil slowly chipped away with a 13-0 run to set up a tight finish.
In the fourth quarter, Canada was outscored 24-13, continually unable
