08/04/1998 21:44:03 Basketball-World championship final group standings

ATHENS, Aug 4 (Reuters) - World basketball championship

standings after final second round group games on Tuesday

(points from first round carried forward; top four from each

group qualify for quarter-finals):

Group E

P W L Pts

Yugoslavia 6 5 1 11

Russia 6 5 1 11

Greece 6 4 2 10

Italy 6 4 2 10

Puerto Rico 6 2 4 8

Canada 6 1 5 7

(Yugoslavia, Russia, Greece and Italy qualify)

Group F

U.S. 6 5 1 11

Spain 6 5 1 11

Lithuania 6 4 2 10

Argentina 6 3 3 9

Australia 6 3 3 9

Brazil 6 1 5 7

(U.S., Spain, Lithuania and Argentina qualify)

Friday's quarter-finals:

Yugoslavia v Argentina

Greece v Spain

Russia v Lithuania

U.S. v Italy