Four quarterfinalists emerged from the FIBA Basketball World Cup matches played in Barcelona and Madrid on Saturday. In the Catalan capital, Team USA played a steady and balanced game to defeat Mexico 86-63 and in another match, Slovenia also progressed to the round of 8 with a 71-61 victory over the Dominican Republic. In Saturday’s first match at Madrid, France fought a spirited challenge by Croatia to go to the next phase of play with a 69-64 win; while hosts Spain decimated the Senegalese challenge with a commanding 89-56 victory.