Interview interrupted by brawl between Mali teammates at Basketball World Cup

All hell has broken loose at the women’s basketball World Cup as a fight broke out between teammates in the middle of a live interview.

An interview at the women’s basketball World Cup was interrupted as two teammates launched into a furious brawl.

The Sun reports Serbian star Sasa Cado spoke to the media following her country’s 81-68 Group B victory over Mali.

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However, her smiles as she discussed her win were quickly wiped off her face as the chaos unfolded right next to her.

The camera panned across to reveal two Mali stars violently scrapping.

One player landed a series of punches as they grappled each other in the mixed zone where they face the media.

A fight broke out between Mali teammates at the basketball World Cup.

The interview was interrupted.

All hell broke loose.

Cado watched on helplessly before members of the Mali team jumped in to break up the astonishing bust-up.

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Ironically, the official Women’s Basketball World Cup tweeted before the match about their inspirational team chemistry.

Mali fans will have been hoping their players showed more fight on the court.

The West African nation have lost all four of their matches so far, with an aggregate points difference of —121 and shipping an average of 90 points per game.

To make matters worse, Mali face Canada in their final match — with the North Americans equal top of Group B after losing to Australia.

In Group A, the USA are the only team with a perfect record — sinking a whopping 415 points from their four wins so far in Sydney.

This article originally appeared in The Sun and was reproduced with permission.

Originally published as Interview interrupted by brawl between Mali teammates at Basketball World Cup