RIO DE JANEIRO, September 18 -- Brazil's national women's basketball team thrashed Canada by 82-41 on Monday to make it to the quarter-finals of the FIBA World Championship, hosted by Brazil in Sao Paulos metropolitan region.

Brazils forward/guard Iziane Marques, who currently plays for the Seattle Storm at the WNBA, top scored in the match with 17 points. The Brazilian supremacy was established by the beginning of the second half, when Brazil had scored twice as much as the Canadians.

Brazil guard Janeth Arcain was having a quite remarkable performance, with 10 points and 11 rebounds, until she twisted her right ankle in the beginning of the third quarter and had to leave the game.

"I tried to catch a rebound and stepped on other girl's foot. It is hurting a lot, but I hope that is nothing," said Arcain.

According to Brazil's national team's medical committee, the guard had a minor injury, and will probably be able to play the next match on Wednesday.

With the victory, Brazil ended in the third position in Group E, assuring their participation in the championships quarter-finals, when it will face the team that ranks second in Group F France, the Czech Republic or the United States.

Brazil had four victories in the tournament, as well as two defeats, one to Spain in the preliminaries and another to Australia in the second round of the eight-finals, on Sunday.