The Latvian men’s basketball team successfully completed two-thirds of the way to the finals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, taking first place in the group standings after six rounds of matches with five wins – ahead of Greece ( 4-2), Belgium (3-3), Serbia (3-3), Turkey (2-4) and Great Britain (1-5). But – the good start must continue at the same level, because the ticket to the final stage is not yet in hand.
It will be possible to secure it already in the next two-game cycle in November, when the Latvian team will go away for the first time with the Greek national team, and on Sunday 13 November the “Arena Rīga” will host the English national team.
Already in the months of February, June and August we were convinced of how much a wave of emotions is raised in the stands by the self-denial, skill and cohesion of our team, and how much these emotions help the players on the field to find new strength in moments. in which the plot of the battle turns into an unpleasant situation for the Latvians.
This is why we will also be in the game together with the British team, which caused serious problems for the Latvians on their pitch in August. It won’t be easy in Riga either, where Kristaps Porziņgis and Dāvis Bertāns won’t be able to help, but Rihards Lomažs and Rodions Kurucs, Dairis Bertāns and Jānis Strēlnieks, Andrejs Gražulis and Klāvs Čavars, as well as other heroes from previous games, will be in the lineup. Victory must be ours!
Tickets for the thrilling game will be available for purchase next week.
As usual, we will be providing special opportunities in “6. players” with more seniority, who will receive an e-mail with a link on Monday 12th September that will give them the opportunity to purchase tickets at a special price.
On Tuesday 13 September – exactly two months before the game – basket.lv tickets will be available to all interested parties.
In the event that participation in the events is compromised by epidemiological security measures, the customer will be reimbursed the face value of the tickets purchased under the Law on the Protection of Consumer Rights.
See you at “Arena Riga” on November 13th!
Our land – Latvia!
2023 World Cup Qualifiers European Zone. Phase 2, group I
| A team | LAT | SRB | NICE | GRE | SHOULD | GBR | UZ | V. |
| Latvia | X | 100: 101 66:59 | 66:65 68:63 | 111: 85 | 87:80 | 5-1 + 45 | 1 | |
| Serbia | 101: 100 59:66 | X | 69:73 73:74 | 100: 94 | 79:72 | 3-3 +2 | 4 | |
| Belgium | 65:66 63:68 | 73:69 74:73 | X | 68:85 | 72:57 | 3-3 -3 | 3 | |
| Greece | 94: 100 | 85:68 | X | 72:71 76:67 | 69:78 93:71 | 4-2 +24 | 2 | |
| Turkey | 85: 111 | 72:79 | 71:72 67:76 | X | 84:67 85:71 | 2-4-12 | 5 | |
| Great Britain | 80:87 | 57:72 | 78:69 71:93 | 67:84 71:85 | X | 1-5 -66 | 6 |
November 10: Greece – Latvia, Turkey – Belgium, Great Britain – Serbia;
November 13: Latvia – Great Britain, Belgium – Greece, Serbia – Turkey;
February 24: Turkey – Latvia, Great Britain – Belgium, Greece – Serbia
February 27: Latvia – Greece, Belgium – Turkey, Serbia – Great Britain
J. Situation in the table: Germany 7-1, Finland * 7-1, Slovenia 5-3, Israel 3-5, Sweden 3-5, Estonia 2-6
group K. Situation in the table: Lithuania 7-1, France 6-2, Montenegro 5-3, Hungary 4-4, Bosnia 4-4, Czech Republic 3-5.
group L. Situation in the table: Italy 5-1, Spain 5-1, Iceland 4-2, Georgia 3-3, Ukraine 1-5. Netherlands 0-6.
In groups I and L, the results obtained in the 1st phase in the matches with the 4th classified winners of the groups are not counted.
The top three teams from each stage 2 group will receive tickets for the final round of the PK tournament, which will take place in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines in September 2023.
* Teams that have already secured a ticket to the finals.
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