In front of their people, at the Islas Malvinas Sports Center in Mar del Plata, the
Argentine basketball team
will play their last card to qualify for the World Cup to be played in Japan and Indonesia from August 25 to September 10.
It will be tonight against the
Dominican Republic
for the last date of the second stage of the
Qualifiers
, which provide places for the best three in each zone and the best fourth.
With Canada and the United States already classified, America will define the five remaining places, to which Colombia, Bahamas, Panama and Uruguay will no longer be able to aspire, but those led by
Pablo Prigioni
can .
Following Thursday's 83-72 win over Canada, Argentina was unable to improve its position in Group E because Venezuela and the Dominican Republic also won.
Precisely, the group directed by Néstor "Che" García will be the rival of the last game, the one that will determine
if the selected one goes to the World Cup without depending on anyone or takes out the calculator
.
It is that if they win, Prigioni's men should not expect another result
and they will achieve a classification that lasted until the last game in a team in full renovation.
Qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. Table of positions of Group E. (FIBA)
The importance of this game is such that in the last few hours
Gabriel Deck
(Real Madrid) and
Nicolás Laprovittola
(Barcelona) traveled from Spain to join the team and be among the 12 that will take the pitch.
On the other hand,
if they lose
they will be fourth in the group -with a worse goal difference than Venezuela and the Dominican Republic- and
they will have to wait for what happens in group
F.
Because?
Argentina needs at least a defeat
of Mexico with Uruguay in Montevideo, of Puerto Rico with Colombia in Medellín or of Brazil with the United States in Santa Cruz do Sul.
If this does not happen, the one classified as the best fourth will be the Brazilian team.
Qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. Table of positions of Group F. (FIBA)
It must be taken into account that, according to FIBA criteria, in the event of finishing tied, the teams will break the tie based on the following criteria: matches won and lost in the stage;
difference in points of the matches between the teams involved;
greater number of points in matches between them;
greater point difference in all group matches;
higher number of points in all matches in the group;
or, if no difference is established in any of the above, lottery.
Last date schedule
The matches will be played simultaneously on Sunday from 9:10 p.m. (Argentine time).
Group E
Argentina vs Dominican Republic
Panama vs Bahamas
Venezuela vs Canada
Group F
Colombia vs Puerto Rico
Uruguay vs Mexico
Brazil vs United States
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