On February 23, Ukraine will play in the selection of the 2023 World Cup against Italy
Defender of the Estonian Taltech Anatoly Shundel joined to basketball national team of Ukrainewhich in Riga is preparing for the final 2023 World Cup qualifiers.
29-year-old Shundel replaced the injured striker Artem Kovalev. Anatoliy played two matches for the Ukrainian national team in the EuroBasket 2022 qualifier, scoring 8.5 points in 21 minutes on the court against Slovenia and Austria.
As part of Taltech, Shundel is averaging 13.8 points in 27.2 minutes on the court in the Latvian-Estonian Basketball League.
On February 23, the team of Ainars Bagatskis in Livorno will play against Italy, and on the 26th they will close the qualification with a nominally home match in Riga against the Netherlands.
Italy have already qualified for the World Cup. Three national teams – Ukraine, Georgia and Iceland – apply for the last ticket from our group.
Before the final window, Ukraine has an advantage over Georgia and Iceland in personal meetings, but loses to competitors in terms of the number of victories won. The Ukrainians need to win both matches and hope that Iceland and Georgia lose at least one match each.
Source: Sportarena

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