The 2023 Basketball World Cup will start early this Friday, the 25th; check out the main information about the tournament, which will feature the Brazilian National Team
In the early hours of this Thursday, the 25th, the Basketball World Cup 2023 will have its first matches. The tournament is organized by FIBA (top body of the sport in the world) and is going to its 19th edition in history. Stay on top of everything about the competition and how to follow the Brazilian Team!
It is worth mentioning that the Basketball World Cup will host more than one country, something unprecedented in the tournament: indonesia, philippines It is Japan will host the games throughout the championship. In addition, the current edition has the largest number of teams disputing the title in its entire history, 32 in total.
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— Basketball Brazil – CBB (@basquetebrasil) August 24, 2023
PARTICIPATING SELECTIONS
- Africa: Angola, Cape Verde, Egypt, Ivory Coast and South Sudan.
- Americas: Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, United States and Venezuela.
- Asia It is Oceania: Australia, People’s Republic of China, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Jordan, Lebanon, New Zealand and Philippines.
- Europe: Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia and Spain.
PHASES
All teams were divided into eight groups with four members each; teams face each other in a single turn, over three rounds. The top two teams from each table advance to the knockout rounds. In the second phase, the classified teams play two more games against the selections that they haven’t faced yet in a pre-selected crossing of groups.
By adding up all the points, from the two phases, two teams from each new group advance to the quarterfinals. The winners of these games, in turn, will advance to the next stages of the tournament, the semifinals, until two teams will face each other in the grand final. The Brazilian team is in group G, the same as Iran, Spain (current champion) and Ivory Coast.
BRAZILIAN AGENDA
WHERE TO ASSIST?
For those who want to follow the games of Brazil and the other teams in the 2023 Basketball World Cup, ESPN channels (closed signal) will broadcast the matches. Likewise, Star+’s streaming service will also show the clashes. O sportbuzz will bring the repercussions and highlights in the post-game.
WHAT IS AT STAKE?
It is worth mentioning that it is not just the title that is at stake: Brazil has the possibility of guaranteeing a place in the Paris Olympicsas the two best teams in the Americas will qualify for the 2024 Games. Even so, next year, there will be a second chance to participate in the tournament, through a pre-Olympic play-off.
Source: sportbuzz
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