VIDEO ⟩ Porzingis will help the Latvian national team in the August games – Basketball

During the preparation stage, the Latvian national team will play one test match – on Friday, August 19, at 19 “Arena Riga” will be visited by the Estonian national team.

Since the beginning of August, the Estonian national team will be preparing for two serious challenges – World Cup qualifying matches with teams from Slovenia and Finland, as well as the final tournament of the European Championship. In the FIBA ​​men’s ranking table, Latvia occupies the 26th place, Estonia – the 48th place, but the superiority must be proven on the field.

The Latvian national team will start the second stage of the 2023 World Cup qualification tournament in Group I with a 3-1 record won in the first stage (with Serbia 100:101 and 66:59, with Belgium 66:65 and 68:63), which gives a shared 1st place. /2. place with the Greek national team. The Turkish national team has two victories over the British team (84:67 and 85:71), as well as two losses against Greece (71:72 and 67:76). With a balance of 2-2, the Turks currently share the 3rd/4th place. place with the Belgian national team, ahead of Serbia and Great Britain (both 1-3 each).

Thursday, August 25, at At 19:30, the Latvian team will play against the Turkish national team at “Arena Riga”, and on Sunday, August 28, they will meet the British team in Newcastle.