After last week’s Great Britain and Czech Republic qualifiers, Panama and Nicaragua are also defined for the World Baseball Classic 2023. It was played at the stadium in Panama, which owes its name to Rod Carew.
The Panamanian selectionwho had not competed in the Classic since 2009, qualified by beating Argentina (11-0) and Brazil (4-0) in this sequence, even if the question, judging by the not exactly full stadium, only partially thrilled the Central American country.
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How many to Nicaragua, it was still the second best team by force of play within the field. However, it is also the first time that the country has qualified for the Classic, and it does so in a particular way. After losing 4-1 from Brazil on his debut, he had to slip into the secondary draw, where he beat Pakistan 12-0 and Argentina in a very difficult match 6-5. Then again the verdeoro, beaten this time for 3-1.
Now the entire field of the 20 teams is fully defined, with the qualifiers still having to know their target group. Italyit must be remembered, will be on stage in Pool A, in Taichung (Taiwan), where he will face Holland, Cuba and China Taipei (the sporting name of Taiwan), as well as one of the four exits from the qualifiers.
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