CITY OF PANAMA.- The Dominican Republic will have an important clash this Thursday that leads them to the qualifying route in the seventh and final window of the Americas Qualifier for the 2023 World Basketball Championship, which will be held between countries: the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, between August and september.
At 7:10 p.m. local time and 8:10 a.m. Dominican time, the Arena Roberto Durán, in Panama City, will host the clash between the senior team from the Dominican Republic and its similar team from Panama, a squad that is disqualified with a 2-8 record.
A match of great value for the quisqueyanos (7-3), since it would put them in a comfortable position with a record of 8-3, fighting for one of the three qualifying places in Group E, which they dispute with Argentina and Venezuela, which they also have a 7-3 record.
On Sunday the 26th, the RD faces Argentina, at 9:10 p.m. local time, at the Islas Malvinas sports center, in the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina.
The Argentine coach Néstor -Ché- García encouraged his players to give the best of each one of them, because the confrontation they will have against the Panamanians has a lot of value for positioning, prior to the last match against Argentina, which would define everything.
“I expect a lot from you guys, I know with dedication and heart that you play for your country,” exclaimed the Che Garcia, who has David Díaz, Daniel Seoane and Abraham Disla as assistants. The Argentine coach, on his return to the national team, records a 2-0 record.
The 12 players that make up the Creole squad against Panama are Ángel Luis Delgado, Víctor Liz, Eloy Vargas, Rigoberto Mendoza, Andrés Feliz, Gelvis Solano, Antonio Peña, Juan Guerrero, Jean Montero, Gerardo Suero, Juan Miguel Suero and Jonathan Araújo.
The Dominican Republic defeated Panama in the city of Santo Domingo, 70-61, on Thursday, August 25 at the Virgilio Travieso Soto Sports Palace.
positioning
The Dominican Republic is part of Group E that will play the sixth and final window of the Americas Qualifiers for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 between the 23rd and 26th of this month, to complete the seven places in the region to the great.
The only team that has already qualified for the World Cup is Canada (10-0), with six places remaining to be played by eight countries that still have options.
That Group E led by Canada (10-0) is also made up of Venezuela, the Dominican Republic and Argentina, all three with a 7-3 record, establishing three places for the four of them.
The team that is in last place in Group E would only have the option of fighting for the best fourth place with the one that is in the same place in Group F (will give three places) that has the United States (8-2), Brazil (7-3), Puerto Rico and Mexico, 6-4 record.
