The final minutes brought with them a strange feeling, made up of anxiety and excitement. The members of the Mexican Basketball Team they knew that victory was assured, but they longed for the game to be over.
That is why they began an endless chain of hugs as soon as their feat was made official.
Los 12 Warriors prevailed over Uruguay (82-69) to qualify for the World Cup, which this year will be held in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.
Against all odds, the coach’s team has given a great oxygen injection to mexican basketballwho for years seemed drowned in a sea of intrigues and problems outside the court.
#MexBasquetMundialista Shout it out Mexico! We are in the world Cup @FIBAWC! #nadanosdetiene pic.twitter.com/HdjjLRFwDv
– Mexico Basketball (@mexbasquet) February 27, 2023
Con Francis Cross as a star, in addition to the contribution of Jorge Gutierrez, Paul Stoll, Gabriel Giron and Orlando Mendezthe Tricolor obtained its second victory in the last window of the Americas qualifier, thus guaranteeing its presence in the maximum fair.
It will be the third time that Mexico participates in the men’s World Cup, after the adventures in Puerto Rico 1974 and Spain 2014. Now, with a team that yearns to show that it has enough talent to stand out at an international level.
The Tricolor finished third in the sector, only behind the United States and Canada, with the illusion of having a great World Cup on Asian soil.
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