Puerto Rican Roberto Vázquez to Officiate Gold Medal Match at 2023 Basketball World Cup

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Puerto Rican Roberto Vázquez will be the main referee in the gold medal match between Serbia and Germany at the FIBA ​​World Cup 2023 on Sunday morning in the Philippines.

The Quebradillan officer will be accompanied by the Mexican Omar Bermúdez and the Latvian Gatis Salins.

Vázquez will be the first Puerto Rican to make a World Cup final match official since Juan “Pucho” Figueroa from Bayamo worked in the clash between Yugoslavia and Russia in 1998 in Greece.

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Yugoslavia won by just two points (64-62) before 20,000 spectators at the Athens Olympic Indoor Hall.

Juan “Pucho” Figueroa made the final game of the 1998 Cup in Greece official. (David Villafane Ramos)

For Vázquez this is his third experience in a World Cup. He also whistled in Spain (2014) and in China (2019).

On Sunday, the clash for gold between the Serbians and the Germans will begin at 8:40 am (Puerto Rico time), while the bronze game between the United States and Canada will start at 4:30 am

Puerto Rico brought three officials to this edition of the contest. Jorge Vázquez and Johnny Batista were also active in the tournament and all whistled at the crossroads of the best 16 teams.

Only the United States also brought three referees to this World Cup.

2023-09-09 14:33:00
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