FIBA World Cup 2023 Group H Schedule: Latvia And Canada Compete For Group Champion Status
JAKARTA - The FIBA World Cup 2023 match on Tuesday, August 29 will be fierce. Latvia and Canada will fight for victory to determine the Group H title.
Latvian appearance which is somewhat impressive during the group phase will bring them to face Canada in the final match of Group H. The match will be held at the Indonesia Arena, Senayan at 20.30 WIB.
Latvia, which is a debutant team, is able to show a high quality that is not kidding. Vincent Collet's team was even able to make a surprise when facing a giant team like France.
The moment occurred in the second match of the group H phase, where Latvia was able to beat France with a score of 88-86. Before that, in the inaugural Latvian match, it was also successful in locking the victory over Lebanon with a landslide score of 109-70.
The Latvian performance in the group stage made them quite a countable team. Because apart from their debutant status, the slick performance was made in Latvia without the added strength of their mainstay player, Kristops Porzingis.
Porzingis was actually brought to Indonesia to appear in the group stage FIBA World Cup 2023. However, the player who is now defending the Boston Celtics in the NBA had to be sidelined due to a facilitistic plantar injury.
Even so, Latvia has been able to record two wins in the group stage which makes them certain to advance to the second half. Now Collet's team only needs to perform better to ensure the Group H title.
On the other hand, Canada, which will be Latvia's strong opponent in the final match, will also have a record that is no less good. Just like Latvia, Canada has also locked a ticket to the second half after packing two wins over France and Lebanon.
The two victories made Shai Gilgeous-Alexander et al at the top of Group H, while Latvia was in second place. Today's match is certain to be fierce because it will determine the winning team for Group H FIBA World Cup 2023.
In addition to the match between Latvia vs Canada, on the same day another match will be presented which brings together France vs Lebanon. Although it has been confirmed that both have failed to advance to the second round, this match will also be exciting because they will still compete for the rankings.
The following is the schedule for the 2023 FIBA World Cup today:
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Indonesia Arena, Senayan, Jakarta
16.45 WIB - Lebanon vs France
20.30 WIB - Canada vs Latvia