From August 25 to September 10, 2023, the FIBA World Championship will be held in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. 32 teams will play in the competition, which will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams.
In group “H” the following four national teams will fight for the first place: France, Canada, Latvia and Lebanon. If you want to know which team will win in a given quartet, then you should study each team extremely carefully.
France
The team of Vincent Collet in the European selection took first place in the “K” sextet ahead of the Lithuanians, Montenegrins, Hungarians, Bosnians and Czechs. Having suffered only two defeats against Montenegro in regular time, as well as Bosnia and Herzegovina in overtime, France scored 10 victories. In addition, the Blues had the best attack and defense in the top six. Last year, the French reached the EuroBasket final, where they lost to Spain. That is, the team ranked fourth in the FIBA ranking is deservedly considered one of the strongest in Europe. So the Europeans will be deservedly the favorite of the quartet in the final part of the world championship.
The French got a not too formidable group, but the Canadians and Latvians should not be underestimated. The team has a good selection of players and if the French team tunes in to the tournament properly, they can go quite far. Nevertheless, the Blues are considered not only the favorite of the H quartet, but also one of the main contenders for victory at the 2023 World Cup. If you want to earn money on basketball bets, we recommend making them on Mostbet IN.
Canada
Wards of Nick Nurs in the American selection were the first in the sextet “E”. Canada managed to get ahead of the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, Argentina, Panama and the Bahamas. At the same time, Canadians beat the second Dominicans by two credit points. Having won 11 victories, the Black-White-Reds lost only once in an away match with Argentina in Mar del Plata with a score of 72:83. It is also worth noting that the “road warriors” had the best attack in the six, which scored a little more than 97 points per fight on average.
Representatives of the national championship and players from European clubs played in the selection at the “maple” leaves. If players from the NBA come to the upcoming tournament as part of the Canadians, then the “road warriors” will become even more competitive. Canada is unlikely to aim to win the tournament, but it is quite capable of going through to the next round of the competition.
Latvia
The boys of Luka Banci in the European selection somewhat unexpectedly won the group “I”. Serbia, Greece, Turkey, Belgium and Great Britain managed to get ahead of Latvia. It is worth noting that the Serbs and Greeks are quite formidable opponents. Having won nine victories, the Red-White-Reds were defeated only once by the Serbs in Belgrade with a score of 100:101. In addition, the Latvians had the best defense in the sextet, conceding an average of almost 71 points in four quarters. In the final stage of the 2023 World Cup, it will not be easy for the Latvians, but Toms Leimanis and the company are able to compete for the first two.
There are no star players in the Red-White-Reds, but in terms of team play, the Latvians look strong. So after the qualifying round, Latvia will try to surprise basketball fans in the final stage of the tournament.
Lebanon
Guys Jad El Khajja somewhat unexpectedly won the “E” sextet in the Australian-Asian preselection. Jordan, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and India managed to get ahead of the Lebanese. Having won nine victories, Lebanon lost three times. Defeated “cedars” were Jordanians, Filipinos and New Zealanders on the road. In the six, the Lebanese had the strongest attack, scoring an average of almost 90 points per game.
Lebanon is an absolutely home team, but on the road with quite formidable rivals, the Cedars often lose. So, on the Asian parquet, the White-Reds are unlikely to be able to impose a fight on more formidable opponents.
Our forecast
Lebanon will try to surprise, but the “cedars” are unlikely to succeed. Latvia and Canada are likely to compete for second place in the quartet. If NBA players join the Road Warriors, then North Americans should be favored. France is an absolutely deserved favorite of this group. If the Blues exclude underestimation of their opponents, then they can win all the confrontations and take the first line.
