Cuba prepares its debut in the Men's Basketball World Cup
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- Published: Saturday, 11 November 2017 07:26
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Foto: Cadenagramonte.Havana, Nov 11.- A little more than 10 days are missing for the debut of the Cuban men's Basketball team in the qualifying competition with a view to the 2019 China World Cup, a strong tournament in which there will be 32 casts.
Included in Group C of the qualifiers of that sport in America, Cuba had the misfortune of coinciding with teams from the United States, Puerto Rico and Mexico, in a novel system that includes 80 sets of the planet that will play one-way matches and Turn scheduled in six sorting windows.
The collective of the Island will be released at that stage as a visitor to the Mexicans next day 23; while on November 26 they will receive the Puerto Rican Tournament 2016 champions at the Sports City Coliseum.
For that reason, the many lovers and followers of that discipline in the Cuban nation will have the chance to see their national team in Havana facing the Americans, Puerto Ricans and Mexicans, in what will undoubtedly be a luxury option.
According to the calendar announced by the International Basketball Federation, after its first two games, Cubans will visit the United States on February 23, 2018, Olympic and world champion, which everything indicates will not align with its stars of the National Basketball Association ( NBA for its acronym in English).
In the first phase, the competitive program of Cuba is completed by receiving Mexico (26-02-2018), against Puerto Rico (28-06-2018) at home, and before the Americans (07-07-2018) as hosts .
To advance to the next round, the teams must finish in the first three positions of their group, something that seems complicated for the basketball players of the Island, although in the sport everything can happen.
The last Cuban appearance in a Men's Basketball World Cup dates back to the 1994 Canadian Championship, where they finished in 15th place among 16 national teams. (Cadenagramonte)
