Mexican Basketball Team met rivals for the 2023 World Cup

The Mexican National Team was placed in Group D and will play its first three games in the Philippines.

Egypt, Montenegro y Lithuania will be the rivals that Mexico will face in the first phase of the Basketball World Cup 2023 What will be celebrated in Japan, Philippines e Indonesia between August 25 and September 10 according to the draw held today in Manila.

The Mexican team it was placed in Group D and will play its first three matches in the Philippines, in the city of Manila, at the Moa Arena.

The 2023 Basketball World Cup to be held in Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia will take place between August 25 and September 10.

On the other hand, Dominican Republic will be facing Filipinas during the opening day of the tournament, on August 25. They will play again on August 27 against Italy and will close their group stage against Angola on August 29.

Tournament format

He Basketball World Cup in this 2023 it will have three stages. The first phase will have eight groups of four teams each, where the best two of each group will advance to the second phase, while those that remain in the last two places must play matches to position themselves in the world ranking.

The second round will have four groups of four, in which the best two of each will advance again and those who are eliminated will play matches to position themselves in the world ranking. The two best ranked America y Europa will get the ticket for the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The same will happen with the best team of Africa, Asia and Oceania. These teams will meet with France, host country.

The other four places in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 They will be played between 40 countries in two tournaments.

This is how the groups for the next World Cup were formed:

— In Philippines:

– Group A: Angola, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Italy

– Group B: South Sudan, Serbia, China, Puerto Rico

– Group C: United States, Jordan, Greece, New Zealand.

– Group D: Egypt, Mexico, Montenegro, Lithuania

— Japan:

– Group E: Germany, Finland, Australia, Japan

– Group F: Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia, Venezuela

— Indonesia

– Group G: Iran, Spain, Ivory Coast, Brazil

– Group H: Canada, Latvia, Lebanon, France.