Lebanon plays Sunday at 21:00 in Beirut, a game within reach as part of the 2023 World Cup qualifiers. Lebanon needs to win its last three matches of this qualifying campaign to be sure of finishing top of the group.
Lebanon takes on India on Sunday, at 21.00, in the Pierre Gemayel room at Cité Sportif Camille Chamoun. This match was very affordable for the Lebanese, against a team that remained in the group and level below all the teams in the group.
Against New Zealand on Thursday, Lebanon will be without Wael Arakji, Elie Chamoun, Sergio Darwich, Amir Saoud and Youssef Khayat. These five absences were added by Hayk Gyokchian and Ali Mansour. But the Lebanese reservoir is important, and the quality is there to make up for all of these players, especially against the weakest team in the group.
The statistics are in favor of the Lebanese
In the history of qualifying for the Basketball World Cup, Lebanon has met India three times. All three games ended in a Lebanese win by 32+ points, and the Cedars always scored over 90 points in those games.
Moreover, Lebanon is on a six-match winning streak in these qualifiers. India, on the other hand, are still looking for their first win in the qualifiers. Their seven losses in this qualifying campaign is an average gap of 30 points.
Lebanon, which has already qualified for the 2023 World Cup which will be held from August 25 to September 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia, is now aiming to finish first in the group. The team coached by Jad el-Hajj still have three games to play in the qualifiers, including Sunday night. Three wins mean a guaranteed first place, and therefore a better FIBA \u200b\u200branking and a more affordable draw at the World Cup.
Matches will be broadcast on LB2 and on the website LBCI.
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