In the 5th match of the FIBA 2023 World Cup European Qualifications 2nd Round I Group, the National Men’s Basketball Team will fight against Latvia at 20:00 tomorrow at TOFAŞ Sports Hall.
Nationals won 1 win and lost 3 in 4 matches played in the second round. The crescent-stars, who took to the park 8 times in total with the matches in the first round, are in the 4th place with 3 wins and 5 losses. Latvia is the leader of the group with 7 wins and 1 loss in 8 matches. While the crescent-stars did not have a chance to leave the group, Latvia got a World Cup ticket.
17. APPOINTMENT
Turkey and Latvia have competed 16 times so far. While the national team won 10 times in the said matches, Latvia experienced the joy of winning 6 times. The two countries faced each other for the first time in the preparatory tournament held in Czechoslovakia on September 16, 1966, and the crescent and star team lost the fight with a score of 83-63. In the last match played on 25 August 2022, Latvia won 111-85.