The United States team already knows its rivals for what will be the 2023 Basketball World Cup that will be held between the months of August and September and that for the first time will host three countries: Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.
In the draw held in Manila, the capital of the Philippines, luck smiled on the United States with a group in which, in addition to being a candidate, they will have rivals whom they will aim to defeat with relative ease.
The Stars and Stripes team was drawn in Group C against the Oceanicians from New Zealand, the Europeans from Greece and the Asians from Jordan. All these commitments will be played at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.
However, the curiosity will be focused on the match against Greece, which is led by the MVP and NBA champion, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who is expected to also represent his country in the competition.
In addition to the United States, the current champion, Spain, which lifted the trophy in the 2019 China Basketball World Cup and leads the world basketball ranking, will face off in Group G based in the Indonesian city of Jakarta against the Ivory Coast, Brazil. and Iran.
Other countries that will represent the American continent will be Mexico, which will be paired with Egypt, Montenegro and Lithuania in Group D, Puerto Rico that will face South Sudan, Serbia and China in Group B, Dominican Republic, that will face Angola, Philippines and Italy for group A and Venezuela, which will share in Group F along with Cape Verde, Georgia and the Slovenia of the Dallas Mavericks star, Luka Doncic, who will debut in a World Cup.
The tournament will be held between August 25 and September 10 and will seek the first winner other than the United States (2010, 2014) or Spain (2006, 2019) in the last four competitions.