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The basketball team is ready for Friday's duel that can give the World Cup
AVN | CARACAS Venezuela has an appointment with history this Friday. The national basketball team, led by Fernando Duró, will count on Canada to win a victory that could lead the team to the 2019 World Cup in China.
The native payroll will be presented to the Jose Joaquin Gymnasium "Papá" Carrillo Gymnasium in Miranda Park under the command of Captain José "Grillito" Vargas and six other Basqueteros from the team that defeated Canada. 2015 in the FIBA Americas Championship.
David Cubillán, Grégory Vargas, Heissler Guillera, César García, Dwight Lewis Padrón, Brother Giménez, Jhorman Zamora, Pedro Chourio, Luis Bethelmy, Miguel Ruiz, Néstor Colmenares, Windi Graterol and Grégory Echenique are invited to the meeting.
If the Venezuelan quintet wins, Venezuela will play the fourth FIFA World Cup in its history, after Argentina 1990, United States 2002 and Japan 2006 editions.
OLD KNOWLEDGE
This is not the first time that the national team faces Canada. In the last three years, both quintentos have been measured twice. The first was in 2015 and the second in 2017.
At the Palacio de los Deportes, in the Federal District, Mexico, faces were seen in the semi-finals of the pre-Olympic. On September 11, 2015, Venezuela beat Canada 79-78 in a definite match in the free throw zone in the second final.
Windi Graterol led the scoring department with 20 points, while Néstor Colmenares and John Cox did the same in rebounds with 6 and 4 assists, respectively.
On this occasion, Venezuela won a team of nine players from the NBA.
This victory allowed him to qualify for the final of the Olympic qualification, a victory he won by defeating the Argentine team 76-71.
The Venezuelans, after 23 years, qualified for the Olympic Games (JJOO) Rio 2016, a victory in which they won a victory and four losses.
A year later, the national quintet was measured against Canada at the Americup 2017. On August 29, the Americans reacted by winning 75-66 duel victories in the city of Bahía Blanca, Argentina.
In this tournament, Venezuela and Canada won one and two defeats, but the Criollos finished fourth by points difference.
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