The Lebanese men’s national basketball team’s preparations for the Jordan-Saudi Arabia matches continue as part of the “third window” of the third Asian group qualification for the World Cup final, which is scheduled from August 25 to September 10 next years in Japan. Philippines and Indonesia, which for the first time in the history of the tournament are jointly hosted by the three countries.

The Lebanese national team trains at the Nohad Nawfal Complex stadium in Zouk Mikael, where two matches will be played on Friday and Monday at the same time (21:00).
The meeting between Lebanon and Jordan will be the third between them this year since the two teams met in February at the Arab Championships held in Dubai and Lebanon won 64-52 en route to winning the championship. title. A few days later, the two teams met in the Jordanian capital Amman in the Second Window competition of the World Cup Qualifiers and Jordan won (74-63). This was Lebanon’s only defeat (54th in the world and 9th on the continent) in qualifying. Jordan (39th in the world and 8th in the continental world) and Lebanon lead Group C with 7 points, while Saudi Arabia (80th in the world and 13th in the continental world) are in third with 6 points, while Indonesia was fourth. (4 points).
The top three teams in the four groups will advance to the second round, which means Lebanon, Jordan and Saudi Arabia will advance to the decisive round, as they will enter the group along with New Zealand, the Philippines and India. . The second group also includes six teams.
Lebanon will face New Zealand, the Philippines and India (round trip) in the “fourth window” (August 2022), “fifth window” (November 2022), “sixth window” and final (February 2023) teams that will qualify for two continents of Asia and Oceania for the World Cup final.
It is noteworthy that after this window, the Lebanese national team will begin preparations for the Asian Cup, which will be held in Indonesia from July 12 to 24.