By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Three teams, Greece, Germany and the Czech Republic, have already qualified for the FIBA World Cup 2019 and unbeaten Lithuania can follow them with one more win.
Meanwhile, Croatia will try to stay alive in the race and Spain needs to bounce back after losing to Ukraine.
Hungary – Italy (18:00 GMT+02)
Playing without their injured leader, Adam Hanga, Hungary (4-3) remains third in Group J, just one win behind Italy (5-2). However, the guests have boosted their roster with the presence of Gigi Datome and Nicolo Melli for the September games and on paper, they are the better team.
If they can confirm this on the court, they will make a huge step towards qualification.
Lithuania – Netherlands (19:30 GMT+03)
After the big road win against Croatia, unbeaten Lithuania (7-0) is expected to qualify to the FIBA World Cup by beating the Netherlands (3-4).
Despite missing the NBA frontcourt duo of Jonas Valanciunas and Domantas Sabonis, Lithuania is the favorite to get the job done in front of their home court.
Spain – Latvia (19:00 GMT+02)
That’s the biggest game of the day. Despite missing their NBA stars, both teams remain more than strong and both are dying for the win.
Spain remains on top of the Group I standings (6-1) and Latvia is just one win behind (5-2). The hosts are coming from an unexpected defeat by Ukraine and they need to bounce back in front of their crowd.
Slovenia – Turkey (20:00 GMT+02)
The reigning Eurobasket champions have their backs against the wall and just two wins so far (2-5). On contrary, Turkey (5-2) is on course to qualify for China.
Without retired Goran Dragic and bound by the NBA Luka Doncic, Slovenia is fighting for their lives and that should make thing interesting.
Montenegro – Ukraine (20:15 GMT+02)
Thanks to the NBA duo of Alex Len and Svi Mykhailiuk, Ukraine shocked Spain and now has a 4-3 record. If they also beat Montenegro (3-4) on the road, they will keep their qualification chances alive.
The same stands true also for Montenegro. It will be more than interesting to see if Ukraine’s win against the Spaniards a few days ago can be the start of something big.