BUENOS AIRES (FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019) – The Argentinian Basketball Confederation (CABB) announced the Superdomo of La Rioja, as the venue for Argentina’s first game in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers.

In La Rioja, Argentina will receive Paraguay on Thurdsday, Novembre 23, and then the team coached by Sergio Hernaned will travel to Panama to face its second game in Group A of Americas Qualifiers.

“For us is an honor, La Rioja is a basketball province and their interest of having the National Team playing in their stadium was fundamental in the decision. We are sure they will do a great job, because of the process they have made in our sport,” said the President of the CABB, Federico Susbielles.

Beginning in November 2017, the Qualifiers will establish a new road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup China 2019. The new format will take place over the course of six windows and feature the world’s top 80 national teams playing 1,200 games in front of millions of fans all around the globe.

The qualifying windows for the FIBA World Basketball Cup 2019 will be November 20-28, February 19-27 (2018), June 25 to July 3, September 10-18, November 26 to December 4, and February 20-28 (2019).

After the six windows, the top seven teams from the Americas will reserve a spot in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 in China from August 31 – September 15.

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