Brazil finishes 3×3 Basketball World Cup in fourth position

The men’s team closed its participation in the 3×3 Basketball World Cup, this Sunday (4) in Vienna (Austria), with the fourth position. This was Brazil’s best campaign in an edition of the competition. The title went to Serbia, who beat the United States in the decision, and Latvia, current Olympic champion, completed the podium. 🇱🇷 12 x 22 🇱🇻The men’s team is in 4th place in the 3×3 World Cup, in Vienna 🇦🇹 It was very close to the unprecedented medal, but the campaign was spectacular! Great pride of our team 🏀🇧🇷 pic. twitter.com/fjXLsnAWRM — Time Brasil (@timebrasil) June 4, 2023 In their first game this Sunday, in the semifinals, the men’s team was beaten by the North American team by 21 to 18. Then, in the dispute for third place, the Brazil was beaten by Latvia by 22 to 12. “Since we arrived in Austria, we worked exactly what we had been planning since February. We reached a historic semifinal and, when you reach this level of clash, the level is very high and we knew how to deal with it. We made an even semifinal with the USA and could have won. It’s keeping up the work, correcting the mistakes, continuing to evolve and we’ll move forward”, declared the national team’s coach, Luca Carvalho. The World Cup gave the top three teams a direct qualification for the Pre-Olympics of the Paris Olympic Games. Outside the podium, Brazil can seek its place in the tournament through the Copa America, at the end of the year, or also through the world qualifying for the Pre-Olympics in 2024.


Agência Brasil