Lebanon's Mansour Ali (left) throws the ball during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 qualifiers match between India and Lebanon at Sri Kanteerava Indoor Stadium in Bangalore on Aug. 29, 2022. (Credit: Manjunath Kiran/AFP)
BEIRUT — Lebanon on Monday qualified for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup after beating India 95-63. This is Lebanon’s fourth time to qualify for the Basketball World Cup.
Here's what we know:
• Following Monday's the game, FIBA Basketball World Cup’s Facebook account posted “Welcome back to the big stage Lebanon.”
• On route to qualification, Lebanon beat Philippines on Thursday at home at the Nohad Naufel Stadium in Zouk Mikael near the port city of Jounieh.
• Lebanon last qualified for the Basketball World Cup in 2010, when the tournament was played in Turkey.
• Lebanon is set to play New Zealand at home on Nov. 10 as part of the final games of the qualifiers.
• Last month, Lebanon came second in the Asia Cup, losing to Australia by one point.