So two rounds down, and maybe the slogan is true. The four teams collected three points, meaning everything will be decided in the final round on Sunday. It must be recognized that the Hungarian and Spanish teams playing the second match will give them a circumstantial advantage, as they will know the result of the first match, the Canada-Japan match, which will make the possibilities clear. We must know that if the scores are equal, the scores are calculated against each other.
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1. If Canada wins, they will definitely advance. We would be very happy about that, because then we might lose to the Spaniards, where we would end up with four points just like the Japanese, whom we beat, and one win would be enough to get away. In this case, Japan will be eliminated. 2. If Canada wins and we win, Spain will be eliminated because they lost to Japan in the first round. 3. If Japan wins, we have to beat the Spaniards by all means, otherwise we will be on four points with Canada, and we lost to North America. If Hungary succeeds, Canada will be eliminated, just as it lost to Spain. However, it is important here to point out that if Japan beats Canada, the match against us will become irrelevant for the Spaniards, because it will mean their automatic elimination. |
Of course, we can hope that the scenario described in the first point will come true. The loser of the Canada-Japan match will certainly be in a weak position as he watches the match between the Hungarian and Spanish teams and hopes for a positive result for them, otherwise they will occupy last place and will not be able to do so. To go to the Olympics..
| Sopron Olympic Qualifying Round 3 Sunday: Canada-Japan 15.00 (M4 Sport), Hungary-Spain 17.30 (M4 Sport) |
Cover Image: Dorka Juhász has played brilliantly in both matches so far (Source: Fiba.com)
