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Georgian Basketball Federation urges Georgians to Support Belgium in their game against Bulgaria and gives free access to the arena for the game.

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Georgian Basketball Federation posted an official message on social networks urging to support the Belgian national team in Wednesday's game against Bulgaria, as Belgium's win would keep Georgians' chances to advance from Group A alive.

Georgia / Schedule

Belgium Georgia79-76 Georgia Spain64-90 Turkey Georgia83-88 Georgia Bulgaria80-92 Georgia MontenegroWed17:00

Full Georgian Basketball Federation's message on social networks:

"To get out of the group, the Georgian national team must beat Montenegro, but before that, if Belgium does not beat Bulgaria, it will not matter.

On the other hand, Belgium has quite a lot of motivation, because in case of defeat against Bulgaria, they will not advance themselves. So, Belgium plays for Georgia along with itself, and it would be desirable if Georgian fans come to attend this match and support the Belgians. Spectators will be free to attend the game and the more fans that come to Tbilisi Arena, the better for Belgium and Georgia."

Georgia hosts the Group A of EuroBasket 2022 in Tbilisi and it has not been the smoothest experience. Georgian Basketball Federation has received criticism for poor attendance, mediocre organization, and incidents on and off the court.

This might very well be another dent in not so-successful hosting of the event.

The motive behind the invitation for free to support the Belgian team is simple, in case Bulgaria wins their game against the Belgians, then Georgia will lose their chances to advance from the group.

Turkey and Spain have already clinched their spots in the knock-out stage in Berlin, however, the other 4 teams of Group A will fight for the remaining 2 tickets in their last matches on Wednesday.

Here is the current situation in Group A:

Current standings

Pos Team GM W L PPG PPG A Diff STR L5 1 Spain 4 3 1 89.8 74.8 15 +1 + Montenegro 65 82 Spain - Spain 73 83 Belgium + Georgia 64 90 Spain + Spain 114 87 Bulgaria 2 Turkey 4 3 1 83.5 76.5 7 +1 + Belgium 63 78 Turkey - Turkey 83 88 Georgia + Bulgaria 87 101 Turkey + Turkey 72 68 Montenegro 3 Montenegro 4 2 2 75.0 76.3 -1.3 -1 - Montenegro 65 82 Spain + Bulgaria 81 91 Montenegro + Montenegro 76 70 Belgium - Turkey 72 68 Montenegro 4 Belgium 4 2 2 73.8 75.8 -2 -1 - Belgium 63 78 Turkey + Spain 73 83 Belgium - Montenegro 76 70 Belgium + Belgium 79 76 Georgia 5 Bulgaria 4 1 3 86.8 96.5 -9.8 +1 + Georgia 80 92 Bulgaria - Bulgaria 81 91 Montenegro - Bulgaria 87 101 Turkey - Spain 114 87 Bulgaria 6 Georgia 4 1 3 77.0 86.0 -9 -1 - Georgia 80 92 Bulgaria + Turkey 83 88 Georgia - Georgia 64 90 Spain -

Montenegro

Win-loss record in games vs. Bulgaria and Belgium: 2-0

Qualifies if:

Beats Georgia Loses to Georgia and Bulgaria beats Belgium

Gets eliminated if:

Loses to Georgia and Belgium beats Bulgaria

Belgium

Win-loss record in games vs. Montenegro and Georgia: 1-1

Qualifies if:

Beats Bulgaria

Gets eliminated if:

Loses to Bulgaria

Bulgaria

Win-loss record in games vs. Montenegro and Georgia: 1-1

Qualifies if:

Beats Belgium

Gets eliminated if:

Loses to Belgium

Georgia

Win-loss record in games vs. Bulgaria and Belgium: 0-2

Qualifies if:

Beats Montenegro and Belgium beats Bulgaria

Gets eliminated if:

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