Men's Basketball World Cup/Germany 8 Vs. Latvia Staged Former Boss Vs. Player

The World Cup men's basketball 8 match will ignite the war, Latvia, the first black horse to enter the World Cup into the 8 match, to play the current 5 games of Germany, for the surprise trip brought by Latvia this year, working for Thunder forward Bertans (Davis Bertans) bluntly, they will not be under pressure.

Latvia took the World Cup stage for the first time this year to bring fans a series of surprises, including beating the strong opponent France in the preliminary round, so that they failed to qualify for the round of 16, the round of 16 group stage and beat the defending army Spain and Brazil, the first 5 games played 4-1 to advance into the round of 8, becoming the biggest dark horse of the tournament.

However, Latvia will face another test in the top 8, and will meet Germany, which has won all five games so far; Germany, which failed to reach the round of 16 in the past two World Cups, broke into the round of four in 2002 and won the bronze medal, setting the best result in team history. After entering the round of eight this year, Germany will have the opportunity to challenge the podium again, or even rewrite the team's history.

The clash between Germany and Latvia has also drawn attention to the rivalry between Dennis Schroder, the main defender of the two teams, and Arturs Zagars, who used to play for the German basketball club Papas Brunswick and is the owner of the team. It would also set Chagars up against former boss Schroder.

Speaking about the clash with Latvia, Germany coach Gordon Herbert said: "It was a big surprise, they played very well, they beat good teams in France and Spain, so you have to give them total respect."

Latvia striker Bertans said: "We are not the ones under pressure, in fact we have not felt pressure except against Lebanon, that doesn't mean we will stop fighting and we will continue to win every game with the same mentality."