Israel’s national basketball team is eliminated from World Cup qualifying after a second straight defeat, this time losing to Latvia 85-70. The loss comes in the competition’s second round as the team ends the August window with a pair of setbacks.
Earlier, Israel falls to Poland 106-86 in the first game of the window. Across the outlets, the match result against Latvia and the earlier defeat to Poland are consistent, as is the overall conclusion that Israel is officially knocked out of World Cup qualifying. The reporting centers on the two-game losing streak and the resulting elimination, with no major differences in the described outcomes.
