{"id":110913,"date":"2026-03-02T01:24:49","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:24:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/dr-crushes-nicaragua-and-leads-group-a-towards-the-2027-world-cup\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T01:24:49","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T05:24:49","slug":"dr-crushes-nicaragua-and-leads-group-a-towards-the-2027-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/nationals\/dr-crushes-nicaragua-and-leads-group-a-towards-the-2027-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"DR Crushes Nicaragua and Leads Group A Towards the 2027 World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Dominicana Imposes its Law in Managua and Secures its Advancement to the 2027 Basketball World Cup<\/h2>\n\nThe Dominican Republic national basketball team demonstrated its superiority by defeating Nicaragua with a resounding score of 86-61. This triumph, obtained in the Second Qualifying Window, marks the team&#8217;s second consecutive victory on its path to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027.\n\nWith this result, the Dominican combined raises its record to 3-1, consolidating itself at the top of Group A, tied with the United States. The United States also secured its place in the next phase after its victory over Mexico.\n\nThe match took place at the Alexis Arg\u00fcello Sports Center in Managua, where the home team started with an advantage in the first quarter (18-14). However, the Dominican reaction was immediate, dominating the second quarter with a score of 30-18 and taking the lead with a 44-36 at halftime.\n\nIn the second half, the team led by N\u00e9stor Garc\u00eda maintained control of the game. The Dominicans won the third quarter 23-13 and closed the last one with a 19-12, widening the difference and securing a 25-point victory.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key Figures in the Dominican Victory<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Dominican offensive featured outstanding performances. Joel Soriano led with 17 points and eight rebounds, followed by \u00c1ngel Delgado with 14 points. \u00c1ngel N\u00fa\u00f1ez shone with 12 points, including four three-pointers. Anderson Garc\u00eda also contributed with 12 points and seven rebounds.\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gelvis Solano and Richard Bautista scored seven points each.<\/li>\n<li>Luis Montero debuted in this window with six units.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\nFor Nicaragua, Eden Ewing was the most outstanding player with 21 points and eight rebounds.\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Challenges<\/h3>\n\n\nThe Third Qualifying Window will be held in July. The Dominican Republic will host the United States on Friday the 3rd and Nicaragua on Monday the 6th at the Virgilio Travieso Soto Sports Palace, in Santo Domingo.\n\nIn the qualifying process for the 2027 World Cup, 16 national teams from the American continent participate, competing for seven places in the international tournament.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dominicana Imposes its Law in Managua and Secures its Advancement to the 2027 Basketball World Cup The Dominican Republic national basketball team demonstrated its superiority by defeating Nicaragua with a resounding score of 86-61. 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