The men's national team of Ukraine in basketball at home suffered a crushing defeat from the team of Latvia in the selection for the 2019 FIFA World Cup.

The game on the parquet of the Kiev Palace of Sports ended with a score of 71:93 (12:16, 22:25, 18:32, 19:20).

The guests looked more confident from the very start of the game and, having the advantage right up to the very end, confidently won.

Let us note that Ukraine has already guaranteed itself access to the next round of selection. However, all the points scored in the first group stage pass with the teams in the second.

Recall that in the previous match of the selection of Ukrainians were defeated by Turkey (66:80) and dropped to second place in the standings of the group.