Belize's under 18 male basketball team has stunned the world this evening after a huge upset of Brazil in the FIBA U18 AmeriCup 2024 which opened today in Argentina.
The final score of the thrilling game was 106 to 102 in Belize's favor with newcomer Josiah Moseley leading the scoring with 31 points.
Douglas Langford was the second top scorer with 29 and he spoke to FIBA after the game:
But there's no resting on laurels, Belize next faces the #1 ranked boys team in the world, the USA tomorrow.
Still before we move on, the scale and enormity of today's upset is hard to exaggerate. In terms of world ranking for boys teams - Brazil is ranked #3 in the America's and #11 in the world. Belize? Well, Belize is unranked.
But, the Belize team is on the rise - and the world has noticed, that's how they ended up in the Americup Bracket B along with elite three teams: USA, Brazil and Argentina. Tomorrow's game will be streamed live.
