DAZN, the world leader in live broadcasting and sports entertainment, is gearing up to broadcast all matches live and on demand for the 19th FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, the FIBA Men’s World Basketball Championship, which will take place from 25 August to 10 September. in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan.
DAZN will follow the performance of 32 teams throughout the World Cup on their way to the coveted Naismith Trophy with an exceptional team in the comments that sees a new member, an important role in Italian and international basketball: Andrea Trinchieri, former Bayern coach. , Partizan, Kazan, Bamberg, Kantu and the Greek team.
The new face of the 2023 FIBA World Cup on DAZN, Trinchieri will commentate alongside Matteo Gandini, Giovanni Poggi and Sandro Pugliese for all of Italy’s matches, the daily selection of other teams’ matches on the pitch and the entire final phase of the championship. World Cup, offering all fans a great show of international basketball. Trinchieri makes his debut as first commentator in the first match between Italy and Angola alongside Matteo Gandini.
Stefano Azzi, CEO of DAZN Italia, comments: “We are thrilled to be broadcasting on DAZN the great show of the 2023 FIBA Men’s Basketball World Cup, the hall of fame of one of the most coveted and highly anticipated national basketball competitions in the international basketball arena. We continue to strive to bring the best of premium competition to all fans, further enriching our in-app sports offering. We are sure that the meeting with the World Championship on DAZN will give a lot of emotions to all basketball fans.“.
Giovanni Petrucci, FIP President, states: “DAZN is now a reference platform for Italian sports and beyond. The great interest shown in basketball, with the acquisition of the rights to the 2023 FIBA World Cup and the broadcast of all matches, is proof of the desire to offer fans not only football, but also top-level basketball. The agreement with other broadcasters already reached on the occasion of the Women’s EuroBasket gives me the opportunity to thank DAZN’s senior management for the professionalism shown in their desire to expand the visibility of the basketball product. National team coach Gianmarco Pozzecco is very enthusiastic and we can’t wait to see our Azzurri on the pitch.“.
The adventure of the Azzurri, the protagonists of the World Cup for the second time in a row, will begin on Friday, August 25 at 10:00 am Italian time, with a match against Angola, a rival not to be underestimated. At the same time, on Sunday, August 27, the team of coach Gianmarco Pozzecco is called up to play against the national team of the Dominican Republic and, finally, the match against the Philippines, scheduled for Tuesday, August 29 at 14:00. At this World Cup, coach Azzurri is ready to give everything to his Italy to improve his last place achieved in China in 2019 and realize a great dream.