Spain, to the World Cup without having to play

Spain is already qualified for the 2023 World Cup, which will be held between the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan, after the defeats of Iceland and Georgia against Ukraine (79-72) and Italy (84-85), respectively. Thus, The National Team will play against the Netherlands this Monday at the Carolina Marín de Huelva sports center (20:30, Tdp) with nothing at stakewithout the urgency of tying up the win to be in Asia next summer.

Italy has also achieved qualification with its victory at the Tbilisi Arena in Georgia. The Caucasian team itself, Iceland and Ukraine will fight for the third and last ticket to the World Cup given by group L.

The majestic Eurobasket champion will thus be able to defend the crown, the second in its history, won three years ago at the Wukesong Arena in Beijing. It will also be his 13th participation (two golds) and the 11th in a row. And the perfect signature to another qualifying phase, the third passed since 2017, perfect in which Spain has only lost in one of the seven games played to date.