HE Basketball World Cup 2023 Here. After a long wait, on Friday, August 25, the ball will start bouncing off at the Araneta Coliseum in Manila (Philippines), where they will face off. Angola and Italy and at the Okinawa Arena (Japan) where they will test their strength Finland and Australia. After this starting signal, the group stage will continue until August 30, when the first cycle of the tournament will end.
This 32 choices They share the goal of reaching the grand final of the World Cup, which will be held on September 10 in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia. But to get there, teams must first overcome endless obstacles. And after completing the first group stage, the teams will have to face each other. The second group stage will begin on August 31. The start of the quarterfinals won’t be until September 5th. The semi-finals will be played on September 8, two days before the final to be played at the Stadium. Mall of Asia ArenaA stadium with a capacity of 16,000 to 20,000 spectators.
In the first group stage, 32 teams are divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each. The blocks face each other in their group and the top two from each group advance to the second round The remaining two for the winners go to the second round for the losers.
Spain’s matches and rivals at the Basketball World Cup
In this first round, Spain meet Ivory CoastIt will take place on Saturday, August 26th at 7:00 pm. BrazilMonday, August 28, will close the group stage on Wednesday, August 30. Iranian. All matches of the Spanish team in the first group stage will be played at 20.30 local time. It will be held at 15:30 in Spain and at the Indonesian Arena in Jakarta (Indonesia). Based on the green building concept and specially designed for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, this new stadium has a capacity of 16,000 people.
The team retains its title
The Spanish team starts like this: one of the great favorites After winning the championship at a tournament held in the People’s Republic of China in 2019 Ricky Rubio He said he has been named MVP and will not be in the ‘La Familia’ ranking this year because he wants to be in the rankings this year. don’t stop because of him sanity. Led by Sergio Scariolo, the team has an edge over its rivals in Group G on paper, despite a significant loss.
BrazilThe only team to play in the entire Basketball World Cup, along with the United States, Appears to be the toughest competitor your choice. Among the prominent personalities you can see what are known as old men. Marcelinho Huertas and Raul Netobut also like other young faces on the rise Vitor Benite, Guilherme Santos or Didi Louzada. The Brazilian team is ranked 13th in the FIBA world rankings.
On the other hand, Ivory CoastRanked 42nd in the standings, the football player wants to add a good performance to his modest record in World Cups. ‘Los Elefantes’ is trying to secure its second World Cup victory in its fifth appearance. Although it ranks second in Africa His greatest desire was to pass the first group stage.
Islamic Republic of Iran He doesn’t seem to have reached his best level after losing five of his last six qualifying matches. Their only win came against Australia, which did not attend the match. Spain has had victories in the last two World Cups against Iran, which is currently occupying Iran. 22nd in the ranking FIBA World Cup.
If the predictions are confirmed and the Spanish team is one of the top two in group G, they will continue on the same field in the second stage. The victories of the first team will be rounded up in another group of four. The top two advance to the Quarterfinals. In this hypothetical second stage The Scariolos will face one of the most equal groups a priori: H Canada, France, Latvia and Lebanon.