The Spanish team will play in Córdoba on February 24 the third match of the qualifying phase for the 2023 World Cup, a match in which Sergio Scariolo’s men will face Ukraine, after defeating Georgia in the November window. and North Macedonia.
The venue will be the Vista Alegre Palace in the Andalusian city, a setting in which two preparation matches were already played in the summers of 2005 and 2006. On that last occasion Spain faced China, which they defeated 96-49 in a packed pavilion (4,700 spectators) a few days before traveling to Japan to win his first World Cup title.
This time it will be an official FIBA match, the third of a qualifying round to obtain a passport to the 2023 World Cup, which will be played in the Philippines, Indonesia and Japan. Spain leads Group G with two wins, while Ukraine has a record of one win (against North Macedonia) and one loss (against Georgia).
Last June the women’s team visited the Vista Alegre Palace, where they played a preparation tournament for the EuroBasket 2021 in Valencia, achieving two victories against the Nigerian and Belgian teams.