The Spanish basketball team will defend this summer its title of world champion achieved in China 2019 as number 1 in the FIBA ranking, since it remains at the top of the list for the second time in a row ahead of the United States, according to the update released this Friday.
The team led by the Italian Sergio Scariolo "continues to make history," the Spanish Basketball Federation (FEB) highlighted in a statement, which recalled that since there are no more official matches until the World Cup to be played in the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia on 25 From August to September 10, the team will arrive at the event as the leader of the FIBA ranking.
Spain leads the classification for the second time in a row with 758.3 points and an advantage of 1.1 points over the United States, second ranked with 757.2. Australia (740.2), Argentina (733.6) and France (715.9) complete the Top-5.
The first time that the Spanish team went to first place was last November and it will continue to lead the coming months once the results of the qualifying phase for the 2023 World Cup have been counted, whose draw will be held next Saturday, April 29 in Manila (Philippines).
