Spain and South Korea faces are seen in the first match of the phase of the
Group A
women’s basketball in the Tokyo Olympics 2021. The national team wants to improve the performance of the last European tournament, recently played, don lost to, ultimately champion, Serbia in the quarterfinals of Women’s Eurobasket 202
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The national team arrives at the meeting in a convincing way, where they want to repeat the success of the silver medal achieved in the Games of Rio de Janeiro 2016. Although they aspire to the maximum, they know that they are playing a tournament where the big favorites are once again the Americans.
Spain plays in the Group A next to Canada, Serbia and South Korea. Precisely, the great rival of the group is the Serbian team, in force european champion and that eliminated Spain in the quarterfinals. To repeat the success obtained in Rio de Janeiro 2016, these are the 12 players who will represent Spain in the Tokyo Olympics.
Bases: Cristina Ouviña (Valencia Basket), Silvia Domínguez (Perfumerías Avenida), Laia Palau (Spar Girona) and Maite Cazorla (Perfumerías Avenida)
Escorts and eaves: Leonor Rodríguez (Perfumerías Avenida), Queralt Casas (Valencia Basket), María Conde (ZVVZ USK Praha) and Laura Quevedo (Movistar Estudiantes).
Power forwards and centers: Raquel Carrera (Valencia Basket), Paula Ginzo (Lointek Gernika), Laura Gil (Valencia Basket), and Astou Ndour (Hatay BB).
The women’s basketball team, which runs Lucas Mondelo, It was also bronze medal in the last World Cup, held in 2018. In addition to his performance in Rio de Janeiro, despite the disappointing performance of the Women’s Eurobasket, the Spanish aspire to hang a medal and are undoubtedly one of the great assets.
South Korea, for its part, together with Canada They are one of the two most accessible rivals in the group, so it would be very important for Spain to achieve a resounding victory, which also fills the national team with confidence. In the Women’s Eurobasket 2021, the national team had problems in its preparation, due to positive for coronavirus, something that can once again affect any team and to which all the players are exposed.
When is Spain – South Korea played?
The game is played in the early morning from Sunday 25 to Monday 26 July, at 3.00 hours
Where to see the Spain – South Korea?
The encounter can be seen by Eurosport 6 and Eursport Player, which cover the Tokyo Olympics, also in women’s basketball. You can follow all the information about the match by the Mundo Deportivo website.