SAnd lifts the curtain of the fortieth edition of the Eurobasket and Spain begins the road to the European dream. Sixteen teams distributed in four groups will seek to rise on Sunday, June 29 with the European scepter. The team led by Miguel Méndez debuts this Thursday (5:15 p.m., Teledeporte) against Great Britain In this tournament that is disputed In four countries: Germany, Czech Republic, Italy and Greece. The first two classifieds of each group will pass to the final phase, which is played entirely in the Hellenic country.
The forecasts are with Belgium. The current European champion is first in many pools. He will go to the tournament with Emma Meesseman, favorite to the MVP award, Kyara Linskens, Julie Vanloo, Julie Allemand … barely has casualties on her template while To France, another great candidate, many referents have fallen. In the ranking that Fiba elaborates before the championship, Spain would win the bronze.
The women's team players before flying to Hamburg for the Eurobasket dispute.
The national team landed on Tuesday in Hamburg and will play its first game against Great Britaina priori the most affordable rival of Group D, where Germany and Sweden are also. The selection, which in 2023 hung the silver medal, has risen to podium eight times in the last ten continental tournaments (three golds, two silver and three bronzes).
Absence pest
The team goes to the appointment in full generational exchange after the withdrawal of Silvia Domínguez and the outputs of Queralt Casas and Laura Gil. It also has the absence of some of its great references, such as the nationalized pivot Megan Gustafson (which was the top scorer in the Paris Games), or the casualties of Cristina listens, María Conde, Maite Cazorla, Laura Quevedo the Hermosa.
The women's team, at its farewell at the Endesa headquarters.
The first big goal of the team led by Miguel Méndez is to obtain a ticket for the 2026 World Cup and for that he must be among the top five classified. If the Teutonas, hosts of the next global tournament, remain in the Top 5, then there will be 6 classified teams. The second great objective, logically, would be get a medal and repeat the podium achieved in the last edition.
Physical and mental demand
As usual in this type of championships, the margin of error is minimal and the physical and mental demand is maximum. The teams could play six or seven matches in just 12 days. For all this, the first duel is already extremely important to start with good foot. A victory against Great Britain would draw a better panorama for the selection.
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The 12 that aspire to achieve that milestone are the bases Mariona Ortiz, Aina Ayuso, Elena Buenavida and Iyana Martínthe escort Helena Pueyo; The eaves Alba Torrens and Andrea Vilaró; and the interiors Paula Ginzo, Irati Etxarri, María Araújo, Raquel Running (just out of an ankle injury) and Awa fam. A young group, from 25 years on averageand with many debutants in an international tournament with the absolute.
We have worked hard and well to create this team. We will continue working to get our best version and go on Thursday and compete
Despite the youth of the team, the coach, Miguel Méndez, has reiterated on multiple occasions The role of more veteran players such as Captain Alba Torrens (216 internationalities), Mariona Ortiz and Andrea Vilaró. The team's captain, with 9 medals raised with Spain in her more than 200 games with the longest team of her career, faces her seventh Eurobasket. “I think we have worked hard and well to create this team. We will continue working to get our best version and leave on Thursday and compete”the Balearic settled in statements prior to displacement towards Germany.
