Basketball World Cup 2019: How has Spain gone against Australia? The history and background of the semifinal rival | NBA.com Spain

Spain will play its destination in the World Cup against Australia in the semifinals for a place for gold starting at 10:00 AM Friday.

By Sergio Rabinal



@S_Rabinal

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Those of Scariolo will not have anything easy to enter the final of the tournament, since Australia arrives in top form and without having lost a single match in the entire competition, as well as Spain and Argentina.

History plays in favor of Spain with a balance of 6 wins and 2 losses over 47 years of matches between the two teams in Olympic competition and in the different FIBA ​​World Cups.

The last clash between the two teams happened at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the fight for bronze. There, in a game full of emotion and emotions on the part of the Spaniards, Australia was about to seize the precious metal, but Ricky Rubio touched the ball which was addressed to Patty Mills and left the 'aussie' basket impossible.

To find the last Spanish defeat at the hands of Australia, one must go back to the Sydney Olympics in 2000, where legend Shane Heal led the home team with 26 points in a fateful tournament for Lolo Sainz.

The history of Spain against Australia