One of his two semi-finals Eurobasket 2022 will have as protagonists Spain and Germanytwo legendary European teams that have surprised the organization by exceeding all expectations.
Led by Willy Hernangomez and Dennis Schroder respectively, these two international basketball classics will play to advance to the final on Friday, September 16 in Berlin.
Therefore, it is time to review the history between Germany and Spain in Eurobasket, the contest in which faces have seen the most.
Spain vs. fixtures, results and balance Germany
Despite Germany has competed in Eurobasket since 1951, the fact that they were from two different countries (Federal Republic and People’s Republic) means that only the data is taken from reunification of 1990. A situation that works in favor of Spain, since the Selection has been imposed on the German team on 6 of the 8 occasions that the faces have appeared in the European competition.
The first duel between the two countries after the aforementioned reunification took place exactly in the first event where the Germans also participated and won (1993). Which meant victory for Germany in the quarter-final match, a match that was no cakewalk for them as they had to prevail in extra time with 23 points from Christian Welp.
The next two matches would be won by the Spanish national team with a generation of players that was beginning to emerge. However, in Eurobasket 2005in which Pau Gasol, his Germany, was not present Dirk Nowitzki He advanced to the tournament final in a fast-paced semi-final. A duel that was decided in the last breath with an unforgettable basket from the stars of the Dallas Mavericks over Jorge Garbajosa to end with 27 points and playing 40 minutes.
Since 2005, Spain have not lost a EuroBasket game to Germany, winning in 2007 and 2017 in the quarter-finals, in 2011 in the second stage and in 2015 in the group stage.
It is worth dwelling on this last case, because that match almost said goodbye to the Spanish National Team. On the final day of the league, Sergio Scariolo’s men arrived needing a win as a drop would see them out of the competition due to mixed results. Which ultimately didn’t happen, but Dennis Schroder could have avoided it if he hadn’t missed his second free throw with 3 seconds left.
History and results of Spain against Germany in Eurobasket
| Year | Round | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Quarterfinals | Germany 79-77 Spain |
| 1997 | Group stage | Spain 67-59 Germany |
| 2001 | Race for third and fourth place | Spain 99-90 Germany |
| 2005 | semi-finals | Germany 74-73 Spain |
| 2007 | Quarterfinals | Spain 83-55 Germany |
| 2011 | Second level | Spain 77-68 Germany |
| 2015 | Group stage | Spain 77-76 Germany |
| 2017 | Quarterfinals | Spain 84-72 Germany |
When was the last time Spain and Germany played in Eurobasket?
The last time Spain and Germany They played a game inside Eurobasket It happened in his quarterfinals 2017. A match that took place at Istanbul’s Sinan Erdem Arena and ended Germany’s hopes of medaling once again.
The big name of the party was Marc Gasolwho led him Spain win 84-72 and where he finished with a double-double to remember. The Catalan interior was too much for the German defense with 28 points on 10-of-15 shooting from the field (66.7%), 10 rebounds, 4 assists and a 37 PIR.
