The Spanish team has had great success in the tournament so far and has been able to win both its game. It would like to win this game and carry on the momentum into further stages of the competition as well. It has defeated Tunisia and Puerto Rico in the previous games.
Iran come into this game having lost both their earlier games to Tunisia and Puerto Rico and will find it difficult to match the quality of Spain.
Here is a look in the game
Match Timing: September 4, @ 06:00 PM IST
Venue – Guangzhou, Guangzhou Gymnasium
Capacity- 10,000
Spain –
Spain will be looking at their leading players to once again inspire them to a win in this game. Marc Gasol and Ricky Rubio will again be expected to start this game and Sergio Lull and Pierre Oriola will be expected to impact as substitute.
Spain squad for the World Cup:
Spain: Quino Colom, Rudy Fernandez, Pau Ribas, Ricky Rubio, Victor Claver, Marc Gasol, Willy Hernangomez Geuer, Pierre Oriola, Xavier Rabaseda, Sergio LLULL, Javier Beiran, Juancho Hernangomez
Iran –
They will be reliant on the their performers like Yakhchali and Hamed Haddadi to earn points for them from the very beginning with Geramipoor and Mashayekhi chipping in as substitutes
Rasoul Mozafarivanani, Meisam Mirzaeitalarposhti, Sajjad Mashayekhi, Hamed Hosseinzadeh, Mohammad Hassanzadeh, Behnam Yakhcalidekordi, Arman Zangeneh, Mohammad Jamshidijafarabadi, mohammadsamad Nik Kahabahrami, Hamed Haddadi, Michael Rostampour, Apron Geramipoor
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ESP – Gasol, Fernandez, Rubio, Juancho, Claver.
IRI – Yakhchali, Haddidi, Jamshidi, Bahrami, Hassanzadeh
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Iran –
Yakhchali
His stats in the previous game were
Minutes – 37.41
Points – 14
Assists – 1
Rebounds – 2
His stats in the previous game were
Minutes – 33:52
Points – 13
Assists – 8
Rebounds – 11
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Marc Gasol
His stats in the previous game were
Minutes – 29:36
Points – 19
Assists – 2
Rebounds – 7
Ricky Rubiot
His stats in the previous game were
Minutes – 25:07
Points – 17
Assists – 4
Rebounds – 8
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The game is expected to be dominated by Spain as they are expected to win the game.