Spain Minister Jose Guirao and Maria Jose Rienda, president of the sports committee of Spain, were in the training prior to the final.
Last encounter
The last match played in 2010 was for Argentina with Scola as the VIP.
The record between the two in World Cups is largely in favour of the Europeans. Of the seven times they met, the Spaniards won in 5 and the Argentines in 2, with no draw.
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Argentina: FIBA 2019 results
7 games
0 losses
First phase:
- Argentina 95-69 Korea Republic
- Nigeria 81-94 Argentina
- Russia 61-69 Argentina
Phase two:
- Argentina 87-67 Venezuela
- Poland 65-91 Argentina
Quarter-finals:
- Argentina 97-87 Serbia
Semifinal:
- Argentina 80-66 France.
Spain: FIBA 2019 results
7 wins
0 defeats
Phase one:
- Spain 101-62 Tunisia
- Puerto Rico 63-73 Spain
- Spain 73-65 Iran
Phase two:
- Spain 67-60 Italy
- Spain 81-69 Serbia
Quarter-finals:
- Spain 90-78 Poland
Semifinal:
- Spain 95-88 Australia.
Potential starters for Argentina
Facundo Campazzo
Patricio Garino
Nicolás Brussino
Luis Scola
Marcos Delia.
Argentina's road to the final
In the other semi-final, Argentina defeated France with a great performance from 39-year-old Luis Scola, who scored 28 points, 13 rebounds and two assists.
Potential starters for Spain
Ricky Rubio
Rudy Fernández
Víctor Claver
Juan Hernangómez
Marc Gasol
Spain's road to the final
In the semi-final against Australia, Spain won 95-88 with Marc Gasol, who scored 33 points, six rebounds and four assists, and Ricky Rubio, who scored 19 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists.
Tip-off time
The Argentina vs Spain match will be played at the LeSports Center, in Beijing, China. The kick-off is scheduled at 8am ET.
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