The national basketball team will face its South Korean counterpart at 4:00 AM Jordan time on Wednesday, at Aichi International Arena in the Japanese city of Nagoya, in the quarter-final round of the men's basketball competition at the Asian Games "Aichi-Nagoya 2026."
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The national team enters the match seeking to continue its run in the Asian competition and reach the semi-finals, after qualifying for the quarter-finals by finishing third in Group Two, while the South Korean team topped Group One, pairing the two sides together in the quarter-final round according to the tournament format.
The national team carried out its preparations for the Nagoya match under the guidance of Spanish head coach Luis Gil Torres, with a focus on technical and physical aspects, aiming to deal with the South Korean team, which finished the first round at the top of its group, as the national team looks to maintain its presence in the advanced rounds of the competition.
Eight teams qualified for the quarter-finals: the top two finishers from each of the three groups, along with the best two third-placed teams. The winners of the quarter-final matches advance to the semi-finals.
The quarter-final round features strong matchups among the qualified teams, on the road to competing for the top three positions, with the national team seeking to overcome the South Korean team and reach the semi-finals.
