The Men s Basketball Team s No. 1 upset in the European Cup! Spain missed the top 16: Remaining the worst record in 90 years!

The 2025 Men's Basketball European Cup group stage ends, with defending champion Spain facing Greece. In order to reach the top 16 of the European Cup, Spain fought back in this battle. After four quarters, Spain caught up with the opportunity to turn defeat into victory after two sides fell behind by 16 points. Unfortunately, the team failed in the end and failed to create a miracle. The team eventually lost to Greece 86-90. After losing this game, Spain was unfortunately eliminated and missed the quarterfinals of the European Cup. This is also the first time they missed the quarterfinals of 16 in 90 years of their European Cup, creating the worst record in history. This is the biggest upset in this European Cup - no doubt about it.

As a super strong team in the world basketball world, Spain at its peak, was able to challenge the American Dream Team. At that time, the Gasol brothers, Rubio, Ibaka and others once brought Spain to a peak. They have been the most successful team outside of Team USA for the past 20 years. Spain also won the championship in the last European Cup. But in this European Cup, due to aging personnel and the alternation of new and old teams, Spain's record was very unsatisfactory, and the opening of the goal in its debut was destined, which was doomed to Spain.

This battle with Greece is a crucial game for both Spain and Greece. In order to compete for the first place in the group, Greece must attack with all their strength. Only by defeating Spain can they lock in the first place in the group. And what about Spain? They have no choice anymore. Since Bosnia and Herzegovina defeated Georgia in the final battle, this means that Spain must fight against Greece in the final battle of the group stage. Only by winning Greece can they surpass Georgia in their record and thus obtain the qualification to qualify in the group. Once they lose, they can only accept the fate of being eliminated. After the first quarter, Spain was slow to get into shape. Faced with Greece's crazy attack, Spain was a little unbearable. In the first quarter, Spain scored 20 points in a single quarter, but Greece scored a high score of 31 points in a single quarter, and established an 11-point lead in a single quarter. After entering the second quarter, Spain was still not in shape, with only 15 points in a single quarter. On the contrary, Greece suppressed Spain in all aspects on both offense and defense. In the entire second quarter, they scored another 19 points, and the gap between the two sides once widened to 16 points. At the end of the first half, Greece ended with a 15-point lead.

The change of sides and the battle was fought again. Spain, whose life was hanging on the line, finally woke up in the third quarter. In this quarter, they finally let go. In the whole third quarter, they scored a high score of 28 points in a single quarter, triggering a 28-18 attack wave, winning 10 points in a single quarter. With the big explosion in the third quarter, Spain narrowed the gap to only 5 points. In the last quarter, the two teams entered a fierce competition stage, and Spain once saw a chance to turn defeat into victory in the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, in the last moment, Spain still failed to seize the opportunity and gave Greece a chance to breathe. The latter finally narrowly defeated Spain 90-84 and successfully secured the first place in the group.

You should know that Spain is a super strong team in the world basketball world. They have participated in the European Cup 32 times, won the championship 4 times, rang out 6 times, and finished third time. Since 1999, they have reached at least the semi-finals in the past 10 European Cups, and 9 of them have been on the podium, making them the dominant European basketball world. Moreover, it is worth mentioning that this is the first time that Spain missed the top 16 in the knockout round since participating in the European Cup in 1935. Previously, Spain finished 15th in the 1959 European Cup, which was their worst record ever. Now, it has been refreshed by this Spanish team again.