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(CNN Spanish) - The Spanish team beat the Argentine team 95 to 75 in the final of the Basketball World Cup of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), which took place this Sunday in Beijing, China. It is the second time that the Spanish team wins this tournament.
Among the players in Spain is Marc Gasol, who this year was part of the NBA champions, the Toronto Raptors.
Acting Spanish Government President Pedro Sánchez congratulated the selection is a post on Twitter.
The Spanish Marc Gasol goes to the basket next to the Facundo Campazzo of Argentina, during the final of the Basketball World Cup between Argentina and Spain. (Credit: GREG BAKER / AFP / Getty Images)
The Wukesong Sport Center in Beijing, capital of China, was the scene of the meeting. For its part, Argentina was looking for its second world championship (the first had achieved it in 1950). However, he found a stronger Spanish team. With this result, the South American team matches the achievement obtained in 2002, the world runner-up in Indianapolis, by the group of players known as "The Golden Generation."
Beijing World Basketball
