The Spanish basketball team is in first place in the FIBA ​​'ranking', ahead of the United States

The Spanish basketball team is at the top of the FIBA ​​ranking for the first time in history.

The team led by Sergio Scariolo leads this world ranking in the men's category, ahead of a superpower like the United States, which until now had never left the top step of the

.

World champions in 2019 and European champions in 2022, Spain will face the centenary year of its basketball federation, as the best team on the planet according to FIBA, which takes into account the results of the last eight years in preparing this list.

After the international window of November, Spain is placed with 758.6 points, ahead of the United States (757.7), Australia and Argentina.

Behind them, all their European rivals complete the top 10, whom they defeated in the past Eurobasket: France, Serbia, Slovenia, Lithuania, Greece and Italy.

WE ARE #AtTheTopOfTheWorld 🌍

🥇 @FIBAWC 2019

🥇 @EuroBasket 2022

And now... 🥇 Ranking @FIBA #LaFamilia #SomosEquipo pic.twitter.com/G39KxdF4mU

– Basketball Spain (@BaloncestoESP) November 18, 2022

The president of the Spanish Basketball Federation, Jorge Garbajosa, has assured that "this Friday, November 18, 2022, is already a date that will remain in the memory of all Spaniards who love basketball."

This year, in addition to the surprising and epic victory in the Eurobasket, the national team has qualified for the 2023 World Cup, with a balance of

nine wins in ten games during the qualifying phase.

"It is a symbolic title, but for the FEB it is of great importance", remarked Garbajosa, who wanted to have a memory for the selection of the Los Angeles '84 Olympic Games, the gold

, 'the selection of the windows ' and the heroes of the last Eurobasket.

The president and former player thanked the clubs, coaches, referees, and regional federations "for his day-to-day work so that Spain has this privileged position."

Garbajosa's last thanks went to Sergio Scariolo, "the captain of this team that has given us so much success."

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