The Spanish women’s basketball team, with the players of Casademont Zaragoza Mariona Ortiz and Nerea Hermosa, faces this Sunday their last friendly in Tenerife before heading to Zaragoza. The team coached by Miguel Méndez will face Belgium, reigning Eurobasket champions, this Sunday from 9:00 p.m. in a demanding match that will serve to continue preparing for the Berlin 2026 World Cup.
Spain arrives at this event with a full of victories in its preparatory tour ‘We Dream Again’. The national team first beat Germany by 60-65 and then beat Nigeria by 83-58, in a game in which Mariona Ortiz was the best valued player. The captain of Casademont signed ten points, two assists and a rebound to finish with 15 rating credits, while Nerea Hermosa contributed two points, two rebounds and an assist.
The duel against Belgium will be a test of maximum demand for the Spaniards. The Belgians have been the winners of the last two Eurobasket finals against Spain, so the confrontation will have a certain aroma of revenge for a national team that will try to maintain the good feelings shown during this preparation. In addition, Belgium has not lost since November 16, 2025, when they lost to Lithuania 73-69.
HEADING TO ZARAGOZA
Spain thus faces its last commitment in Tenerife before moving to Zaragoza. Once the Tenerife International Tournament is over, the expedition will travel to the Aragonese capital, where they will play their last two preparation matches against Mali and China. It will be then when Mariona Ortiz and Nerea Hermosa, who is looking for a place in the final list of twelve players who will play in the World Cup, will be able to play again in front of their Prince Felipe home crowd before the national team heads to Berlin on September 1.
The World Cup will kick off just three days later, on September 4, with Spain facing the hosts. Until then, Miguel Méndez’s team will continue to fine-tune its set-up with the last friendlies and also waiting for the incorporation of Awa Fam, Raquel Carrera, Megan Gustafson, María Conde and Alicia Flórez, who are still competing in the WNBA.
