 Rambai muchinyora ndima ino - Pamberi pe2010 FIBA World Cup, chikwata chakaratidza kuita kunoshamisa panguva yemitambo yekugadzirira yehukama, ichikunda Germany 8254, Russia 10163, Croatia 9081, Canada 12349, Slovenia 9672, neSerbia 7473, mumutambo wakapera mukurwa. Kurwisana ikoko kwakaratidza zvinetso mukati mechikwata, icho chakaratidza chiso chakasiyana mumitambo inokosha muNdebe yeNyika. Muchikamu cheboka, Greece yakarasikirwa neTurkey neRussia, vachipomerwa mhosva yekurasikirwa nemaune nemutambo neRussia, kuti vadzivise kutamba neSpain muchikamu chekubvisa. Kurasikirwa kweFrance neNew Zealand kwakareva kuti Girisi yaifanira kutarisana neSpain zvakadaro mumutambo we 16. Zvikwata zviviri izvi zvakasangana zvekare, mumutambo unotyisa uyo Spain yakakunda mumaminitsi okupedzisira mutambo wakakonzera kunyunyuta kwechiGiriki pamusoro pezviito zvakakosha zvevatongi. Kurasikirwa ikoko kwakareva kuti chikwata cheGreece chakabviswa muchikamu chinotevera, chichipedza chiri pachinzvimbo chegumi nechimwe kuita kwakaipa kwazvo muNdebe yeNyika. Mutambo iwoyo wakatungamira kukunda kwechishanu kwakateedzana kweSpain pamusoro peGirisi mumakwikwi makuru epasi rose Girisi yaizomisa kukunda kweSpain makore matatu gare gare kuEuroBasket 2013, ichivarova 79 75, naVassilis Spanoulis achiwana mapoinzi makumi maviri. Izvozvo chaizvoizvo zvaimiririra kutendeuka kwemamiriro ezvinhu akapfuura, sezvo Girisi yakanga yakambokunda Spain mumutambo wose wavakanga vaitamba mumwe nomumwe pamakwikwi makuru mana enyika dzakawanda 1990 FIBA World Cup, EuroBasket 1993, EuroBasket 1995, uye 1998 FIBA World Cup.ChiGerman Mushure mekubviswa mu2010 FIBA World Cup, Dimitris Diamantidis akazivisa kuti akanga achirega basa kubva kuchikwata chenyika, pazera remakore 30. 