In an interview with "Overtime", the forward of the Ukrainian National team and the rookie of "Prometey" Ivan Tkachenko talked about the selection match for the 2023 World Cup against the world champions the Spanish team, where our National team was defeated with a score of 76:77.

"We lacked a cool head, accurate hits. It was necessary to stop for a couple of attacks, but the other way round, we ran. The Spaniards, in their turn, extinguished the fire with their threepointers. I don't think we were tired at all. Those who should have rested, they rested, and the average age of our team is 25 years. In addition, the coaches divided playing time so that only a couple of players played more than 25 minutes.

If we play in the second round of selection, as in the last game window, the chances of entering the World Cup will be great. The main thing is not to think about the opponent. We started the game with Spaniards in good spirits, knowing that we can play with them. Even on February 24, when the war started, playing in Córdoba, I think we put up a decent fight: we lost by 30, but in the fourth quarter we came out and reduced the deficit to 14 points. The guys who were on the court then felt that we could beat them."