The Spanish side had won their opening two contests but were unable to make it a third straight victory as they were beaten 67-63 in Group A at the Hradec Králové Arena.

Kia Niema Vaughn inspired the home side to an impressive win as she scored 18 of her team's points, while Sancho Lyttle was the top performer for Spain with 17.

It was Spain's first loss of the competition but they still managed to finish top of the group as the opening phase ended.

The Czech win was not enough to keep them in the tournament as they still finished last after two prior defeats.

The winners of each group automatically advance to the quarter-finals, while the second and third-place teams will face a further qualification match tomorrow.

In the other match in Group A, Ukraine beat Hungary 84-72 at the same venue to finish second and third respectively.

Elsewhere, Turkey preserved their unbeaten record in Group B as they picked up their third victory in a row, sweeping aside Belarus 88-74 to finish on top.

Belarus have gone out, with Italy beating Slovakia 68-61 to finish second in front of their opponents.

Three-time winners Russia bounced back from their defeat to Belgium on Saturday (June 17) by thrashing Montenegro 78-54 in Group D at the Kralovka Arena in Prague.

Belgium were able to build on their success against Russia in their last outing as they retained top spot with a close-fought 62-58 victory against Latvia.

Russia and Latvia also remain in the competition.

In Group C, Rio 2016 bronze medallists and defending champions Serbia recovered from their miserable start to the tournament by comfortably beating bottom side Slovenia 88-69.

They have finished second, with France winning the group by beating Greece 70-63 to top the pile.

Tomorrow's play-offs see Serbia play Latvia, Italy meet Hungary, Russia play Greece and Ukraine face Slovakia.