2006 FIBA World Championship
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The 2006 Basketball World Championship will be hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3, 2006. It is co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organizing Committee.
For the first time since 1986, the World Championship will have 24 competing nations, an increase from 16.
Venues
| City | Arena |
|---|---|
| Hamamatsu | Hamamatsu Arena |
| Hiroshima | Hiroshima Green Arena |
| Saitama | Saitama Super Arena (site of final) |
| Sapporo | Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center (KITAYELL) |
| Sendai | Sendai Gymnasium |
Competing nations
The following national teams will be competing:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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Japan qualified as the host country, and Italy, Puerto Rico, Serbia & Montenegro, and Turkey gained FIBA wild-card invitations. Argentina qualified as the champion of the 2004 Olympics. The remaining 18 countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournments (six from Europe, four from the Americas, three from each of Asia and Africa and two from Oceania).
The draw for 2006 World Championship was held in Tokyo on 15 January 2006. In the preliminary rounds, Group A will play at Sendai, Group B at Hiroshima, Group C at Hamamatsu and Group D at Sapporo.
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 24 participating countries each will have 12 players on their roster.
Preliminary Rounds
Group A (Sendai)
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Argentina
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2 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 70 | +10 |
2.  Lebanon
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2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 72 | +10 |
3.  Nigeria
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2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 75 | +7 |
4.  Serbia and Montenegro
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1 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 82 | -7 |
5.  Venezuela
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1 | 0 | 1 | 72 | 82 | -10 |
6.  France
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1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 80 | -10 |
| Venezuela
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72–82 | Lebanon
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| Serbia & Montenegro
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75–82 | Nigeria
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| Argentina
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80–70 | France
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Group B (Hiroshima)
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5.  Spain
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2 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 70 | +16 |
6.  Angola
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2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 70 | +13 |
3.  Germany
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2 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 70 | +11 |
4.  Japan
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1 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 81 | -11 |
1.  Panama
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1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 83 | -13 |
2.  New Zealand
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1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 86 | -16 |
| Germany
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81–70 | Japan
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| Angola
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83–70 | Panama
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| Spain
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86–70 | New Zealand
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Group C (Hamamatsu)
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.  Greece
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2 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 64 | +20 |
2.  Australia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 77 | +6 |
3.  Turkey
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2 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 74 | +2 |
4.  Lithuania
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1 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 76 | -2 |
5.  Brazil
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1 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 83 | -6 |
6.  Qatar
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1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 84 | -20 |
| Brazil
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77–83 | Australia
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| Greece
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84–64 | Qatar
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| Turkey
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76–74 | Lithuania
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Group D (Sapporo)
| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |||||||
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1.  Italy
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2 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 69 | +15 | |||||||
2.  Slovenia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 79 | +17 | |||||||
3.  United States of America
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2 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 100 | +11 | |||||||
4.  Puerto Rico
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1 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 111 | -11 | |||||||
5.  Senegal
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1 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 96 | -17 | 6.  China
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1 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 84 | -15 |
| Puerto Rico
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100–111 | United States
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| Slovenia
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96–79 | Senegal
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| China
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69–84 | Italy
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Referees
For the World Championship, FIBA has choosen 40 professional referees.
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