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| Event | 2006 FIBA World Championship | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 3 September 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Saitama Super Arena,Saitama | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 18,500[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
The2006 FIBA World Championship final was abasketball game between the men's national teams ofGreece and theSpain that took place on September 3, 2006, at theSaitama Super Arena inSaitama, Japan.[1]
It was the first finals appearance for Spain, whose best achievement in the World Cup was the fourth place in1982. Greece also made its first Final appearance, after finishing fourth in the last two tournaments.
Spain won the final 70–47, and won its first World Cup title. Also, Spain qualified for the2008 Summer Olympics.
| Spain | Round | Greece | ||
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| Opponent | Result | Season | Opponent | Result |
| 1st in Group B (5–0) | Regular season | 1st in Group C (5–0) | ||
 Serbia and Montenegro | 87–75 | Round of 16 |  China | 95–64 |
 Lithuania | 89–67 | Quarter-finals |  France | 73–56 |
 Argentina | 75–74 | Semi-finals |  United States | 101–95 |
Spain play the final without their star player, later to be named tournament MVP,Pau Gasol, who suffered partial fracture of his fifth metatarsal in his left foot in the Semi-final againstArgentina.[2] Greece just came off a stunning victory against theUnited States in their semi-final.
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Spain| 3 September 2006 | Greece | 47–70 | Spain | Saitama | |
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| 19:30 | Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 11–25, 11–11, 13–16 | ||||
| Pts:Kakiouzis 17 Rebs:Kakiouzis 9 Asts:Papaloukas,Diamantidis 3 | Boxscore | Pts:Garbajosa,Navarro 20 Rebs:Jiménez 11 Asts:Garbajosa,Rodríguez 4 | Arena:Saitama Super Arena Attendance: 18,500 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Terry Moore (USA), Pablo Alberto Estévez (ARG) | ||
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| Greece | Statistics[3] | Spain |
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| 18/55 (32.7%) | 2-ptfield goals | 26/61 (42.6%) |
| 5/21 (23.8%) | 3-ptfield goals | 12/30 (40%) |
| 6/12 (50%) | Free throws | 6/11 (54.5%) |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 22 | Defensive rebounds | 26 |
| 32 | Total rebounds | 40 |
| 9 | Assists | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Fouls | 12 |
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