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The 2006 FIBA World Championship was an international Basketball competition hosted by Japan from August 19 to September 3 , 2006 . It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organizing Committee. Badtz-Maru , a fellow character of Hello Kitty from Japanese company Sanrio , was the official 2006 mascot. For the first time since 1986 , the World Championship was contested by 24 nations, eight more than in 2002 . As a result, Group Round s were conducted in four different cities, with the Knockout Round 's being hosted by Saitama City . The tournament was won by Spain , who, in the championship final, beat Greece , 70-47, to finish the tournament having won all nine games played. The Bronze Medal was won by the United States , who defeated Argentina , 96-81, in the third place game. COMPETING NATIONS The following national teams competed: 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 tournaments (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 played at Sendai, Group B at Hiroshima, Group C at Hamamatsu and Group D at Sapporo. The Medal Rounds were played at Saitama. SQUADS See Also: 2006 FIBA World Championship squads At the start of tournament, all 24 participating countries had 12 players on their roster. PRELIMINARY ROUNDS Group A ( Sendai ) August 19 , 2006 August 20 , 2006 August 21 , 2006 August 23 , 2006 August 24 , 2006 Group B ( Hiroshima ) August 19 , 2006 August 20 , 2006 August 21 , 2006 August 23 , 2006 August 24 , 2006 Group C ( Hamamatsu ) August 19 , 2006 August 20 , 2006 August 22 , 2006 August 23 , 2006 August 24 , 2006 Group D ( Sapporo ) August 19 , 2006 August 20 , 2006 August 22 , 2006 August 23 , 2006 August 24 , 2006 KNOCKOUT STAGE ( SAITAMA ) All times local ( UTC +9) Fifth through eighth place
AWARDS All-tournament team FINAL The final was an unexpectedly one-sided affair, with Spain dominating from the beginning and limiting Greece to just 47 points, fewer than the Greek had scored in any single game in the tournament, and less than half what Greece had scored against the USA in the semifinals. Spain won despite having lost Power Forward Pau Gasol , ultimately named the tournament's most valuable player, to injury in a semifinal match against Argentina. FINAL STANDINGS REFEREES For the World Championship, FIBA selected 40 professional Referee s. EXTERNAL LINKS
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