2006 FIBA World Championship Final 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 against Argentina. Greece just came off a stunning victory against the United States in their Semi-final. 2006 FIBA World Championship Final The 2006 FIBA World Championship Final was a basketball game between the men's national teams of Greece and the Spain that took place on September 3, 2006, at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. It was the first Final appearance for Spain, whose best achievement in the World Cup
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids for 2023 and award hosts for events at the same time. On 16 April 2014, in a press release, FIBA announced the bidding calendar for the 2019 and/or 2023 Basketball World Cup. On 16 March 2015, FIBA announced that its Executive Committee has decided that the 2019 World Cup would be held in Asia, putting the bids of China and the Philippines as the final candidates in the running as hosts. Bids from Germany, Turkey and Qatar were moved for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Those from France, Lithuania, Russia, Venezuela, and Mexico were disregarded. After the final bid