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
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification meant both teams were already qualified in the 2014 Basketball World Cup provided a team didn't forfeit a match. FIBA selected four wild cards after all of the continental championships were done. FIBA was prohibited from selecting more than three teams from the same continental zone and from selecting teams that did not participate in qualifying either through choice or FIBA-mandated suspension. On 31 October, FIBA announced that fifteen teams submitted wild card applications. These were: Of those fifteen, Italy and Germany withdrew before the meeting in Barcelona on 3 February, citing financial reasons. Germany indicated that it was willing