2006 FIBA World Championship 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 was the fourth place in 1982. Greece also made its first Final appearance, after finishing fourth in the last two tournaments. Spain won the Final 47–70, and won its first World Cup title. Also, Spain qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Spain had to play
2019 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team spots in the second round of the qualifying stage and finally for seven World Cup berths. To be eligible for the World Cup, the U.S. first had to participate in the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup. The United States had not played in the FIBA Americas tournament since 2007; they had been exempt from qualifying, having won every prior Olympics and world championships. Players for the qualifying squads are chosen by a USA Basketball qualification committee. Their teams are made up of players primarily from the NBA G League, since FIBA had changed the World Cup qualifiers from summer to year-round, most