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 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team along with and , to successfully defend the world title, and tied the Yugoslavs with having the most championships, with five. The Americans shot 58% from the field and 50% from beyond the three-point line in the game, won all nine games by an average of 33.0 points, and qualified to the 2016 Olympics. Irving was named the tournament MVP. He and Faried were both named to the All-Tournament Team. 2014 United States FIBA Basketball World Cup team The United States men's national basketball team won the gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup held in Spain. Prior