the 2014 FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP

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The inaugural FIBA World Championship took place in Argentina in 1950 with the host nation prevailing in the final against the USA.

Since the first staging of the tournament in Buenos Aires where six teams did battle, the field has grown exponentially to feature the 24 best teams from around the world.

Yugoslavia have won gold in five of the 16 editions of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, while the USA account for four and the Soviet Union for three.

Since 1998, the winners of the FIBA Basketball World Cup get to celebrate their crowning moment by holding aloft the Naismith Trophy, named after the inventor of basketball, Dr James Naismith.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup has been the centre stage for some of international basketball’s biggest stars - from Oscar Schmidt and Nikos Galis to Pau Gasol and Kevin Durant and many in between.

The first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup will take place from 30 August to 14 September 2014 in Spain. The host cities will be:

Preliminary Round- Bilbao- Granada- Gran Canaria- Seville

Final Round- Barcelona- Madrid

Known from 1950 until 2010 as the FIBA World Championship, the FIBA Basketball World Cup is the flagship event of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).

The new name reflects the prestige that FIBA’s tournament has as a premier international competition and allows for it to be recognised as what it truly is: one of the biggest global sporting events, along with the FIFA World Cup, the Rugby World Cup and the Cricket World Cup.

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the 2014 fiba basketball world cup

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* FIBA will reveal which four national teams will receive the wild cards at its Central Board meeting on the weekend of 1-2 February 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.

competition formatQualified teams

1/4 FINAL

SEMI-FINAL

a3 - b2 a1 - b4 a4 - b1 a2 - b3

1/4 FINAL

3RD PLACE FINAL

FINAL

madrid6/9 7/9

preliminary round30/8 - 4/9

final round

10/9

12/9

10/9

1/4 FINAL

SEMI-FINAL

c3 - d2 c1 - d4 c4 - d1 c2 - d3

1/4 FINAL

barcelona6/9 7/9

9/9

11/9

13/9

14/9

9/9

madrid

group a group b

A1 B1

A2 B2

A3 B3

A4 B4

A5 B5

A6 B6

group c group d

C1 D1

C2 D2

C3 D3

C4 D4

C5 D5

C6 D6

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The Preliminary round venues will be Bilbao, Granada, Gran Canaria and Sevilla. The groups will be allocated to the venues after the draw in February 2014.

Europefrancelithuaniacroatiasloveniaukraineserbia

africaangolaegyptsenegal

americasmexico

puerto ricoargentina

dominican republic

wildcards????

oceaniaaustralia

new zealand

asiairanphilippineskorea

usa(olympic

champions)

spain(host

country)

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host cities

BILBAOCapital of the province of Biscay (Basque Country)Situated on the bank of the Nervion River- Population: 360,000- Arena: Bizcaia Arena- Capacity: 16,693 spectators

GRANADACapital of the province of Granada (Andalusia)Placed at the foot of the Sierra Nevada mountains- Population: 250,000 - Arena: Palacio Municipal de Deportes- Capacity: 8,534 spectators

Preliminary Round venues final Round venues

GRAN CANARIACapital of the province of Gran Canaria and co-capital of the autonomous community of the Canary IslandsSituated 200 kilometres off of the north-western coast of the African continent - Population: 380,000 - Arena: Gran Canaria Arena- Capacity: 10,100 spectators

SEVILLECapital of Andalusia and of the province of SevilleSite of the 1992 Universal Exposition- Population: 705,000- Arena: Palacio Municipal de Deportes- Capacity: 7,127 spectators

BARCELONACapital of Catalonia and of the province of Barcelona Host city of the 1992 Olympic Games- Population: 1.6 million- Arena: Palau Sant Jordi- Capacity: 16,386 spectators

MADRIDCapital of Spain and of the community of Madrid2020 Olympic Games Official Candidate- Population: 3.3 million- Arena: Palacio de los Deportes de la Comunidad- Capacity: 13,383 spectators

BARCELONA

BILBAO

MADRID

SEVILLE

Gran Canaria

GRANADA

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