# 2006 FIBA World Championship

The 2006 FIBA World Championship was the 15th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was hosted by Japan and held from 19 August to 3 September 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Japan Basketball Association (JABBA) and the 2006 Organising Committee.
For the first time since 1986, the World Championship was contested by 24 nations, eight more than in 2002. As a result, group rounds were conducted in four cities, with the knockout rounds being hosted by Saitama City.
Spain won the tournament by beating Greece 70–47 in the championship final. Spain won all nine games they played. Spain's gold medal in this tournament was the first medal Spain had ever won in a FIBA World Championship. Pau Gasol also became the first Spaniard to win the MVP award. It was the first time a country has won all nine of its games since 1994 when the United States won all nine games and took the gold medal home. The bronze medal was won by the United States, who defeated Argentina, 96–81, in the third place game, after a semi-finals loss to Greece. Up to 2019, including the 2014 tournament, it has been the only tournament where neither Yugoslavia or the USA have reached the final. The 2006 tournament marked the final appearance of Serbia and Montenegro as they broke up into the independent nations of Serbia and Montenegro after a successful independence referendum in Montenegro in May.
Seventeen years after the 2006 edition, Japan once again hosted the FIBA World Championships, now called the World Cup in 2023 in Okinawa along with the Philippines and Indonesia.

## Venues

| Hamamatsu | HamamatsuHiroshimaSaitamaSapporoSendai | Sapporo |
| Hamamatsu Arena Capacity: 5,100 | HamamatsuHiroshimaSaitamaSapporoSendai | Sapporo Arena Capacity: 6,400 |
| Hiroshima | Saitama | Sendai |
| Hiroshima Green Arena Capacity: 6,900 | Saitama Super Arena Capacity: 21,000 | Sendai Gymnasium Capacity: 6,100 |

## Qualification

There were 24 teams taking part in the 2006 World Cup of Basketball.
* Host nation: 1 berth
* 2004 Summer Olympics: 12 teams competing for 1 berth, removed from that country's FIBA zone
* FIBA Africa: 12 teams competing for 3 berths
* FIBA Oceania: 2 teams competing for 2 berths
* FIBA Americas: 10 teams competing for 4 berths
* FIBA Asia: 16 teams competing for 3 berths
* FIBA Europe: 16 teams competing for 6 berths
* Wild card: 4 berths

### Qualified teams

| Event | Date | Location | Berths | Qualified |
| Host nation | | | 1 | Japan |
| 2004 Olympics | August 15–28, 2004 | Athens | 1 | Argentina |
| 2005 FIBA Africa Championship | August 15–24, 2005 | Algiers | 3 | Angola Senegal Nigeria |
| 2005 FIBA Oceania Championship | August 17–21, 2005 | Auckland and Dunedin | 2 | Australia New Zealand |
| 2005 FIBA Americas Championship | August 24–September 4, 2005 | Santo Domingo | 4 | Brazil Venezuela United States Panama |
| 2005 FIBA Asia Championship | September 8–16, 2005 | Doha | 3 | China Lebanon Qatar |
| EuroBasket 2005 | 4–22 September 2005 | Serbia and Montenegro | 6 | Greece Germany France Spain Lithuania Slovenia |
| Wild cards | | | 4 | Italy Puerto Rico Serbia and Montenegro Turkey |
| TOTAL | | | 24 | |

## Squads

At the start of tournament, all 24 participating countries had 12 players on their roster.

## Competing nations

The following national teams competed:
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Argentina  France  Lebanon  Nigeria  Serbia and Montenegro  Venezuela | Angola  Germany  Japan  New Zealand  Panama  Spain | Australia  Brazil  Greece  Lithuania  Qatar  Turkey | China  Italy  Puerto Rico  Senegal  Slovenia  United States |
Japan qualified as the host country, and Italy, Puerto Rico, Serbia and Montenegro, and Turkey gained FIBA wild-card invitations. Argentina qualified as the champion of the 2004 Olympics. The remaining 18 countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournaments (six from Europe, four from the Americas, three from each of Asia and Africa and two from Oceania).
The draw for the 2006 World Championship was held in Tokyo on 15 January 2006. In the preliminary rounds, Group A played at Sendai, Group B at Hiroshima, Group C at Hamamatsu and Group D at Sapporo. The Medal Rounds were played at Saitama.

## Group stage
### Group A

Venue: Sendai Gymnasium, Sendai
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 464 | 339 | +125 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | France | 5 | 3 | 2 | 353 | 329 | +24 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 5 | 2 | 3 | 371 | 393 | −22 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5 | 2 | 3 | 409 | 352 | +57 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Lebanon | 5 | 2 | 3 | 357 | 451 | −94 | 7 | |
| 6 | Venezuela | 5 | 1 | 4 | 336 | 426 | −90 | 6 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Nigeria 2–0, Serbia and Montenegro 1–1, Lebanon 0–2
19 August 2006
| Venezuela | 72–82 | Lebanon |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 75–82 | Nigeria |
| Argentina | 80–70 | France |
20 August 2006
| Nigeria | 77–84 | Venezuela |
| Lebanon | 72–107 | Argentina |
| France | 65–61 | Serbia and Montenegro |
21 August 2006
| Argentina | 96–54 | Venezuela |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 104–57 | Lebanon |
| France | 64–53 | Nigeria |
23 August 2006
| Nigeria | 64–98 | Argentina |
| Venezuela | 65–90 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Lebanon | 74–73 | France |
24 August 2006
| Serbia and Montenegro | 79–83 | Argentina |
| Lebanon | 72–95 | Nigeria |
| France | 81–61 | Venezuela |

### Group B

Venue: Hiroshima Green Arena, Hiroshima
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 476 | 336 | +140 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 421 | 384 | +37 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Angola | 5 | 3 | 2 | 451 | 406 | +45 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 3 | 345 | 393 | −48 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Japan (H) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 322 | 393 | −71 | 6 | |
| 6 | Panama | 5 | 0 | 5 | 326 | 429 | −103 | 5 | |
19 August 2006
| Germany | 81–70 | Japan |
| Angola | 83–70 | Panama |
| Spain | 86–70 | New Zealand |
20 August 2006
| Japan | 62–87 | Angola |
| New Zealand | 56–80 | Germany |
| Panama | 57–101 | Spain |
21 August 2006
| Angola | 95–73 | New Zealand |
| Germany | 71–92 | Spain |
| Japan | 78–61 | Panama |
23 August 2006
| Spain | 93–83 | Angola |
| Panama | 63–81 | Germany |
| New Zealand | 60–57 | Japan |
24 August 2006
| Angola | 103–108 (3OT) | Germany |
| New Zealand | 86–75 | Panama |
| Japan | 55–104 | Spain |

### Group C

Venue: Hamamatsu Arena, Hamamatsu
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 5 | 5 | 0 | 404 | 358 | +46 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 4 | 1 | 370 | 358 | +12 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 413 | 353 | +60 | 8 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 370 | 349 | +21 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 4 | 399 | 392 | +7 | 6 | |
| 6 | Qatar | 5 | 0 | 5 | 310 | 456 | −146 | 5 | |
19 August 2006
| Brazil | 77–83 | Australia |
| Greece | 84–64 | Qatar |
| Turkey | 76–74 | Lithuania |
20 August 2006
| Qatar | 66–97 | Brazil |
| Australia | 68–76 | Turkey |
| Lithuania | 76–81(OT) | Greece |
22 August 2006
| Lithuania | 106–65 | Qatar |
| Greece | 72–69 | Australia |
| Turkey | 73–71 | Brazil |
23 August 2006
| Australia | 57–78 | Lithuania |
| Qatar | 69–76 | Turkey |
| Brazil | 80–91 | Greece |
24 August 2006
| Australia | 93–46 | Qatar |
| Lithuania | 79–74 | Brazil |
| Greece | 76–69 | Turkey |

### Group D

Venue: Sapporo Arena, Sapporo
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 543 | 428 | +115 | 10 | Round of 16 |
| 2 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 386 | 367 | +19 | 9 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Slovenia | 5 | 2 | 3 | 434 | 433 | +1 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 3 | 424 | 455 | −31 | 7 | Round of 16 |
| 5 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 432 | 440 | −8 | 7 | |
| 6 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 355 | 451 | −96 | 5 | |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Slovenia 1–1 (1.04 GAvg), China 1–1 (0.99 GAvg), Puerto Rico 1–1 (0.97 GAvg)
19 August 2006
| Puerto Rico | 100–111 | United States |
| Slovenia | 96–79 | Senegal |
| China | 69–84 | Italy |
20 August 2006
| Senegal | 79–88 | Puerto Rico |
| Italy | 80–76 | Slovenia |
| United States | 121–90 | China |
22 August 2006
| Puerto Rico | 90–87 (OT) | China |
| Italy | 64–56 | Senegal |
| Slovenia | 95–114 | United States |
23 August 2006
| Senegal | 83–100 | China |
| Puerto Rico | 82–90 | Slovenia |
| United States | 94–85 | Italy |
24 August 2006
| Slovenia | 77–78 | China |
| Italy | 73–72 | Puerto Rico |
| United States | 103–58 | Senegal |

## Knockout stage

Venue: Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
| Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 26 August | 26 August | | | | | | |
| Argentina | 79 | | | | | | |
| Argentina | 79 | 29 August | 29 August | | | | | |
| New Zealand | 62 | 29 August | 29 August | | | | |
| New Zealand | 62 | Argentina | 83 | | | | |
| 26 August | 26 August | | Argentina | 83 | | | | |
| 26 August | 26 August | Turkey | 58 | | | | |
| Turkey | 90 | Turkey | 58 | | | | |
| Turkey | 90 | | | | 1 September | 1 September | | |
| Slovenia | 84 | | | | 1 September | 1 September | |
| Slovenia | 84 | | | | Argentina | 74 | |
| 26 August | 26 August | | | | | Argentina | 74 | |
| 26 August | 26 August | | | | Spain | 75 | |
| Spain | 87 | | | | Spain | 75 | |
| Spain | 87 | 29 August | 29 August | | | | | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 75 | 29 August | 29 August | | | | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 75 | Spain | 89 | | | | |
| 26 August | 26 August | | Spain | 89 | | | | |
| 26 August | 26 August | Lithuania | 67 | | | | |
| Italy | 68 | Lithuania | 67 | | | | |
| Italy | 68 | | | | | | | 3 September | 3 September |
| Lithuania | 71 | | | | | | | 3 September | 3 September |
| Lithuania | 71 | | | | | | | Spain | 70 |
| 27 August | 27 August | | | | | | | | Spain | 70 |
| 27 August | 27 August | | | | | | | Greece | 47 |
| Greece | 95 | | | | | | | Greece | 47 |
| Greece | 95 | 30 August | 30 August | | | | | | |
| China | 64 | 30 August | 30 August | | | | | | |
| China | 64 | Greece | 73 | | | | | | |
| 27 August | 27 August | | Greece | 73 | | | | | | |
| 27 August | 27 August | France | 56 | | | | | | |
| France | 68 | France | 56 | | | | | | |
| France | 68 | | | | 1 September | 1 September | | | | |
| Angola | 62 | | | | 1 September | 1 September | | | |
| Angola | 62 | | | | Greece | 101 | | | |
| 27 August | 27 August | | | | | Greece | 101 | | | |
| 27 August | 27 August | | | | United States | 95 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 113 | | | | United States | 95 | | Third place | Third place |
| United States | 113 | 30 August | 30 August | | | | | 2 September | 2 September |
| Australia | 73 | 30 August | 30 August | | | | | 2 September | 2 September |
| Australia | 73 | United States | 85 | | | | | United States | 96 |
| 27 August | 27 August | | United States | 85 | | | | | United States | 96 |
| 27 August | 27 August | Germany | 65 | | | | | Argentina | 81 |
| Germany | 78 | Germany | 65 | | | | | Argentina | 81 |
| Nigeria | 77 | | | | | | | | |

### Round of 16

* 26 August 2006 10:00
| Argentina | 79–62 | New Zealand |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 16–13, 22–15, 20–18 |||
| Pts: Oberto 23 Rebs: Oberto 10 Asts: Sánchez 5 | | Pts: Dickel 15 Rebs: Bradshaw 5 Asts: Dickel 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 9,100
* 26 August 2006 13:00
| Italy | 68–71 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 15–19, 14–14, 19–21 |||
| Pts: Rocca, Di Bella 15 Rebs: Di Bella 9 Asts: Soragna 5 | | Pts: Macijauskas 15 Rebs: Javtokas 8 Asts: Kalnietis 2 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 9,100
* 26 August 2006 17:00
| Turkey | 90–84 | Slovenia |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 24–17, 16–24, 30–24 |||
| Pts: Erdoğan 24 Rebs: Gönlüm 8 Asts: Arslan 3 | | Pts: Nachbar 18 Rebs: Nachbar 8 Asts: Bečirovič 5 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 8,150
* 26 August 2006 20:00
| Spain | 87–75 | Serbia and Montenegro |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–10, 23–21, 23–21, 21–23 |||
| Pts: Gasol 19 Rebs: Gasol 15 Asts: Calderón 4 | | Pts: Miličić 18 Rebs: Miličić 15 Asts: Popović 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 8,150
* 27 August 2006 10:00
| Germany | 78–77 | Nigeria |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 23–22, 14–14, 16–19 |||
| Pts: Nowitzki 23 Rebs: Nowitzki 9 Asts: Nowitzki 5 | | Pts: Ibekwe 22 Rebs: Ibekwe 10 Asts: Muoneke 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 14,800
* 27 August 2006 13:00
| United States | 113–73 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 32–6, 29–20, 25–24 |||
| Pts: Johnson 18 Rebs: Bosh 9 Asts: Hinrich 5 | | Pts: Bogut 20 Rebs: Mackinnon 7 Asts: Bruton 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 14,800
* 27 August 2006 17:00
| France | 68–62 | Angola |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–6, 17–18, 15–11, 19–27 |||
| Pts: Jeanneau 16 Rebs: Piétrus 7 Asts: Jeanneau 5 | | Pts: Almeida 13 Rebs: Gomes 7 Asts: Cipriano 7 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 12,900
* 27 August 2006 20:00
| Greece | 95–64 | China |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–18, 30–18, 26–6, 28–22 |||
| Pts: Papaloukas 19 Rebs: Kakiouzis 7 Asts: Papaloukas 6 | | Pts: Wang S 16 Rebs: Yao 8 Asts: Chen, Zhu, Sun 2 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 12,900

### Quarterfinals

* 29 August 2006 16:30
| Spain | 89–67 | Lithuania |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–11, 19–19, 18–12, 24–25 |||
| Pts: Gasol 25 Rebs: Gasol 9 Asts: Navarro, Rodríguez 3 | | Pts: Lavrinovič 17 Rebs: Kleiza 14 Asts: Kleiza 5 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 8,700
* 29 August 2006 19:30
| Argentina | 83–58 | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 18–7, 32–17, 8–18 |||
| Pts: Nocioni 21 Rebs: Delfino 8 Asts: Sánchez 6 | | Pts: Akyol 11 Rebs: Peker 6 Asts: Demirel 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 8,700
* 30 August 2006 16:30
| Greece | 73–56 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–8, 22–16, 19–19, 20–13 |||
| Pts: Papadopoulos, Fotsis 14 Rebs: Diamantidis 8 Asts: Diamantidis 5 | | Pts: Gelabale 12 Rebs: Piétrus, Diaw, Turiaf 6 Asts: Gomis, Jeanneau, Piétrus, Diaw 2 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
* 30 August 2006 19:30
| United States | 85–65 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 17–18, 27–13, 18–13 |||
| Pts: Anthony 19 Rebs: Wade, Bosh 7 Asts: Paul 5 | | Pts: Okulaja, Nowitzki 15 Rebs: Okulaja, Nowitzki 9 Asts: Femerling 2 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama

### 5th–8th classification

| Classification round | Classification round | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 31 August | 31 August |
| Lithuania | 84 |
| Lithuania | 84 | 2 September | 2 September |
| Turkey (OT) | 95 | 2 September | 2 September |
| Turkey (OT) | 95 | Turkey | 56 |
| 31 August | 31 August | | Turkey | 56 |
| 31 August | 31 August | France | 64 |
| France | 75 | France | 64 |
| Germany | 73 | | |
| Germany | 73 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 3 September | 3 September |
| | | Lithuania | 77 |
| | | Germany | 62 |

#### Semifinals

* 31 August 2006 16:30
| Lithuania | 84–95 (OT) | Turkey |
| Scoring by quarter: 10–19, 17–4, 21–17, 27–35, Overtime: 9–20 |||
| Pts: Songaila 17 Rebs: Lavrinovič 7 Asts: Lavrinovič 4 | | Pts: Kuqo 24 Rebs: Gönlüm 8 Asts: Arslan 5 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
* 31 August 2006 19:30
| France | 75–73 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 21–15, 15–26, 22–16 |||
| Pts: Gomis 17 Rebs: Gelabale, Diaw 8 Asts: Diaw 3 | | Pts: Nowitzki 29 Rebs: Okulaja 10 Asts: Okulaja 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama

#### Seventh place playoff

* 3 September 2006 16:30
| Lithuania | 77–62 | Germany |
| Scoring by quarter: 30–17, 17–24, 11–13, 19–8 |||
| Pts: Lavrinovič 18 Rebs: Kleiza 7 Asts: Javtokas 3 | | Pts: Nowitzki 18 Rebs: Okulaja, Nowitzki 6 Asts: Roller 3 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama

#### Fifth place playoff

* 2 September 2006 16:30
| Turkey | 56–64 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 7–20, 13–15, 23–14, 13–15 |||
| Pts: Atsür 15 Rebs: Gönlüm 11 Asts: Atsür, Arslan, İlyasova, Gönlüm 1 | | Pts: Pietrus 12 Rebs: Pietrus 9 Asts: Diaw 3 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama

### Semifinals

* 1 September 2006 16:30
| Greece | 101–95 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–20, 31–21, 32–24, 24–30 |||
| Pts: Spanoulis 22 Rebs: Kakiouzis 6 Asts: Papaloukas 12 | | Pts: Anthony 27 Rebs: Howard 7 Asts: James 5 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 17,000
* 1 September 2006 19:30
| Spain | 75–74 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 25–17, 20–18, 15–18 |||
| Pts: Garbajosa 19 Rebs: Gasol 11 Asts: Navarro 5 | | Pts: Ginóbili 21 Rebs: Scola 8 Asts: Ginóbili 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 17,000

### Third place playoff

* 2 September 2006 19:30
| United States | 96–81 | Argentina |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 29–22, 19–13, 27–19 |||
| Pts: Wade 32 Rebs: James 9 Asts: James 7 | | Pts: Scola 19 Rebs: Sánchez, Nocioni 6 Asts: Sánchez 6 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 16,700

### Final

* 3 September 2006 19:30
| Greece | 47–70 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–18, 11–25, 11–11, 13–16 |||
| Pts: Kakiouzis 17 Rebs: Kakiouzis 9 Asts: Papaloukas, Diamantidis 3 | | Pts: Garbajosa, Navarro 20 Rebs: Jiménez 11 Asts: Garbajosa, Rodríguez 4 |
* Saitama Super Arena, Saitama Attendance: 18,500 Referees: Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Terry Moore (USA), Pablo Alberto Estévez (ARG)
Since the inaugural competition in 1950 the five competing countries for the title had always been two of Argentina, United States, Soviet Union, Brazil and Yugoslavia, one of which always being either United States or Yugoslavia. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Russia took its place in the finals of 1994 and 1998, and after the breakup of Yugoslavia, FR Yugoslavia took its place in the finals of 1998 and 2002. The 2006 final was the first and only one in which none of these five teams competed.
The final was an unexpectedly one-sided affair, with Spain dominating from the beginning and limiting Greece to just 47 points, fewer than the Greeks had scored in any single game in the tournament, and less than half what Greece had scored against the US in the semifinals. Spain won despite having lost power forward Pau Gasol, who was ultimately named the tournament's most valuable player, to injury in a semifinal match against Argentina.

## Final standings

* Teams that were eliminated at the round of 16 are officially tied for 9th.
* Teams that were 5th at their preliminary rounds are officially tied for 17th.
* Teams that were 6th at their preliminary rounds are officially tied for 21st.
| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Spain | 9–0 |
| 2 | Greece | 8–1 |
| 3 | United States | 8–1 |
| 4 | Argentina | 7–2 |
| 5 | France | 6–3 |
| 6 | Turkey | 6–3 |
| 7 | Lithuania | 5–4 |
| 8 | Germany | 5–4 |
| 9 | Angola | 3–3 |
| 9 | Australia | 2–4 |
| 9 | China | 2–4 |
| 9 | Italy | 4–2 |
| 9 | New Zealand | 2–4 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 2–4 |
| 9 | Serbia and Montenegro | 2–4 |
| 9 | Slovenia | 2–4 |
| 17 | Brazil | 1–4 |
| 17 | Japan | 1–4 |
| 17 | Lebanon | 2–3 |
| 17 | Puerto Rico | 2–3 |
| 21 | Panama | 0–5 |
| 21 | Qatar | 0–5 |
| 21 | Senegal | 0–5 |
| 21 | Venezuela | 1–4 |

## Awards

* 2006 World Championship winner
* Spain First title
* Most Valuable Player
* Pau Gasol

### All-Tournament Team

* Pau Gasol
* Jorge Garbajosa
* Carmelo Anthony
* Manu Ginóbili
* Theodoros Papaloukas

## Leading scorers

| No. | Player | Team | PPG |
| 1 | Yao Ming | China | 25.3 |
| 2 | Dirk Nowitzki | Germany | 23.2 |
| 3 | Pau Gasol | Spain | 21.3 |
| 4 | Carlos Arroyo | Puerto Rico | 21.2 |
| 5 | Larry Ayuso | Puerto Rico | 21.2 |

## Referees

For the World Championship, FIBA selected 40 professional referees.
| Group A Aibara, Nobuyasu Avanessian, Heros Aylen, Michael Chlif, Abdellilah Dovidavičius, Virginijus Facchini, Fabio Jungebrand, Carl Moore, Terry Matthew Trías Iglesias, Álvaro Darío | Group B Muhimua Joao, Abreu Belošević, Ilija Carrión, José Aníbal Chiti, Alejandro César Noujaim, Rabah Ryzhyk, Borys Sudek, Petr Viator, Eddie Yang Maogong | Group C Arteaga, Juan Carlos Cerebuch, Guerrino Estévez, Pablo Alberto Homsy, Mike Amir Mercedes Sánchez, Reynaldo Antonio Miyatake, Yosuke Muhvić, Dubravko Pukl, Saša Rush, Eddie Fernanzo Vázquez, Jorge | Group D Bachar, Shmuel Brazauskas, Romualdas Butler, Scott Jason Delgado Casadiego, Daniel Alfredo Hirahara, Yuji Jovčić, Milivoje Maranho, Cristiano Jesus Martín Bertrán, José Antonio Simão, Domingos Francisco |

## Sponsorship

* McDonald's