2006 FIBA World Championship final
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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.[1]
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Date | 3 September 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Venue | Saitama Super Arena, Saitama | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 18,500[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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It was the first finals 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 70–47, and won its first World Cup title. Also, Spain qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics.