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{{Short description|2006 edition of the FIBA World Championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox international basketball competition
| tourney_name   = FIBA World Championship
| year           = 2006
| other_titles   = FIBA バスケットボール世界選手権 2006<br>
''FIBA Basukettobōru Sekai Senshuken 2006''
| image          = 2006 FIBA World Championship logo.jpg
| size           = 145
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| city           = 
| country        = Japan
| dates          = 19 August – 3 September 
| opened         = [[Akihito]]
| num_teams      = 24
| confederations = 5
| venues         = 5
| cities         = 5
| champion       = Spain
| count          = 1
| second         = Greece
| third          = United States
| fourth         = Argentina
| games          = 80
| attendance     = 
| mvp            = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pau Gasol]]
| top_scorer     = {{flagicon|CHN}} [[Yao Ming]] <br>(25.3 [[points per game]])
| prevseason     = [[2002 FIBA World Championship|2002]]
| nextseason     = [[2010 FIBA World Championship|2010]]
| updated        =
}}
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 FIBA World Championship|1986]], the World Championship was contested by 24 nations, eight more than in [[2002 FIBA World Championship|2002]]. As a result, [[group tournament|group rounds]] were conducted in four cities, with the [[knockout tournament|knockout rounds]] being hosted by [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama City]].

[[Spain national basketball team|Spain]] won the tournament by beating [[Greece national basketball team|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 [[FIBA World Cup MVP|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 national basketball team|United States]], who defeated [[Argentina national basketball team|Argentina]], 96–81, in the third place game, after a semi-finals loss to Greece. Up to [[2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2019]], including the [[2014 FIBA World Championship|2014 tournament]], it has been the only tournament where neither [[Yugoslavia national basketball team|Yugoslavia]] or the [[United States national basketball team|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 [[2006 Montenegrin independence referendum|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 FIBA Basketball World Cup|2023]] in [[Okinawa Island|Okinawa]] along with the [[Philippines]] and [[Indonesia]].

== Venues ==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
| width="150" |'''[[Hamamatsu]]'''
|rowspan=3|{{Location map+ |Japan|width=210 |float=center |caption= |places=
{{Location map~ |Japan|lat=34.717778 |long=137.766667 |label=[[Hamamatsu]] |position=bottom |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |Japan|lat=34.399444 |long=132.455278 |label=[[Hiroshima]] |position=top |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |Japan|lat=35.894889 |long=139.630833 |label=[[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |position=right |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |Japan|lat=43.044528 |long=141.376944 |label=[[Sapporo]] |position=left |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |Japan|lat=38.217758 |long=140.869085 |label=[[Sendai]] |position=right |marksize=8 }}
}}
|'''[[Sapporo]]'''
|-
| [[Hamamatsu Arena]]<br>Capacity: 5,100
| [[Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center|Sapporo Arena]]<br>Capacity: 6,400
|-
| [[File:Hamamatsu Arena.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Kita-eru-Espolada.jpg|150px]]
|-
|'''[[Hiroshima]]'''
|'''[[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]'''
|'''[[Sendai]]'''
|-
| [[Hiroshima Green Arena]]<br>Capacity: 6,900
| [[Saitama Super Arena]]<br>Capacity: 21,000
| [[Sendai Gymnasium]]<br>Capacity: 6,100
|-
| [[File:Hiroshima Prefectural Sports Center 2021-03 ac (2).jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Japanese Saitama Super Arena.jpg|210px]]
| [[File:Arena of the Kameiarena sendai.jpg|150px]]
|}

== Qualification ==
{{main|2006 FIBA World Championship Qualification}}
There were 24 teams taking part in the 2006 World Cup of Basketball. 
* '''Host nation''': 1 berth
* '''[[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Summer Olympics]]:''' 12 teams competing for 1 berth, removed from that country's FIBA zone
* '''[[2005 FIBA Africa Championship|FIBA Africa]]:''' 12 teams competing for 3 berths
* '''[[2005 FIBA Oceania Championship|FIBA Oceania]]:''' 2 teams competing for 2 berths
* '''[[2005 FIBA Americas Championship|FIBA Americas]]:''' 10 teams competing for 4 berths
* '''[[2005 FIBA Asia Championship|FIBA Asia]]:''' 16 teams competing for 3 berths
* '''[[EuroBasket 2005|FIBA Europe]]:''' 16 teams competing for 6 berths
* '''Wild card''': 4 berths

===Qualified teams===

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Event
!Date
!Location
!Berths
!Qualified
|-
|Host nation
|
|
|align=center|1
|{{bk|JAP}}
|-
|[[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|2004 Olympics]]
|August 15–28, 2004 
|{{flagicon|GRE}} [[Athens]]
|align=center|1
|{{bk|ARG}}
|-
|[[2005 FIBA Africa Championship]]
|August 15–24, 2005
|{{flagicon|ALG}} [[Algiers]]
|align=center|3
|{{bk|ANG}}<br>{{bk|SEN}}<br>{{bk|NGR}}
|-
|[[2005 FIBA Oceania Championship]]
|August 17–21, 2005
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[Auckland]] and [[Dunedin]]
|align=center|2
|{{bk|AUS}}<br>{{bk|NZL}}
|-
|[[2005 FIBA Americas Championship]]
|August 24–September 4, 2005
|{{flagicon|DOM}} [[Santo Domingo]]
|align=center|4
|{{bk|BRA}}<br>{{bk|VEN}}<br>{{bk|USA}}<br>{{bk|PAN}}
|-
|[[2005 FIBA Asia Championship]]
|September 8–16, 2005
|{{flagicon|QAT}} [[Doha]]
|align=center|3
|{{bk|CHN}}<br>{{bk|LBN}}<br>{{bk|QAT}}
|-
|[[EuroBasket 2005]]
|4–22 September 2005
|{{flagcountry|SCG}}
|align=center|6
|{{bk|GRE}}<br>{{bk|GER}}<br>{{bk|FRA|1974}}<br>{{bk|ESP}}<br>{{bk|LTU}}<br>{{bk|SLO}}
|-
|[[Wild card (sports)#FIBA Basketball World Cup|Wild cards]]
|
|
|align=center|4
|{{bk|ITA}}<br>{{bk|PUR}}<br>{{bk|SCG}}<br>{{bk|TUR}}
|-
! TOTAL !! colspan="2"| !! 24 !!
|}

== Squads ==
{{main|2006 FIBA World Championship squads}}

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

== Competing nations ==
The following national teams competed:
[[Image:2006 FIBA WC qualifying.png|thumb|right|200px|Teams that entered qualification tournaments; Asia (purple), Africa (orange), Americas (green), Europe (blue) and Oceania (yellow) and automatic qualifiers (aqua)]]
{| class="wikitable" width=60%
!width=25%|Group A
!width=25%|Group B
!width=25%|Group C
!width=25%|Group D
|-
|
{{bk|ARG}}<br />
{{bk|FRA|1974}}<br />
{{bk|LBN}}<br />
{{bk|NGA}}<br />
{{bk|SCG}}<br />
{{bk|VEN}}<br />
|
{{bk|ANG}}<br />
{{bk|GER}}<br />
{{bk|JPN}}<br />
{{bk|NZL}}<br />
{{bk|PAN}}<br />
{{bk|ESP}}<br />
|
{{bk|AUS}}<br />
{{bk|BRA}}<br />
{{bk|GRE}}<br />
{{bk|LTU}}<br />
{{bk|QAT}}<br />
{{bk|TUR}}<br />
| valign="top"|
{{bk|CHN}}<br />
{{bk|ITA|2003}}<br />
{{bk|PUR}}<br />
{{bk|SEN}}<br />
{{bk|SVN}}<br />
{{bk|USA}}<br />
|}
[[Image:FIBA WC 2006 Teams.png|thumb|200px|Teams qualified]]

Japan qualified as the host country, and Italy, Puerto Rico, Serbia and Montenegro, and Turkey gained FIBA wild-card invitations.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207215407/http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/news/lateNews/p/newsid/10155/arti.html Press Release no. 38: ITA, PUR, YUG and TUR receive Wild Cards]</ref> Argentina qualified as the champion of the [[Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympics]]. The remaining 18 countries qualified through their continents' qualifying tournaments (six from [[EuroBasket 2005|Europe]], four from the [[2005 FIBA Americas Championship|Americas]], three from each of [[2005 FIBA Asia Championship|Asia]] and [[2005 FIBA Africa Championship|Africa]] and two from [[2005 FIBA Oceania Championship|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, Saitama|Saitama]].

== Group stage ==
<!-- Colour scheme: Qualified for next round:#aaffaa. Can Qualify:[none]. Eliminated: #ffaaaa -->

=== Group A ===
Venue: [[Sendai Gymnasium]], [[Sendai]]
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100218144357/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3507/_/2006_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

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|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F

|name_A={{bk|ARG}} |win_A=5 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=464 |ga_A=339
|name_B={{bk|FRA|1974}} |win_B=3 |loss_B=2 |gf_B=353 |ga_B=329
|name_C={{bk|NGA}} |win_C=2 |loss_C=3 |gf_C=371 |ga_C=393 |hth_C=Head-to-head record: Nigeria 2–0, Serbia and Montenegro 1–1, Lebanon 0–2
|name_D={{bk|SCG}} |win_D=2 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=409 |ga_D=352 |hth_D=C
|name_E={{bk|LBN}} |win_E=2 |loss_E=3 |gf_E=357 |ga_E=451 |hth_E=C
|name_F={{bk|VEN}} |win_F=1 |loss_F=4 |gf_F=336 |ga_F=426

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=FR |result2=FR |result3=FR |result4=FR 

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_FR=green1  |text_FR=[[#Knockout stage|Round of 16]]
}}

19 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|VEN}}
|72–'''82'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|LBN}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|SCG}}
|75–'''82'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|NGA}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|ARG}}'''
|'''80'''–70
|align=left|{{Bk|FRA|1974}}
|}

20 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|NGA}}
|77–'''84'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|VEN}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|LBN}}
|72–'''107'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|ARG}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|FRA|1974}}'''
|'''65'''–61
|align=left|{{Bk|SCG}}
|}

21 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|ARG}}'''
|'''96'''–54
|align=left|{{Bk|VEN}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|SCG}}'''
|'''104'''–57
|align=left|{{Bk|LBN}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|FRA|1974}}'''
|'''64'''–53
|align=left|{{Bk|NGA}}
|}

23 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|NGA}}
|64–'''98'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|ARG}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|VEN}}
|65–'''90'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|SCG}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|LBN}}'''
|'''74'''–73
|align=left|{{Bk|FRA|1974}}
|}

24 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|SCG}}
|79–'''83'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|ARG}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|LBN}}
|72–'''95'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|NGA}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|FRA|1974}}'''
|'''81'''–61
|align=left|{{Bk|VEN}}
|}

=== Group B ===
Venue: [[Hiroshima Green Arena]], [[Hiroshima]]
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100218144357/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3507/_/2006_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

<!--Update team results and team positions here. Do not forget to update the date (update parameter)-->
|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F

|name_A={{bk|ESP}} |win_A=5 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=476 |ga_A=336
|name_B={{bk|GER}} |win_B=4 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=421 |ga_B=384
|name_C={{bk|ANG}} |win_C=3 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=451 |ga_C=406
|name_D={{bk|NZL}} |win_D=2 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=345 |ga_D=393
|name_E={{bk|JPN}} |win_E=1 |loss_E=4 |gf_E=322 |ga_E=393 |status_E=H
|name_F={{bk|PAN}} |win_F=0 |loss_F=5 |gf_F=326 |ga_F=429

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=FR |result2=FR |result3=FR |result4=FR 

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_FR=green1  |text_FR=[[#Knockout stage|Round of 16]]
}}

19 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|GER}}'''
|'''81'''–70
|align=left|{{Bk|JPN}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|ANG}}'''
|'''83'''–70
|align=left|{{Bk|PAN}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|ESP}}'''
|'''86'''–70
|align=left|{{Bk|NZL}}
|}

20 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|JPN}}
|62–'''87'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|ANG}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|NZL}}
|56–'''80'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|GER}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|PAN}}
|57–'''101'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|ESP}}'''
|}

21 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|ANG}}'''
|'''95'''–73
|align=left|{{Bk|NZL}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|GER}}
|71–'''92'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|ESP}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|JPN}}'''
|'''78'''–61
|align=left|{{Bk|PAN}}
|}

23 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|ESP}}'''
|'''93'''–83
|align=left|{{Bk|ANG}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|PAN}}
|63–'''81'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|GER}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|NZL}}'''
|'''60'''–57
|align=left|{{Bk|JPN}}
|}

24 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|ANG}}
|103–'''108''' (3[[Overtime (sports)|OT]])
|align=left|'''{{Bk|GER}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|NZL}}'''
|'''86'''–75
|align=left|{{Bk|PAN}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|JPN}}
|55–'''104'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|ESP}}'''
|}

=== Group C ===
Venue: [[Hamamatsu Arena]], [[Hamamatsu]]
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100218144357/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3507/_/2006_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

<!--Update team results and team positions here. Do not forget to update the date (update parameter)-->
|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F

|name_A={{bk|GRE}} |win_A=5 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=404 |ga_A=358
|name_B={{bk|TUR}} |win_B=4 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=370 |ga_B=358
|name_C={{bk|LTU}} |win_C=3 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=413 |ga_C=353
|name_D={{bk|AUS}} |win_D=2 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=370 |ga_D=349
|name_E={{bk|BRA}} |win_E=1 |loss_E=4 |gf_E=399 |ga_E=392
|name_F={{bk|QAT}} |win_F=0 |loss_F=5 |gf_F=310 |ga_F=456

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=FR |result2=FR |result3=FR |result4=FR 

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_FR=green1  |text_FR=[[#Knockout stage|Round of 16]]
}}

19 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|BRA}}
|77–'''83'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|AUS}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|GRE}}'''
|'''84'''–64
|align=left|{{Bk|QAT}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|TUR}}'''
|'''76'''–74
|align=left|{{Bk|LTU}}
|}

20 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|QAT}}
|66–'''97'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|BRA}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|AUS}}
|68–'''76'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|TUR}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|LTU}}
|76–'''81'''([[Overtime (sports)|OT]])
|align=left|'''{{Bk|GRE}}'''
|}

22 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|LTU}}'''
|'''106'''–65
|align=left|{{Bk|QAT}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|GRE}}'''
|'''72'''–69
|align=left|{{Bk|AUS}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|TUR}}'''
|'''73'''–71
|align=left|{{Bk|BRA}}
|}

23 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|AUS}}
|57–'''78'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|LTU}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|QAT}}
|69–'''76'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|TUR}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|BRA}}
|80–'''91'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|GRE}}'''
|}

24 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|AUS}}'''
|'''93'''–46
|align=left|{{Bk|QAT}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|LTU}}'''
|'''79'''–74
|align=left|{{Bk|BRA}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|GRE}}'''
|'''76'''–69
|align=left|{{Bk|TUR}}
|}

=== Group D ===
Venue: [[Hokkai Kitayell|Sapporo Arena]], [[Sapporo]]
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|update=complete
|source=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100218144357/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/sid/3507/_/2006_World_Championship_for_Men/group-standing.html FIBA archive]
|for_against_style=points

<!--Update team results and team positions here. Do not forget to update the date (update parameter)-->
|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F

|name_A={{bk|USA}} |win_A=5 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=543 |ga_A=428
|name_B={{bk|ITA|2003}} |win_B=4 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=386 |ga_B=367
|name_C={{bk|SVN}} |win_C=2 |loss_C=3 |gf_C=434 |ga_C=433 |hth_C=Head-to-head record: Slovenia 1–1 (1.04 GAvg), China 1–1 (0.99 GAvg), Puerto Rico 1–1 (0.97 GAvg)
|name_D={{bk|CHN}} |win_D=2 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=424 |ga_D=455 |hth_D=C
|name_E={{bk|PUR}} |win_E=2 |loss_E=3 |gf_E=432 |ga_E=440 |hth_E=C
|name_F={{bk|SEN}} |win_F=0 |loss_F=5 |gf_F=355 |ga_F=451

<!--Update team qualifications here (defined below)-->
|result1=FR |result2=FR |result3=FR |result4=FR 

|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

|res_col_header=Q
|col_FR=green1  |text_FR=[[#Knockout stage|Round of 16]]
}}

19 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|PUR}}
|100–'''111'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|USA}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|SVN}}'''
|'''96'''–79
|align=left|{{Bk|SEN}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|CHN}}
|69–'''84'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|ITA|2003}}'''
|}

20 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|SEN}}
|79–'''88'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|PUR}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|ITA|2003}}'''
|'''80'''–76
|align=left|{{Bk|SVN}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|USA}}'''
|'''121'''–90
|align=left|{{Bk|CHN}}
|}

22 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|PUR}}'''
|'''90'''–87 (OT)
|align=left|{{Bk|CHN}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|ITA|2003}}'''
|'''64'''–56
|align=left|{{Bk|SEN}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|SVN}}
|95–'''114'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|USA}}'''
|}

23 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|SEN}}
|83–'''100'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|CHN}}'''
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|PUR}}
|82–'''90'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|SVN}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|USA}}'''
|'''94'''–85
|align=left|{{Bk|ITA|2003}}
|}

24 August 2006
{| style="text-align:center"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|align=right|{{Bk-rt|SVN}}
|77–'''78'''
|align=left|'''{{Bk|CHN}}'''
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|ITA|2003}}'''
|'''73'''–72
|align=left|{{Bk|PUR}}
|-
|align=right|'''{{Bk-rt|USA}}'''
|'''103'''–58
|align=left|{{Bk|SEN}}
|}

== Knockout stage ==
{{Hatnote|All times are local [[Japan Standard Time|JST]] ([[UTC+09:00|UTC+9]]).}}
Venue: [[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama (city)|Saitama]]
{{Round16
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--Round of 16  -->
|26 August|'''{{Bk|ARG}}'''|'''79'''|{{Bk|NZL}}|62
|26 August|'''{{Bk|TUR}}'''|'''90'''|{{Bk|SVN}}|84
|26 August|'''{{Bk|ESP}}'''|'''87'''|{{Bk|SCG}}|75
|26 August|{{Bk|ITA|2003}}|68|'''{{Bk|LTU}}'''|'''71'''
|27 August|'''{{Bk|GRE}}'''|'''95'''|{{Bk|CHN}}|64
|27 August|'''{{Bk|FRA|1974}}'''|'''68'''|{{Bk|ANG}}|62
|27 August|'''{{Bk|USA}}'''|'''113'''|{{Bk|AUS}}|73
|27 August|'''{{Bk|GER}}'''|'''78'''|{{Bk|NGA}}|77
<!--quarter finals  -->
|29 August|'''{{Bk|ARG}}'''|'''83'''|{{Bk|TUR}}|58
|29 August|'''{{Bk|ESP}}'''|'''89'''|{{Bk|LTU}}|67
|30 August|'''{{Bk|GRE}}'''|'''73'''|{{Bk|FRA|1974}}|56
|30 August|'''{{Bk|USA}}'''|'''85'''|{{Bk|GER}}|65
<!--semi finals  -->
|1 September|{{Bk|ARG}}|74|'''{{Bk|ESP}}'''|'''75'''
|1 September|'''{{Bk|GRE}}'''|'''101'''|{{Bk|USA}}|95
<!--final  -->
|3 September|'''{{Bk|ESP}}'''|'''70'''|{{Bk|GRE}}|47
<!--third place  -->
|2 September|'''{{Bk|USA}}'''|'''96'''|{{Bk|ARG}}|81}}

=== Round of 16 ===
{{Basketballbox|date=26 August 2006|time= 10:00| bg=#eee |place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=9,100
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|ARG}}''' |scoreA='''79'''
|teamB={{Bk|NZL}} |scoreB=62
|Q1=21–16 |Q2=16–13 |Q3=22–15 |Q4=20–18
|points1=[[Fabricio Oberto|Oberto]] 23
|rebounds1=[[Fabricio Oberto|Oberto]] 10
|assist1=[[Juan Ignacio Sánchez|Sánchez]] 5
|points2=[[Mark Dickel|Dickel]] 15
|rebounds2=[[Craig Bradshaw (basketball)|Bradshaw]] 5
|assist2=[[Mark Dickel|Dickel]] 4
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=26 August 2006|time= 13:00|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=9,100
|teamA={{Bk-rt|ITA|2003}} |scoreA=68
|teamB='''{{Bk|LTU}}''' |scoreB='''71'''
|Q1=20–17 |Q2=15–19 |Q3=14–14 |Q4=19–21
|points1=[[Mason Rocca|Rocca]], [[Fabio Di Bella|Di Bella]] 15
|rebounds1=[[Fabio Di Bella|Di Bella]] 9
|assist1=[[Matteo Soragna|Soragna]] 5
|points2=[[Arvydas Macijauskas|Macijauskas]] 15
|rebounds2=[[Robertas Javtokas|Javtokas]] 8
|assist2=[[Mantas Kalnietis|Kalnietis]] 2
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=26 August 2006|time= 17:00| bg=#eee |place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=8,150
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|TUR}}''' |scoreA='''90'''
|teamB={{Bk|SVN}} |scoreB=84
|Q1=20–19 |Q2=24–17 |Q3=16–24 |Q4=30–24
|points1=[[Serkan Erdoğan|Erdoğan]] 24
|rebounds1=[[Kerem Gönlüm|Gönlüm]] 8
|assist1=[[Ender Arslan|Arslan]] 3
|points2=[[Boštjan Nachbar|Nachbar]] 18
|rebounds2=[[Boštjan Nachbar|Nachbar]] 8
|assist2=[[Sani Bečirovič|Bečirovič]] 5
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=26 August 2006|time= 20:00|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=8,150
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|ESP}}''' |scoreA='''87'''
|teamB={{Bk|SCG}} |scoreB=75
|Q1=20–10 |Q2=23–21 |Q3=23–21 |Q4=21–23
|points1=[[Pau Gasol|Gasol]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Pau Gasol|Gasol]] 15
|assist1=[[José Manuel Calderón (basketball)|Calderón]] 4
|points2=[[Darko Miličić|Miličić]] 18
|rebounds2=[[Darko Miličić|Miličić]] 15
|assist2=[[Bojan Popović|Popović]] 4
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=27 August 2006|time= 10:00|bg=#eee |place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=14,800
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|GER}}''' |scoreA='''78'''
|teamB={{Bk|NGA}} |scoreB=77
|Q1=25–22 |Q2=23–22 |Q3=14–14 |Q4=16–19
|points1=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 23
|rebounds1=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 9
|assist1=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 5
|points2=[[Ekene Ibekwe|Ibekwe]] 22
|rebounds2=[[Ekene Ibekwe|Ibekwe]] 10
|assist2=[[Gabe Muoneke|Muoneke]] 4
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=27 August 2006|time= 13:00|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=14,800
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|USA}}''' |scoreA='''113'''
|teamB={{Bk|AUS}} |scoreB=73
|Q1=27–23 |Q2=32–6 |Q3=29–20 |Q4=25–24
|points1=[[Joe Johnson (basketball)|Johnson]] 18
|rebounds1=[[Chris Bosh|Bosh]] 9
|assist1=[[Kirk Hinrich|Hinrich]] 5
|points2=[[Andrew Bogut|Bogut]] 20
|rebounds2=[[Sam Mackinnon|Mackinnon]] 7
|assist2=[[C. J. Bruton|Bruton]] 4
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=27 August 2006|time= 17:00|bg=#eee |place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=12,900
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|FRA|1974}}''' |scoreA='''68'''
|teamB={{Bk|ANG}} |scoreB=62
|Q1=17–6 |Q2=17–18 |Q3=15–11 |Q4=19–27
|points1=[[Aymeric Jeanneau|Jeanneau]] 16
|rebounds1=[[Florent Piétrus|Piétrus]] 7
|assist1=[[Aymeric Jeanneau|Jeanneau]] 5
|points2=[[Carlos Almeida (basketball)|Almeida]] 13
|rebounds2=[[Kikas Gomes|Gomes]] 7
|assist2=[[Olímpio Cipriano|Cipriano]] 7
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=27 August 2006|time= 20:00|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=12,900
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|GRE}}''' |scoreA='''95'''
|teamB={{Bk|CHN}} |scoreB=64
|Q1=11–18 |Q2=30–18 |Q3=26–6 |Q4=28–22
|points1=[[Theodoros Papaloukas|Papaloukas]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Michail Kakiouzis|Kakiouzis]] 7
|assist1=[[Theodoros Papaloukas|Papaloukas]] 6
|points2=[[Wang Shipeng|Wang S]] 16
|rebounds2=[[Yao Ming|Yao]] 8
|assist2=[[Chen Jianghua|Chen]], [[Zhu Fangyu|Zhu]], [[Sun Yue (basketball)|Sun]] 2
}}

===Quarterfinals===
{{Basketballbox|date=29 August 2006|time= 16:30|bg=#eee|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]|attendance=8,700
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|ESP}}''' |scoreA=89
|teamB={{Bk|LTU}} |scoreB=67
|Q1=28–11 |Q2=19–19 |Q3=18–12 |Q4=24–25
|points1=[[Pau Gasol|Gasol]] 25
|rebounds1=[[Pau Gasol|Gasol]] 9
|assist1=[[Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)|Navarro]], [[Sergio Rodríguez|Rodríguez]] 3
|points2=[[Darjuš Lavrinovič|Lavrinovič]] 17
|rebounds2=[[Linas Kleiza|Kleiza]] 14
|assist2=[[Linas Kleiza|Kleiza]] 5
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=29 August 2006|time= 19:30|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]|attendance=8,700
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|ARG}}''' |scoreA='''83'''
|teamB={{Bk|TUR}} |scoreB=58
|Q1=25–16 |Q2=18–7 |Q3=32–17 |Q4=8–18
|points1=[[Andrés Nocioni|Nocioni]] 21
|rebounds1=[[Carlos Delfino|Delfino]] 8
|assist1=[[Juan Ignacio Sánchez|Sánchez]] 6
|points2=[[Cenk Akyol|Akyol]] 11
|rebounds2=[[Kaya Peker|Peker]] 6
|assist2=[[Hakan Demirel|Demirel]] 4
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=30 August 2006|time= 16:30|bg=#eee|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|GRE}}''' |scoreA=73
|teamB={{Bk|FRA|1974}} |scoreB=56
|Q1=12–8 |Q2=22–16 |Q3=19–19 |Q4=20–13
|points1=[[Lazaros Papadopoulos|Papadopoulos]], [[Antonis Fotsis|Fotsis]] 14
|rebounds1=[[Dimitris Diamantidis|Diamantidis]] 8
|assist1=[[Dimitris Diamantidis|Diamantidis]] 5
|points2=[[Mickaël Gelabale|Gelabale]] 12
|rebounds2=[[Florent Piétrus|Piétrus]], [[Boris Diaw|Diaw]], [[Ronny Turiaf|Turiaf]] 6
|assist2=[[Joseph Gomis|Gomis]], [[Aymeric Jeanneau|Jeanneau]], [[Florent Piétrus|Piétrus]], [[Boris Diaw|Diaw]] 2
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=30 August 2006|time= 19:30|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|USA}}''' |scoreA='''85'''
|teamB={{Bk|GER}} |scoreB=65
|Q1=23–21 |Q2=17–18 |Q3=27–13 |Q4=18–13
|points1=[[Carmelo Anthony|Anthony]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Dwyane Wade|Wade]], [[Chris Bosh|Bosh]] 7
|assist1=[[Chris Paul|Paul]] 5
|points2=[[Ademola Okulaja|Okulaja]], [[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 15
|rebounds2=[[Ademola Okulaja|Okulaja]], [[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 9
|assist2=[[Patrick Femerling|Femerling]] 2
}}

=== 5th–8th classification ===
{{Round4-with third|RD1=Classification round|RD2=Fifth place|Consol=Seventh place
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--Classification round  -->
|31 August|{{Bk|LTU}}|84|'''{{Bk|TUR}} ([[Overtime (sport)|OT]])'''|'''95'''
|31 August|'''{{Bk|FRA|1974}}'''|'''75'''|{{Bk|GER}}|73
|2 September|{{Bk|TUR}}|56|'''{{Bk|FRA|1974}}'''|'''64'''
|3 September|'''{{Bk|LTU}}'''|'''77'''|{{Bk|GER}}|62
}}
==== 5th–8th classification ====
{{Basketballbox|date=31 August 2006|time= 16:30|bg=#eee|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
|teamA={{Bk-rt|LTU}} |scoreA=84
|teamB='''{{Bk|TUR}}''' |scoreB='''95'''
|Q1=10–19 |Q2=17–4 |Q3=21–17 |Q4=27–35 |OT=9–20
|points1=[[Darius Songaila|Songaila]] 17
|rebounds1=[[Darjuš Lavrinovič|Lavrinovič]] 7
|assist1=[[Darjuš Lavrinovič|Lavrinovič]] 4
|points2=[[Ermal Kuqo|Kuqo]] 24
|rebounds2=[[Kerem Gönlüm|Gönlüm]] 8
|assist2=[[Ender Arslan|Arslan]] 5
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=31 August 2006|time= 19:30|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|FRA|1974}}''' |scoreA='''75'''
|teamB={{Bk|GER}} |scoreB=73
|Q1=17–16 |Q2=21–15 |Q3=15–26 |Q4=22–16
|points1=[[Joseph Gomis|Gomis]] 17
|rebounds1=[[Mickaël Gelabale|Gelabale]], [[Boris Diaw|Diaw]] 8
|assist1=[[Boris Diaw|Diaw]] 3
|points2=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 29
|rebounds2=[[Ademola Okulaja|Okulaja]] 10
|assist2=[[Ademola Okulaja|Okulaja]] 4
}}

==== Seventh place playoff ====
{{Basketballbox|date=3 September 2006|time= 16:30|bg=#eee|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|LTU}}''' |scoreA='''77'''
|teamB={{Bk|GER}} |scoreB=62
|Q1=30–17 |Q2=17–24 |Q3=11–13 |Q4=19–8
|points1=[[Darjuš Lavrinovič|Lavrinovič]] 18
|rebounds1=[[Linas Kleiza|Kleiza]] 7
|assist1=[[Robertas Javtokas|Javtokas]] 3
|points2=[[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 18
|rebounds2=[[Ademola Okulaja|Okulaja]], [[Dirk Nowitzki|Nowitzki]] 6
|assist2=[[Pascal Roller|Roller]] 3
}}

==== Fifth place playoff ====
{{Basketballbox|date=2 September 2006|time= 16:30|bg=#eee|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
|teamA={{Bk-rt|TUR}} |scoreA=56
|teamB='''{{Bk|FRA|1974}}''' |scoreB='''64'''
|Q1=7–20 |Q2=13–15 |Q3=23–14 |Q4=13–15
|points1=[[Engin Atsür|Atsür]] 15
|rebounds1=[[Kerem Gönlüm|Gönlüm]] 11
|assist1=[[Engin Atsür|Atsür]], [[Ender Arslan|Arslan]], [[Ersan İlyasova|İlyasova]], [[Kerem Gönlüm|Gönlüm]] 1
|points2=[[Florent Pietrus|Pietrus]] 12
|rebounds2=[[Florent Pietrus|Pietrus]] 9
|assist2=[[Boris Diaw|Diaw]] 3
}}

=== Semifinals ===
{{Basketballbox|date=1 September 2006|time= 16:30|bg=#eee|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=17,000
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|GRE}}''' |scoreA='''101'''
|teamB={{Bk|USA}} |scoreB=95
|Q1=14–20 |Q2=31–21 |Q3=32–24 |Q4=24–30
|points1=[[Vassilis Spanoulis|Spanoulis]] 22
|rebounds1=[[Michalis Kakiouzis|Kakiouzis]] 6
|assist1=[[Theodoros Papaloukas|Papaloukas]] 12
|points2=[[Carmelo Anthony|Anthony]] 27
|rebounds2=[[Dwight Howard|Howard]] 7
|assist2=[[LeBron James|James]] 5
}}
{{Basketballbox|date=1 September 2006|time= 19:30|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] |attendance=17,000
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|ESP}}''' |scoreA='''75'''
|teamB={{Bk|ARG}} |scoreB=74
|Q1=15–21 |Q2=25–17 |Q3=20–18 |Q4=15–18
|points1=[[Jorge Garbajosa|Garbajosa]] 19
|rebounds1=[[Pau Gasol|Gasol]] 11
|assist1=[[Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)|Navarro]] 5
|points2=[[Manu Ginóbili|Ginóbili]] 21
|rebounds2=[[Luis Scola|Scola]] 8
|assist2=[[Manu Ginóbili|Ginóbili]] 4
}}

=== Third place playoff ===
{{Basketballbox|date=2 September 2006|time= 19:30|bg=#eee|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]] 
|teamA='''{{Bk-rt|USA}}''' |scoreA='''96'''
|teamB={{Bk|ARG}} |scoreB=81
|Q1=21–27 |Q2=29–22 |Q3=19–13 |Q4=27–19
|points1=[[Dwyane Wade|Wade]] 32
|rebounds1=[[LeBron James|James]] 9
|assist1=[[LeBron James|James]] 7
|points2=[[Luis Scola|Scola]] 19
|rebounds2=[[Juan Ignacio Sánchez|Sánchez]], [[Andrés Nocioni|Nocioni]] 6
|assist2=[[Juan Ignacio Sánchez|Sánchez]] 6
|attendance=16,700
}}

=== Final ===
{{Main|2006 FIBA World Championship final}}
{{Basketballbox|date=3 September 2006|bg=#ffffd0
|time= 19:30
|teamA={{Bk-rt|GRE}} |scoreA=47
|teamB='''{{Bk|ESP}}''' |scoreB='''70'''
|Q1=12–18 |Q2=11–25 |Q3=11–11 |Q4=13–16
|points1=[[Michail Kakiouzis|Kakiouzis]] 17 |points2=[[Jorge Garbajosa|Garbajosa]], [[Juan Carlos Navarro (basketball)|Navarro]] 20 
|rebounds1=[[Michail Kakiouzis|Kakiouzis]] 9 |rebounds2=[[Carlos Jiménez|Jiménez]] 11
|assist1=[[Theodoros Papaloukas|Papaloukas]], [[Dimitris Diamantidis|Diamantidis]] 3 |assist2=[[Jorge Garbajosa|Garbajosa]], [[Berni Rodríguez|Rodríguez]] 4 
|place=[[Saitama Super Arena]], [[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]]
|attendance=18,500
|referee = Carl Jungebrand (FIN), Terry Moore (USA), Pablo Alberto Estévez (ARG)
}}
[[Image:Basketball WC 2006 Final 7.jpg|thumb|Scene from the final. A member of Span's team is seen dunking the ball]]
[[Image:Basketball WC 2006 Final 6.jpg|thumb|Spain's Gold Medal ceremony]]
Since [[1950 FIBA World Championship|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 men's national basketball team|Russia]] took its place in the finals of 1994 and 1998, and after the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]], [[Serbia and Montenegro men's national basketball team|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 (basketball)|power forward]] [[Pau Gasol]], who was ultimately named [[FIBA World Cup MVP|the tournament's most valuable player]], to injury in a semifinal match against Argentina.

== Final standings ==
[[File:2006 FIBA World Championship final rankings.png|thumb|600px|2006 FIBA World Championship final rankings.]]

* 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.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
! width="200" | Team
! Record
|-bgcolor=gold
! 1
| {{bk|ESP}}
| 9–0
|-bgcolor=silver
! 2
| {{bk|GRE}}
| 8–1
|-bgcolor=#cc9966
! 3
| {{bk|USA}}
| 8–1
|-
! 4
| {{bk|ARG}}
| 7–2
|-
! 5
| {{bk|FRA|1974}}
| 6–3
|-
! 6
| {{Bk|TUR}}
| 6–3
|-
! 7
| {{bk|LTU}}
| 5–4
|-
! 8
| {{bk|GER}}
| 5–4
|-
!rowspan=8| 9
| {{bk|ANG}}
| 3–3
|-
| {{bk|AUS}}
| 2–4
|-
| {{bk|CHN}}
| 2–4
|-
| {{bk|ITA|2003}}
| 4–2
|-
| {{bk|NZL}}
| 2–4
|-
| {{bk|NGA}}
| 2–4
|-
| {{bk|SCG}}
| 2–4
|-
| {{bk|SLO}}
| 2–4
|-
!rowspan=4| 17
| {{bk|BRA}}
| 1–4
|-
| {{bk|JPN}}
| 1–4
|-
| {{bk|LIB}}
| 2–3
|-
| {{bk|PUR}}
| 2–3
|-
!rowspan=4| 21
| {{bk|PAN}}
| 0–5
|-
| {{bk|QAT}}
| 0–5
|-
| {{bk|SEN}}
| 0–5
|-
| {{bk|VEN}}
| 1–4
|}

== Awards ==
{{winners|bk|2006 World Championship winner|Spain|First}}

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; margin:auto"
![[FIBA World Cup MVP|Most Valuable Player]]
|-
|{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pau Gasol]]
|}

=== All-Tournament Team ===
{{main|FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team}}
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pau Gasol]]
* {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jorge Garbajosa]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[Carmelo Anthony]]
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} [[Manu Ginóbili]]
* {{flagicon|Greece}} [[Theodoros Papaloukas]]

== Leading scorers ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Player
! Team
! [[Points per game|PPG]]
|-
| {{center|1}} || [[Yao Ming]] || {{bk|CHN}} || {{center|25.3}}
|-
| {{center|2}} || [[Dirk Nowitzki]] || {{bk|GER}} || {{center|23.2}}
|-
| {{center|3}} || [[Pau Gasol]] || {{bk|ESP}} || {{center|21.3}}
|-
| {{center|4}} || [[Carlos Arroyo]] || {{bk|PUR}} || {{center|21.2}}
|-
| {{center|5}} || [[Larry Ayuso]] || {{bk|PUR}} || {{center|21.2
}}
|}

== Referees ==
For the World Championship, FIBA selected 40 professional [[Official (basketball)|referees]].
{| width="100%" style="font-size:95%;"
| valign="top" width="25%" |Group A
* {{flagicon|Japan}} Aibara, Nobuyasu
* {{flagicon|Iran}} Avanessian, Heros
* {{flagicon|Australia}} Aylen, Michael
* {{flagicon|Morocco}} Chlif, Abdellilah
* {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Dovidavičius, Virginijus
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Facchini, Fabio
* {{flagicon|Finland}} Jungebrand, Carl
* {{flagicon|United States}} Moore, Terry Matthew
* {{flagicon|Uruguay}} Trías Iglesias, Álvaro Darío
| valign="top" width="25%" |Group B
* {{flagicon|Mozambique}} Muhimua Joao, Abreu
* {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} Belošević, Ilija
* {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Carrión, José Aníbal
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} Chiti, Alejandro César
* {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Noujaim, Rabah
* {{flagicon|Ukraine}} Ryzhyk, Borys
* {{flagicon|Slovakia}} Sudek, Petr
* {{flagicon|France|1974}} [[Eddie Viator|Viator, Eddie]]
* {{flagicon|China}} Yang Maogong
| valign="top" width="25%" |Group C
* {{flagicon|Spain}} Arteaga, Juan Carlos
* {{flagicon|Italy}} Cerebuch, Guerrino
* {{flagicon|Argentina}} Estévez, Pablo Alberto
* {{flagicon|Canada}} Homsy, Mike Amir
* {{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Mercedes Sánchez, Reynaldo Antonio
* {{flagicon|Japan}} Miyatake, Yosuke
* {{flagicon|Croatia}} Muhvić, Dubravko
* {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Pukl, Saša
* {{flagicon|United States}} [[Eddie Rush|Rush, Eddie Fernanzo]]
* {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Vázquez, Jorge
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* {{flagicon|Israel}} Bachar, Shmuel
* {{flagicon|Lithuania}} Brazauskas, Romualdas
* {{flagicon|Australia}} Butler, Scott Jason
* {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Delgado Casadiego, Daniel Alfredo
* {{flagicon|Japan}} Hirahara, Yuji
* {{flagicon|Serbia and Montenegro}} Jovčić, Milivoje
* {{flagicon|Brazil}} Maranho, Cristiano Jesus
* {{flagicon|Spain}} Martín Bertrán, José Antonio
* {{flagicon|Angola}} Simão, Domingos Francisco
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== Sponsorship ==
• [[McDonald's]]
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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{{Commons|Basketball World Cup 2006}}
* {{Official website|https://www.fiba.basketball/en/history/201-fiba-basketball-world-cup/2941|FIBA World Championship 2006 official website}}
* {{officialwebsite|http://www.fiba.com|FIBA official website}}
* {{Official website|https://www.eurobasket.com/World-Cup/basketball_2006.aspx|EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page}}

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