FIBA World Championship 2010: Schedule, News, Results and More

The 2010 FIBA World Championship kicked off August 28 in Turkey. Twenty-four nations qualified for the tournament through regional play and competed in round-robin play in four groups from August 28 through September 2. At that point, the top four teams in each group advanced to a single-elimination tournament in Istanbul to decide the world championship, with the final scheduled for September 12, 2010.

Spain is the defending world champion, having defeated Greece in Saitama, Japan, in 2006. Greece had beaten the United States in the semifinals, relegating the so-called Redeem Team to a bronze medal. Team USA came back two years later to claim Olympic victory, however, beating Spain in Beijing in 2008 for the gold. But no players from that U.S. team will play in Turkey, while Spain returns eight players from Beijing.

Final group standings following round-robin play from Aug. 28-Sept. 2:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
1. Serbia (4-1) 2. Argentina (4-1) 3. Australia (3-2) 4. Angola (2-3) 5. Germany (2-3) 6. Jordan (0-5)	1. USA (5-0) 2. Slovenia (4-1) 3. Brazil (3-2) 4. Croatia (2-3) 5. Iran (1-4) 6. Tunisia (0-5)	1. Turkey (5-0) 2. Russia (4-1) 3. Greece (3-2) 4. China (1-4) 5. Puerto Rico (1-4) 6. Cote d'Ivoire (1-4)	1. Lithuania (5-0) 2. Spain (3-2) 3. New Zealand (3-2) 4. France (3-2) 5. Lebanon (1-4) 6. Canada (0-5)

FIBA World Championship Round of 16 (Sept. 4-7)

Saturday, Sept. 4:
Serbia 73, Croatia 72
Spain 80, Greece 72

Sunday, Sept. 5:
Slovenia 87, Australia 58
Turkey 95, France 77

Monday, Sept. 6:
USA 121, Angola 66
Russia 78, New Zealand 56

Tuesday, Sept. 7:
Lithuania 78, China 67
Argentina 93, Brazil 89

FIBA World Championship Quarterfinals (Sept. 8-9):

Wednesday, Sept. 8:
Serbia 92, Spain 89
Turkey 95, Slovenia 68

Thursday, Sept. 9:
USA 89, Russia 79
Lithuania 104, Argentina 85

FIBA World Championship Semifinals (Sept. 10-11):

Friday, Sept. 10 (For 5-8th place):
Spain vs. Slovenia
Russia vs. Argentina

Saturday, Sept. 11:
USA vs. Lithuania, Noon ET
Serbia vs. Turkey, 2:30 p.m. ET

FIBA World Championship Finals (Sept. 11-12):

Saturday, Sept. 11:
7th/8th Place Game

Sunday, Sept. 12:
5th/6th Place Game:
Bronze Medal Game
Gold Medal Game