The International Basketball Federation (FIBA), will hold their first ever World cup in Spain,from August 30th - 14th September 2014.
Phases of the FIBA World cup:
The group phase of the World cup,has been scheduled to take place in Bilbao,Gran Canaria,Granada and Sevilla from August 30th - 4th September'
The final phase of the FIBA world cup will take place in the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona and in the Palacio de los Deportes in Madrid,from the 6th - 4th of September.
Teams to participate in the FIBA world cup and how they qualified :
1. Spain : Host country
2. USA : 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist
3. Iran : Winner,2013 FIBA Asia championship
4. Philippines : 1st runners up,2013 FIBA Asia championship
5. Korea : 2nd runners up,2013 FIBA Asia championship
6. Australia : Winner.2013 FIBA Oceania championship
7. New Zealand : Runner up,2013 FIBA Oceania championship
8. Angola : Winner,2013 FIBA Africa championship
9. Egypt : 1st runners up,2013 FIBA Africa championship
10. Senegal : 2nd runners up,2013 FIBA Africa championship
11. Mexico : Winner,2013 FIBA America championship
12. Puerto Rico : 1st runners up,2013 FIBA America championship
13. Argentina : 2nd runners up,2013 FIBA America championship
14. France : Winner,2013 EuroBasket
15. Lithuania : Runners up,2013 EuroBasket
16. Croatia : 4th place,2013 EuroBasket
17. Slovenia : 5th place,2013 EuroBasket
18. Ukraine : 6th place,2013 EuroBasket
19. Serbia : 7th place,2013 EuroBasket
20. Brazil : Wild Card
21. Finland : Wild Card
22. Greece : Wild Card
23. Turkey : Wild Card
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