World Cup Final 2014 Bracket
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Main article: opened the bidding process on 10 January 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on 30 April 2008. Nine countries showed interest in hosting the event, as in order, they were Spain, France, Denmark, Russia, Italy, and China.
Among the nine, only three were shortlisted by FIBA: China which would have hosted the later that year, Italy which last hosted a FIBA tournament in, and host Spain. On 23 May 2009, after voting by the FIBA Central Board in in which the Chinese and Spanish representatives abstained, China was the first to be eliminated in the first round of voting. In the final round, and announced that Spain won the hosting rights with eleven votes as opposed to Italy's eight. 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup bidding results (final round) Nation Votes 11 8 Eliminated Venues The was the main venue, hosting the final and half of the matches in the final round.
While no arenas from the were reused, the current Madrid arena was built on the site of the original venue that was destroyed by fire in 2001, which was a venue used in 1986. Amongst venues used in, the arenas in Granada, Seville and Madrid were reused. One arena, the, was the only new venue, being built after the tournament was awarded to Spain. The other cities hosted a group.
On 17 April 2010, was added to the list of cities to hold games, bringing the total venues to six. This was Barcelona's first time being part of a major international event in basketball since the, in which the hosted the final stages. Barcelona will host half of the games in the knockout stage, including a semifinal. Below is a list of the confirmed venues which were used to host games during the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup. Connor Floor was the official supplier of the basketball courts for each of the six sites. Not a member of FIBA There were 24 teams taking part in the 2014 World Cup of Basketball.
After the 2012 Olympics, the continental allocation for FIBA Americas was reduced by one when the United States won the Olympic tournament, automatically qualifying them for the 2014 World Cup. Host nation: 1 berth.: 12 teams competing for 1 berth, removed from that country's FIBA zone.: 15 teams competing for 3 berths.: 2 teams competing for 2 berths.: 16 teams competing for 3 berths.: 10 teams competing for 4 berths.: 24 teams competing for 6 berths. Wild card: 4 berths Qualified teams As of 21 September 2013, twenty teams had already qualified for the final tournament in 2014. To complete the 24-team tournament, FIBA would announce the four wild cards after a meeting in on 1–2 February 2014; they could have announced an initial list of teams that would be considered after a meeting on 23–24 November 2013. But later the FIBA Central Board decided not to trim the list of wild card applicants on their Buenos Aires meeting, making all 15 teams eligible to be selected on the February meeting at Barcelona. On 1 February 2014, FIBA announced that it had allocated the wild cards to,. Event Date Location Berths Qualified Host nation 23 May 2009 1 29 July–12 August 2012 1 20–31 August 2013 3 30 August–11 September 2013 4 1–11 August 2013 3 4–22 September 2013 6 14–18 August 2013 2 1 February 2014 4 TOTAL 24 Suspension of Senegal On the FIBA Central Board meeting in, FIBA suspended the basketball federations of Guatemala, Morocco and Senegal indefinitely 'due to their inability to properly function as the governing body for basketball in their respective countries.'
The Senegalese federation was suspended reportedly due to in the for Men and; the Senegalese federation was dissolved as a result. On 2 February, FIBA lifted the suspension on the Senegalese federation after they complied with all of the requirements imposed by the FIBA, clearing the way for the participation of its national team in the tournament. Rule and format changes This was the first time the new expanded, the restricted arc, and extended (6.6 m 21' 8' from the basket at the corners; 6.75 m 22' 1.75' elsewhere) took effect in the tournament. The final round was held in two arenas: in the and, as opposed to a singular arena in 2010.
Also, the arrangement of the round of 16 match-ups in the bracket were changed. In 2010, a team from Group A or B can meet a team from Group C or D as early in the quarterfinals, and cannot meet their groupmates until the semifinals. In 2014, teams from Groups A and B were in one half of the bracket played in Madrid, while teams from Groups C and D were in the other half and played in Barcelona; teams from Groups A and B could not meet teams from Group C or D until the final or third-place playoff, and could meet their groupmates as early as the quarterfinals. In 2010, the round of 16 games were held in a span of four days, or two matches per day; in 2014, there would be four games per day, and the round of 16 will be done in two days. From the semifinals onward, unlike in 2010 where the semifinals were held in one day, and the third-place playoff and the final on the next day, the semifinals in 2014 were held on two days, followed by the third-place playoff the next day, and the final on the day after, or one game per day. Finally, the classification round for 5th place was also eliminated.
Draw The draw was held on 3 February 2014 at 19:00 CET at the,. On 2 February, FIBA released the pots on how the teams would be drawn. 'Pot 1' included the top 4 teams in the, while the other pots were grouped on geographical and sporting criteria. Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6 (1) (2) (3) (4) (15) (39) (41) (46) (19) (20) (31) (34) (11) (13) (16) (45) (10) (17) (24) (26) (5) (7) (8) (9) There were no restrictions in drawing teams from pots except for the following:. and the, as the top 2 teams, were to be placed on opposite sides of the bracket for knockout play. As a result, Spain went to Group A and the US to Group C.
The other teams in the pot would thus be drawn to either Group B or D. could not be placed in a group that already had a European team; therefore they could only be placed in the group containing the USA. could not be placed in a group that already contained.
They were also required to be put into a group that already had two European teams. After a team's group was drawn, another draw followed to determine their position in the group, and consequently, the order of games to be played. In this draw, there were four pots, 'Pot A' to 'Pot D', each corresponding to each preliminary round group, containing six numbers; here, the pot corresponding to the drawn group of a team was drawn to determine its position in the order of games, such as 'A1' to 'A6', for Group A teams. Finally, after the groupings and order of games were determined, FIBA assigned one group to each preliminary round host city. Former Spanish international, Croatia's, of Puerto Rico and Angolan assisted in the draw. Group A, which included European champions France, hosts Spain, and traditional powerhouse Serbia has been labeled as the '. The Americans, meanwhile, avoided the 'bracket of death' of Groups A and B by landing in Group C, setting up a rematch of the 2010 final against Turkey, which were selected as wild cards, and a possible late knockout match-up against European runners-up Lithuania.
Main article: won this friendly tournament in, France organized. The, and were the other teams that participated. Preliminary round How teams are ranked:. Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:. Win: 2 points. Loss: 1 point. Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing.
Loss by: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team. Head-to-head record via points system above.
on games among tied teams. Goal average on all group games. Drawing of lots Qualified to the final round Group A. Final rankings of teams. Main article:. –. Special Awards.
– MVF Best Country (on Fan support throughout the tournament) Controversies Australia's alleged tanking At their final group matches between and, Australia rested their key players towards the end of the game, allowing for Angola to win 91–83, after the Boomers led at the half by double-digits. Australia fell to third place, thereby allowing them to face the at the semifinals instead of the quarterfinals if they finished second. This so-called ' was blasted by, whose team were defeated by in the final group match, dropping them to second place, causing them to face the Americans instead in the quarterfinals if they reach that far. Dragic implored on FIBA 'to do something about' it. Right after Australia's elimination by Turkey in the first round, FIBA announced that the Boomers were under investigation for tanking. Australia coach rejected the accusation that they tanked, saying he rested his players for the next stage due to the heavy tournament schedule, adding that: 'We always, as Australians, compete the right way'.
On 26 November 2014, Australia was cleared of tanking by FIBA. Marketing Road show and trophy tour A tour of the was held to promote the event. The trophy was on display at the in in February 2014, then the tour visited several countries in Latin America, Europe and the Philippines from April to mid-July. It also visited during the finals of the in August.
Prior to this, FIBA and the held a road show that ran from 2012 to 2014 visiting key Spanish cities, with some of the final stops being the host cities, and at, during. Ball On 30 January, revealed the official ball that would be used in the World Cup. Designed by, it 'will be the first time ever a custom designed basketball has been developed exclusively for an individual event'. 26 January 2012.
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