The 2010 FIBA World Championship was the 16th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from 28 August to 12 September 2010. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), Turkish Basketball Federation and the 2010 Organising Committee. It was considered as prestigious a competition as the Olympic Basketball Tournament. The tournament was hosted by Turkey.
For the third time (after the 1986 and 2006 tournaments), the World Championship had 24 competing nations. As a result, the group stage games were played in four cities, and the knockout round was hosted by Istanbul.
The United States won the tournament for their fourth time after going undefeated in the Opening Round and beating host Turkey in the final.
The draw for the Championship took place on 15 December 2009 in Istanbul. Teams were drawn into four preliminary round groups of six teams each. Teams first played a round-robin schedule, with the top sixteen teams advancing to the knockout stage.
Venues[]
| Arenas | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Sinan Erdem Dome | Istanbul | 16,500 (22,500) |
| Abdi İpekçi Arena | 12,500 | |
| Ankara Arena | Ankara | 11,000 |
| Halkapınar Sport Hall | İzmir | 10,000 |
| Kadir Has Arena | Kayseri | 7,500 |
Participating teams[]
| Region | Qualification event | Final game venue | Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Host nation | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (election) | Turkey |
| 2008 Summer Olympics | Beijing Olympic Basketball Gymnasium, Beijing, China | United States | |
| Africa | AfroBasket 2009 | African Union Arena, Tripoli, Libya | Angola |
| Ivory Coast | |||
| Tunisia | |||
| Americas | 2009 FIBA Americas Championship | Roberto Clemente Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico | Argentina |
| Brazil | |||
| Canada | |||
| Puerto Rico | |||
| Asia | 2009 FIBA Asia Championship | Tianjin Arena, Tianjin, China | China |
| Iran | |||
| Jordan | |||
| Europe | EuroBasket 2009 | Spodek, Katowice, Poland | Croatia |
| France | |||
| Greece | |||
| Serbia | |||
| Slovenia | |||
| Spain (defending champions) | |||
| Oceania | FIBA Oceania Championship 2009 | Queens Wharf Events Centre, Wellington, New Zealand | Australia |
| New Zealand | |||
| Wild cards | Istanbul, Turkey (selection) | Germany | |
| Lebanon | |||
| Lithuania | |||
| Russia | |||
List of games[]
Preliminary Round[]
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | ||||
| 28 August 2010 | Kadir Has Arena, Kayseri | Australia | 76–75 | Jordan |
| Serbia | 94–44 | Angola | ||
| Argentina | 78–74 | Germany | ||
| 29 August 2010 | Angola | 79–65 | Jordan | |
| Germany | 82–81 (double overtime) |
Serbia | ||
| Argentina | 72–74 | Australia | ||
| 30 August 2010 | Serbia | 112–69 | Jordan | |
| Australia | 78–43 | Germany | ||
| Argentina | 91–70 | Angola | ||
| 1 September 2010 | Serbia | 94–79 | Australia | |
| Angola | 92–88 (overtime) |
Germany | ||
| Argentina | 88–79 | Jordan | ||
| 2 September 2010 | Australia | 76–55 | Angola | |
| Serbia | 84–82 | Argentina | ||
| Germany | 91–73 | Jordan | ||
| Group B | ||||
| 28 August 2010 | Abdi İpekçi Arena, Istanbul | Slovenia | 80–56 | Tunisia |
| United States | 106–78 | Croatia | ||
| Brazil | 81–65 | Iran | ||
| 29 August 2010 | United States | 99–77 | Slovenia | |
| Croatia | 75–54 | Iran | ||
| Brazil | 80–65 | Tunisia | ||
| 30 August 2010 | Slovenia | 91–84 | Croatia | |
| Iran | 71–58 | Tunisia | ||
| United States | 70–68 | Brazil | ||
| 1 September 2010 | Croatia | 84–64 | Tunisia | |
| United States | 88–51 | Iran | ||
| Slovenia | 80–77 | Brazil | ||
| 2 September 2010 | United States | 92–57 | Tunisia | |
| Slovenia | 65–60 | Iran | ||
| Brazil | 92–74 | Croatia | ||
| Group C | ||||
| 28 August 2010 | Ankara Arena, Ankara | Greece | 89–81 | China |
| Russia | 75–66 | Puerto Rico | ||
| Turkey | 86–47 | Ivory Coast | ||
| 29 August 2010 | China | 83–73 | Ivory Coast | |
| Greece | 83–80 | Puerto Rico | ||
| Turkey | 65–56 | Russia | ||
| 31 August 2010 | Russia | 72–66 | Ivory Coast | |
| Puerto Rico | 84–76 | China | ||
| Turkey | 76–65 | Greece | ||
| 1 September 2010 | Russia | 89–80 | China | |
| Greece | 97–60 | Ivory Coast | ||
| Turkey | 79–77 | Puerto Rico | ||
| 2 September 2010 | Ivory Coast | 88–79 | Puerto Rico | |
| Russia | 73–69 | Greece | ||
| Turkey | 87–40 | China | ||
| Group D | ||||
| 28 August 2010 | Halkapınar Sport Hall, İzmir | Lithuania | 92–79 | New Zealand |
| Lebanon | 81–71 | Canada | ||
| France | 72–66 | Spain | ||
| 29 August 2010 | Lithuania | 70–68 | Canada | |
| France | 86–59 | Lebanon | ||
| Spain | 101–84 | New Zealand | ||
| 31 August 2010 | New Zealand | 108–76 | Lebanon | |
| France | 68–63 | Canada | ||
| Lithuania | 76–73 | Spain | ||
| 1 September 2010 | New Zealand | 71–61 | Canada | |
| Spain | 91–57 | Lebanon | ||
| Lithuania | 69–55 | France | ||
| 2 September 2010 | Spain | 89–67 | Canada | |
| Lithuania | 84–66 | Lebanon | ||
| New Zealand | 82–70 | France | ||
Final round[]
| Date | Venue | Winner | Score | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round of 16 | ||||
| 4 September 2010 | Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul | Serbia | 73–72 | Croatia |
| Spain | 80–72 | Greece | ||
| 5 September 2010 | Slovenia | 87–58 | Australia | |
| Turkey | 95–77 | France | ||
| 6 September 2010 | United States | 121–66 | Angola | |
| Russia | 78–56 | New Zealand | ||
| 7 September 2010 | Lithuania | 78–67 | China | |
| Argentina | 93–81 | Brazil | ||
| Quarter-finals | ||||
| 8 September 2010 | Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul | Serbia | 92–89 | Spain |
| Turkey | 95–68 | Slovenia | ||
| 9 September 2010 | United States | 89–79 | Russia | |
| Lithuania | 104–85 | Argentina | ||
| Classification semi-finals | ||||
| 10 September 2010 | Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul | Spain | 97–80 | Slovenia |
| Argentina | 73–61 | Russia | ||
| Semi-finals | ||||
| 11 September 2010 | Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul | United States | 89–74 | Lithuania |
| Turkey | 83–82 | Serbia | ||
| Seventh place play-off | ||||
| 11 September 2010 | Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul | Russia | 83–78 | Slovenia |
| Fifth place play-off | ||||
| 12 September 2010 | Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul | Argentina | 86–81 | Spain |
| Third place play-off | ||||
| 12 September 2010 | Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul | Lithuania | 99–88 | Serbia |
| Final | ||||
| 12 September 2010 | Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul | United States | 81–62 | Turkey |
Broadcasters[]
| Country/Territory | Broadcaster(s) |
|---|---|
| Albania | Top Channel |
| Angola | TPA |
| Argentina | TV Pública, TyC Sports, DirecTV Sports |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| Belgium | BeTV |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BHRT |
| Brazil | TV Esporte Interativo, SporTV, ESPN Brasil, BandSports |
| Bulgaria | BNT |
| Canada | TSN |
| China | CCTV |
| Croatia | HRT |
| Cyprus | Lumiere TV, Alfa TV |
| Czech Republic | ČT, Sport 1 |
| Denmark | TV 2 Sport |
| Estonia | TV6, Viasat Sport |
| Finland | Nelonen Sport Pro |
| France | Sport+ |
| Germany | Sport1 |
| Greece | ERT |
| Hong Kong | i-Cable Sports |
| Hungary | Sport 1 |
| India | TEN Sports |
| Italy | RAI |
| Japan | J Sports |
| Lebanon | LBC |
| Lithuania | TV3, Viasat Sport |
| Macau | TDM |
| Malaysia | Astro |
| Macedonia | Sitel |
| Montenegro | RTCG |
| Mongolia | TV9 |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport |
| Philippines | Solar TV, Basketball TV |
| Poland | TVP |
| Portugal | Sport TV |
| Qatar | Al Jazeera Sports |
| Romania | Sport 1 |
| Russia | NTV Plus |
| Serbia | RTS |
| Slovakia | STV, Sport 1 |
| Slovenia | RTVSLO, Šport TV |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| Spain | LaSexta, MARCA TV |
| Sweden | Viasat Sport |
| Taiwan | Videoland Television Network |
| Turkey | NTV, NTV Spor, HDen |
| United Kingdom | ESPN |
| United States | ESPN, NBA TV |