2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
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The 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women
took place in Brazil
from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation
(FIBA) and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation.
Sixteen national teams competed for the championship. Australia
came away with the gold medal by beating Russia
91-74.
Except Brazil, which automatically qualified as the host, and the United States, which automatically qualified as the reigning Olympic champion
, the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
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Group F (Barueri
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Team
Pts
W
L
PF
PA
Diff
1
United States
12
6
0
517
339
+178
2
Czech Republic 10
4
2
438
404
+34
3
Russia
9
3
3
493
446
+47
4
France
9
3
3
414
410
+4
5
China 9
3
3
421
477
-56
6
Cuba
8
2
4
405
475
-70
Knockout Stage (São Paulo
All times local (UTC
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FIBA World Championship for Women
The FIBA World Championship for Women is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially...
took place in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
from September 12 to September 23, 2006. It was co-organised by the International Basketball Federation
International Basketball Federation
The International Basketball Federation, more commonly known as FIBA , from its French name Fédération Internationale de Basketball, is an association of national organizations which governs international competition in basketball...
(FIBA) and Confederação Brasileira de Basketball, the Brazilian national federation.
Sixteen national teams competed for the championship. Australia
Australia women's national basketball team
The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...
came away with the gold medal by beating Russia
Russia women's national basketball team
The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006...
91-74.
Venues
| City | Venue |
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| Barueri Barueri Barueri is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area. The population in 2006 is estimated to be 265,549, the population density is 4,149.2 per km² and the area of 64 km².... |
Ginásio José Corrêa Ginásio José Corrêa Ginásio José Corrêa is an indoor sporting arena located in Barueri, Brazil. The capacity of the arena is 5,000 people. The arena was used for some of the preliminary games of the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women.... |
| São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... |
Ginásio G.J. de Almeida ( Ibirapuera) |
Competing nations
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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 Brazil women's national basketball team Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place... |
 Australia women's national basketball team The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA... |
United States women's national basketball team The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game.... |
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 Spain women's national basketball team The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:... |
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Russia women's national basketball team The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006... |
France women's national basketball team The France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:... |
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Cuba women's national basketball team Cuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify... |
 Argentina women's national basketball team The Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:... |
 Senegal women's national basketball team The Senegal women's national basketball team is the nationally-controlled basketball team representing Senegal at world basketball competitions for women... |
 Nigeria women's national basketball team The Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as D'Tigers, is the national women's basketball team in Nigeria it is ranked number one in the African continent and in the top 20 in the world.-Current squad:... |
 Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Chinese Taipei .... |
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena in Athens, Greece for the preliminary rounds, with the latter stages being held in the Olympic Indoor Hall at the Athens Olympic Sports Complex....
, the 14 remaining countries qualified through their continents’ qualifying tournaments:
- FIBA EuropeFIBA EuropeFIBA Europe is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which includes all 49 national European basketball federations.-Division A:-Division B: -Division C:...
- Spain, France, Lithuania, Czech Republic (European Champion), Russia - FIBA AmericasFIBA AmericasFIBA Americas is a zone within FIBA which contains the 44 FIBA Federations located in the Americas. FIBA Americas is headquartered in San Juan, Puerto Rico.- National teams :CONCECABACaribbean...
- Brazil (host), United States (Olympic Champion), Canada, Argentina, Cuba - FIBA AfricaFIBA AfricaFIBA Africa is a zone within the FIBA basketball association which contains all 53 national African FIBA federations, it was founded in 1961. FIBA Africa maintains offices in Cairo and in Abidjan.-FIBA Africa national teams:Zone 1Zone 2...
- Nigeria, Senegal - FIBA AsiaFIBA AsiaFIBA Asia is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which contains all 44 Asian FIBA federations.-National teams:East AsiaGulfMiddle AsiaSoutheast AsiaWest Asia-Top ten FIBA Asia teams:...
- P.R. of China, Chinese Taipei (or Taiwan or Republic of China), South Korea - FIBA OceaniaFIBA OceaniaFIBA Oceania is a zone within the International Basketball Federation which contains all 21 national basketball associations in Oceania.- Top two FIBA Oceania teams :C Current zone champion- Competitions :* FIBA Oceania Championship...
- Australia (Oceanian Champion)
Squads
At the start of tournament, all 16 participating countries each had 12 players on their roster.Referees
For the World Championship for Women, FIBA selected 25 professional referees:
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Preliminary round
- The three best squads of each group qualify for second round.
border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> Group A (São Paulo São PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
)Team Pts W L PF PA Diff 1 ArgentinaArgentina women's national basketball teamThe Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:...5 2 1 219 199 +20 2 BrazilBrazil women's national basketball teamBrazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place...5 2 1 243 222 +21 3 SpainSpain women's national basketball teamThe Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:...5 2 1 218 200 +18 4 South KoreaKorea women's national basketball teamKorea women's national basketball team is the national women's national basketball team of South Korea. The South Koreans are the defending Asian champions after defeating China at the 2007 championships, 79–73. As a result, the Koreans qualified outright to the Olympics for the sixth time...3 0 3 207 266 -59 Tue Sept. 12 13:00 South KoreaKorea women's national basketball teamKorea women's national basketball team is the national women's national basketball team of South Korea. The South Koreans are the defending Asian champions after defeating China at the 2007 championships, 79–73. As a result, the Koreans qualified outright to the Olympics for the sixth time...57 87 SpainSpain women's national basketball teamThe Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:...Tue Sept. 12 15:15 ArgentinaArgentina women's national basketball teamThe Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:...69 71 BrazilBrazil women's national basketball teamBrazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place...Wed Sept. 13 13:00 SpainSpain women's national basketball teamThe Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:...64 77 ArgentinaArgentina women's national basketball teamThe Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:...Wed Sept. 13 15:15 BrazilBrazil women's national basketball teamBrazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place...106 86 South KoreaKorea women's national basketball teamKorea women's national basketball team is the national women's national basketball team of South Korea. The South Koreans are the defending Asian champions after defeating China at the 2007 championships, 79–73. As a result, the Koreans qualified outright to the Olympics for the sixth time...Thu Sept. 14 13:00 South KoreaKorea women's national basketball teamKorea women's national basketball team is the national women's national basketball team of South Korea. The South Koreans are the defending Asian champions after defeating China at the 2007 championships, 79–73. As a result, the Koreans qualified outright to the Olympics for the sixth time...64 73 ArgentinaArgentina women's national basketball teamThe Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:...Thu Sept. 14 15:15 BrazilBrazil women's national basketball teamBrazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place...66 67 SpainSpain women's national basketball teamThe Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:...border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> Group B (São Paulo São PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
)Team Pts W L PF PA Diff 1 AustraliaAustralia women's national basketball teamThe Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...6 3 0 194 120 +74 2 Lithuania5 2 1 158 123 +35 3 Canada4 1 2 188 245 -57 4 SenegalSenegal women's national basketball teamThe Senegal women's national basketball team is the nationally-controlled basketball team representing Senegal at world basketball competitions for women...3 0 3 182 234 -52 Tue Sept. 12 17:30 Lithuania0 2 AustraliaAustralia women's national basketball teamThe Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...Tue Sept. 12 19:45 SenegalSenegal women's national basketball teamThe Senegal women's national basketball team is the nationally-controlled basketball team representing Senegal at world basketball competitions for women...64 65 CanadaWed Sept. 13 17:30 Canada58 84 LithuaniaWed Sept. 13 19:45 AustraliaAustralia women's national basketball teamThe Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...95 55 SenegalSenegal women's national basketball teamThe Senegal women's national basketball team is the nationally-controlled basketball team representing Senegal at world basketball competitions for women...Thu Sept. 14 17:30 Lithuania74 63 SenegalSenegal women's national basketball teamThe Senegal women's national basketball team is the nationally-controlled basketball team representing Senegal at world basketball competitions for women...Thu Sept. 14 19:45 Canada65 97 AustraliaAustralia women's national basketball teamThe Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA...border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> Group C (Barueri BarueriBarueri is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area. The population in 2006 is estimated to be 265,549, the population density is 4,149.2 per km² and the area of 64 km²....
)Team Pts W L PF PA Diff 1 United StatesUnited States women's national basketball teamThe United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game....6 3 0 288 198 +90 2 RussiaRussia women's national basketball teamThe Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006...5 2 1 250 206 +44 4 China4 1 2 209 264 -55 3 NigeriaNigeria women's national basketball teamThe Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as D'Tigers, is the national women's basketball team in Nigeria it is ranked number one in the African continent and in the top 20 in the world.-Current squad:...3 0 3 155 234 -79 Tue Sept. 12 15:15 RussiaRussia women's national basketball teamThe Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006...84 50 NigeriaNigeria women's national basketball teamThe Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as D'Tigers, is the national women's basketball team in Nigeria it is ranked number one in the African continent and in the top 20 in the world.-Current squad:...Tue Sept. 12 19:45 United StatesUnited States women's national basketball teamThe United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game....119 72 ChinaWed Sept. 13 15:15 China66 86 RussiaRussia women's national basketball teamThe Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006...Wed Sept. 13 19:45 NigeriaNigeria women's national basketball teamThe Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as D'Tigers, is the national women's basketball team in Nigeria it is ranked number one in the African continent and in the top 20 in the world.-Current squad:...46 79 United StatesUnited States women's national basketball teamThe United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game....Thu Sept. 14 17:30 United StatesUnited States women's national basketball teamThe United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game....90 80 RussiaRussia women's national basketball teamThe Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006...Thu Sept. 14 19:45 NigeriaNigeria women's national basketball teamThe Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as D'Tigers, is the national women's basketball team in Nigeria it is ranked number one in the African continent and in the top 20 in the world.-Current squad:...59 71 Chinaborder="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1"> Group D (Barueri BarueriBarueri is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area. The population in 2006 is estimated to be 265,549, the population density is 4,149.2 per km² and the area of 64 km²....
)Team Pts W L PF PA Diff 1 Czech Republic5 2 1 224 185 +39 2 FranceFrance women's national basketball teamThe France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:...5 2 1 235 204 +31 3 CubaCuba women's national basketball teamCuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify...5 2 1 204 216 -12 4 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei women's national basketball teamChinese Taipei women's national basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Chinese Taipei ....3 0 3 210 268 -58 Tue Sept. 12 13:00 FranceFrance women's national basketball teamThe France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:...62 58 Czech RepublicTue Sept. 12 17:30 CubaCuba women's national basketball teamCuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify...75 70 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei women's national basketball teamChinese Taipei women's national basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Chinese Taipei ....Wed Sept. 13 13:00 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei women's national basketball teamChinese Taipei women's national basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Chinese Taipei ....68 100 FranceFrance women's national basketball teamThe France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:...Wed Sept. 13 17:30 Czech Republic73 51 CubaCuba women's national basketball teamCuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify...Thu Sept. 14 13:00 Chinese TaipeiChinese Taipei women's national basketball teamChinese Taipei women's national basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Chinese Taipei ....72 93 Czech RepublicThu Sept. 14 15:15 FranceFrance women's national basketball teamThe France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:...73 78 CubaCuba women's national basketball teamCuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify...
- Legend: Pts: classification points (game won is 2 pts, game lost is 1), W: games won, L: game lost, PF : points scored, PC: points against, Diff.: difference; in green the squads qualified for eighth-final round.
Eighth-final round
- The four best squads of each group qualify for quarter-finals. All Preliminary Round games played by teams qualifying for the Eighth-finals carry over into the Eighth-final standings.
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| Group E (São Paulo São Paulo São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among... ) |
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| Team | Pts | W | L | PF | PA | Diff | |
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| 1 | Australia women's national basketball team The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA... |
12 | 6 | 0 | 431 | 310 | +121 |
| 2 | Spain women's national basketball team The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:... |
10 | 4 | 2 | 446 | 384 | +62 |
| 3 | Brazil women's national basketball team Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place... |
10 | 4 | 2 | 482 | 412 | +70 |
| 4 | |
9 | 3 | 3 | 342 | 329 | +13 |
| 5 | Argentina women's national basketball team The Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:... |
9 | 3 | 3 | 377 | 402 | -25 |
| 6 | |
7 | 1 | 5 | 344 | 474 | -130 |
| Sat Sept. 16 09:30 | Argentina women's national basketball team The Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:... |
62 | 58 | |
| Sat Sept. 16 14:00 | Brazil women's national basketball team Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place... |
84 | 67 | |
| Sat Sept. 16 16:15 | Australia women's national basketball team The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA... |
72 | 68 | Spain women's national basketball team The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:... |
| Sun Sept. 17 09:30 | Argentina women's national basketball team The Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:... |
47 | 62 | |
| Sun Sept. 17 14:00 | Spain women's national basketball team The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:... |
85 | 57 | |
| Sun Sept. 17 16:15 | Australia women's national basketball team The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA... |
82 | 73 | Brazil women's national basketball team Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place... |
| Mon Sept. 18 13:00 | |
55 | 75 | Spain women's national basketball team The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:... |
| Mon Sept. 18 15:15 | Argentina women's national basketball team The Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:... |
49 | 83 | Australia women's national basketball team The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA... |
| Mon Sept. 18 17:30 | Brazil women's national basketball team Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place... |
82 | 41 | |
Barueri
Barueri is a Brazilian city in the state of São Paulo located in the northwestern part of the Greater São Paulo metropolitan area. The population in 2006 is estimated to be 265,549, the population density is 4,149.2 per km² and the area of 64 km²....
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United States women's national basketball team
The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game....
Russia women's national basketball team
The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006...
France women's national basketball team
The France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:...
Cuba women's national basketball team
Cuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify...
| Sat Sept. 16 11:45 | Russia women's national basketball team The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006... |
64 | 74 | France women's national basketball team The France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:... |
| Sat Sept. 16 14:00 | |
79 | 73 | |
| Sat Sept. 16 16:15 | United States women's national basketball team The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game.... |
90 | 50 | Cuba women's national basketball team Cuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify... |
| Sun Sept. 17 11:45 | |
85 | 83 | Russia women's national basketball team The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006... |
| Sun Sept. 17 14:00 | |
73 | 70 | Cuba women's national basketball team Cuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify... |
| Sun Sept. 17 16:15 | United States women's national basketball team The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game.... |
76 | 41 | France women's national basketball team The France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:... |
| Mon Sept. 18 15:15 | Russia women's national basketball team The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006... |
96 | 81 | Cuba women's national basketball team Cuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify... |
| Mon Sept. 18 17:30 | France women's national basketball team The France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:... |
64 | 66 | |
| Mon Sept. 18 19:45 | United States women's national basketball team The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game.... |
63 | 50 | |
Knockout Stage (São PauloSão PauloSão Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
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5th through 8th place
9th through 12th place
13th through 16th place
Awards
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Final standings
| # | Team | W-L |
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Australia Australia women's national basketball team The Australia Women's National Basketball Team is the women's National Basketball team for Australia. They won Gold at the Melbourne Commonwealth Games 2006 defeating New Zealand's Tall Ferns in the final match with a score of 77–39. They then followed it up with a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA... |
9-0 |
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 RussiaRussia women's national basketball team The Russia women's national basketball team represents Russia in international basketball competitions for Women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1998 and their best finish has been a silver medal in 1998, 2002 and 2006... |
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 United StatesUnited States women's national basketball team The United States women's national basketball team are the defending Olympic champions in women's basketball. The team is composed of some of the top American players in the WNBA and the women's college game.... |
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| 4 |  BrazilBrazil women's national basketball team Brazil women's national basketball team is the official women's basketball team for Brazil. They won the 1994 FIBA World Championship for Women in Australia.-Olympic Games:* 1992: 7th place* 1996: 2nd place * 2000: 3rd place... |
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| 5 |  FranceFrance women's national basketball team The France women's national basketball team is the national basketball team representing France. It is administrated by the Fédération Française de Basket-Ball .-Olympic games record:-World Championship record:... |
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| 6 |  Lithuania |
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| 7 |  Czech Republic |
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| 8 |  SpainSpain women's national basketball team The Spain women's national basketball team represents Spain in international basketball competitions for women. The team has participated in the FIBA World Championship for Women since 1994.-History:... |
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| 9 |  ArgentinaArgentina women's national basketball team The Argentina women's national basketball team is the women's basketball side that represents Argentina in international competitions.-Current roster:Roster for the 2011 Pan American Games -FIBA World Championship:... |
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| 10 |  Canada |
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| 11 |  CubaCuba women's national basketball team Cuba women's national basketball team represents Cuba in international basketball competitions for women.-Olympic Games:* 1980: 5th place* 1992: 4th place* 1996: 6th place* 2000: 9th place* 2004: did not qualify... |
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| 12 |  China |
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| 14 | Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team Chinese Taipei women's national basketball team is a national women's basketball team of Chinese Taipei .... |
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| 15 |  SenegalSenegal women's national basketball team The Senegal women's national basketball team is the nationally-controlled basketball team representing Senegal at world basketball competitions for women... |
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| 16 |  NigeriaNigeria women's national basketball team The Nigeria women's national basketball team, also known as D'Tigers, is the national women's basketball team in Nigeria it is ranked number one in the African continent and in the top 20 in the world.-Current squad:... |
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