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2010 Basketball World Championship Groups

No longer the exclusive domain of the United States where it was first invented in 1891, basketball has emerged as a world sport in recent years as Team USA had become eclipsed by other top nations.

Not to say that the United States has lost its world powerhouse standing in good old-fashioned B-ball.

But they have lost their dominance in some recent international competitions, finishing sixth at the 2002 World Championship in Indianapolis, and settling for the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games.

The chink in their armor was enough to forever more give hope to other emerging European and other world teams - Spain among them - who went on to victory at the 2006 World Championship and who remain reigning world champions at the 2010 games.

2010 World Basketball Championship schedule

In all, the 2010 Basketball World Championship has 24 competing nations meeting in Turkey from August 28 to September 12, 2010 in five different venues across the country.

The round of sixteen, semi-finals and final are scheduled at the Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul. All times are local (CET +1, GMT +2).

Round of Sixteen
September 4
18:00 A1 vs. B4 Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
September 4
21:00 D2 vs. C3 Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
September 5
18:00 C1 vs. D4 Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
September 5
21:00 B2 vs. A3 Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
September 6
18:00 B1 vs. A4 Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
September 6
21:00 C2 vs. D3 Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
September 7
18:00 D1 vs. C4 Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul
September 7
21:00 A2 vs. B3 Sinan Erdem Dome, Istanbul

FIBA Basketball World Championships ticket information

Fans got an early opportunity to buy tickets for the 2010 Basketball World Championships which went on sale in late 2009 with brisk online sales expected right up until the final. The official FIBA site also offers tickets through there official seller featuring individual tickets, ticket packages, and guaranteed tickets for post group games.

Basketball World Championships on the Web, cable & satellite television

In the USA, watch for TV coverage on ESPN and DirecTV.

TSN has it covered in Canada while world b-ball fans in Australia will be tuning into FOX Sports. Official TV stations worldwide partner with FIBA to air the championship games around the globe.

Meanwhile, around the Web fans can watch premium online access at FIBATV.com.


More about the 2010 Basketball World Championship On the Web:

2010 FIBA World Championship Turkey - The official site with video highlights, live television feeds, the complete schedule including venues and stadiums, player profiles, stats, scores and ticket information.

2010 FIBA World Championship - Good overview of the competition with complete venue, group listings & related resources from Wikipedia.

BBC SPORT - Basketball - UK coverage of the FIBA World Basketball Championship includes schedules, scores & results, guides about who to watch, video highlights.