Schedule of 2006 Men's Basketball World Championships

On the afternoon of June 65438+1October 65438+May 5, the lottery results of the 2006 Men's Basketball World Championships were officially announced, and China was finally placed in Group D with the United States, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Italy and Senegal. China will play the Italian team in Sapporo on August 1. The results of this lottery show that it is difficult for China to enter the quarter-finals.

Twenty-four teams from five continents participated in the lottery ceremony this afternoon. As the Lithuanian head coach Junas of China Men's Basketball Team is coaching Olympiax in Greece, he can't draw lots. Chinese basketball association will send Xu Lan, director of the comprehensive department of the Basketball Management Center, to Tokyo to attend the lottery ceremony.

Before the draw ceremony, FIBA Sports director kotler Ba, who is in charge of the drawing technique, said, "We will ensure that nine European teams and six American teams are divided into four groups relatively evenly." "Three teams in Africa, four teams in Asia, two teams in Oceania, and teams on the same continent avoid the same group."

This year's Men's Basketball World Championships were held in five different cities in Japan from August 19 to September 3, with a total of 75 matches. The champion will directly qualify for the men's basketball competition in Beijing Olympic Games.

The specific grouping results of the 2006 Men's Basketball World Championships are as follows:

Group A: Argentina, Venezuela, France, Serbia and Montenegro, Lebanon and Nigeria;

Group B: Spain, Panama, Germany, Japan, New Zealand and Angola;

Group C: Lithuania, Brazil, Greece, Turkey, Australia, Qatar;

Group D: United States, Puerto Rico, Slovenia, Italy, China and Senegal.