The 2014 World Cup will kick off in Spain from August 30th 2014 until September 14th. Featuring the best teams in Europe to compete for the biggest competition before the 2016 Olympics.
First Round Schedule
Group A – Location (Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada)
30 August 2014
- Iran vs Spain
- Egypt vs Serbia
- France vs Brazil
31 August 2014
- Spain vs Egypt
- Brazil vs Iran
- Serbia vs France
1 September 2014
- Brazil vs Spain
- France vs Egypt
- Iran vs Serbia
3 September 2014
- Spain vs France
- Serbia vs Brazil
- Egypt vs Iran
4 September 2014
- Serbia vs Spain
- Iran vs France
- Brazil vs Egypt
Group B – Location (Palacio Municipal de Deportes San Pablo, Seville)
30 August 2014
- Croatia vs Philippines
- Greece vs Senegal
- Puerto Rico vs Argentina
31 August 2014
- Philippines vs Greece
- Argentina vs Croatia
- Senegal vs Puerto Rico
1 September 2014
- Argentina vs Philippines
- Puerto Rico vs Greece
- Croatia vs Senegal
3 September 2014
- Philippines vs Puerto Rico
- Senegal vs Argentina
- Greece vs Croatia
4 September 2014
- Senegal vs Philippines
- Croatia vs Puerto Rico
- Argentina vs Greece
Group C – Location (Bizkaia Arena, Barakaldo)
30 August 2014
- Ukraine vs Dominican Republic
- New Zealand vs Turkey
- United States vs Finland
31 August 2014
- Dominican Republic vs New Zealand
- Finland vs Ukraine
- Turkey vs United States
2 September 2014
- Finland vs Dominican Republic
- United States vs New Zealand
- Ukraine vs Turkey
3 September 2014
- Dominican Republic vs United States
- Turkey vs Finland
- New Zealand vs Ukraine
4 September 2014
- Turkey vs Dominican Republic
- Ukraine vs United States
- Finland vs New Zealand
Group D – Location (Gran Canaria Arena, Las Palmas)
30 August 2014
- Australia vs Slovenia
- Mexico vs Lithuania
- Angola vs South Korea
31 August 2014
- Slovenia vs Mexico
- South Korea vs Australia
- Lithuania vs Angola
2 September 2014
- South Korea vs Slovenia
- Angola vs Mexico
- Australia vs Lithuania
3 September 2014
- Slovenia vs Angola
- Lithuania vs South Korea
- Mexico vs Australia
4 September 2014
- Lithuania vs Slovenia
- Australia vs Angola
- South Korea vs Mexico
Round of 16
6 September 2014
- A3 vs. B2
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
6 September 2014
- A1 vs. B4
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
6 September 2014
- C3 vs. D2
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
6 September 2014
- C1 vs. D4
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
7 September 2014
- A4 vs. B1
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
7 September 2014
- A2 vs. B3
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
7 September 2014
- C4 vs. D1
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
7 September 2014
- C2 vs. D3
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
Quarterfinals
9 September 2014
- WEF5 vs. WEF6
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
9 September 2014
- WEF7 vs. WEF8
Palau Sant Jordi, Barcelona
10 September 2014
- WEF1 vs. WEF2
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
10 September 2014
- WEF3 vs. WEF4
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Semifinals
11 September 2014
- WQF1 vs. WQF2
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
12 September 2014
- WQF3 vs. WQF4
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Third place playoff
13 September 2014
- LSF1 vs. LSF2
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
Final
14 September 2014
- WSF1 vs. WSF2
Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid
With the marks of top Spanish National teams and figures such as Rafael Nadal who just won the Wimbledon after a 44 year drought for Spanish Players and the Spanish Soccer team who also won the Euro2008 after not winning in the 40s. The national teams for Spain both women and men are hoping to follow in those footsteps in Pekin during the Olympic Summer Basketball Games!
There is one more person who openly disagrees with Stern’s idea of an age limit that would drop Kevin Durant,
Le – Bron James, Carmelo Anthony, Pau Gasol and more from the Olympic basketball competition. Puerto
Rico, Brazil, Argentina, Canada and the Dominican Republic are the favorites to come out of the FIBA Americas.
He has since been awarded the FIFA World Player of the Year in 2008.