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2006 FIBA World Championship

Group C

Greece 84-64 Qatar

Qatar threw an early scare into Greece but the European Champions eventually found their rhythm and claimed a comfortable Group C triumph on the opening day of the FIBA World Championship in Japan.

Top players - Dikoudis (26 pts), Diamantidis (5 rebs), Spanoulis (4 ast)

Greece 81-76 Lithuania, Overtime

Greece survived a nightmare at the free throw line and defeated Lithuania 81-76 in overtime for their second consecutive victory at the FIBA World Championship.

Top players - Spanoulis (15 pts), Papadopoulos (4 rebs), Papaloukas (4 ast)

Greece 72-69 Australia

Antonis Fotsis and Nikos Zisis buried three-pointers at the end as Greece stunned Australia 72-69 in Hamamatsu at the FIBA World Championship.

Top players - Diamantidis (20 pts), Diamantidis (6 rebs), Papadopoulos (3 ast)

Greece 91-80 Brazil

Greece remained unbeaten on Wednesday night after surviving an impressive fightback by Brazil who suffered yet again due to abysmal free-throw shooting.

Top players - Papaloukas (14 pts), Fotsis (6 rebs), Diamantidis (4 ast)

Greece 76-69 Turkey

Turkey showed their promise once again but old rivals Greece put paid to their unbeaten run at the FIBA World Championship in the battle for Group C supremacy.

Top players - Kakiouzis (17 pts), Fotsis (6 rebs), Papadopoulos (4 ast)

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Round of 16

Greece 95-64 China

Greece fell behind early but a relentless defense led by Theo Papaloukas once again came to the rescue as they beat China 95-64 to advance to the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Championship.

Top players - Papaloukas (19 pts), Kakiouzis (7 rebs), Papaloukas (6 ast)

Quarterfinals

Greece 73-56 France

Greece booked their spot in the semifinals of the FIBA World Championship with a convincing victory over France.

Top players - Papadopoulos (14 pts), Diamantidis (8 rebs), Diamantidis (5 ast)

Semifinals

Greece 101-95 United States

Greece kept alive their dreams of capturing the world title with a stunning 101-95 semifinals triumph over the United States.

Top players - Spanoulis (22 pts), Kakiouzis (6 rebs), Papaloukas (12 ast)

Finals

Spain 70-47 Greece

Spain played their hearts out for injured hero Pau Gasol and captured their first world title with a 70-47 victory over Greece on Sunday.

Top players - GRE Kakiouzis (17 pts), Kakiouzis (9 rebs), Papaloukas (3 ast)

ESP Navarro, Garbajosa (20 pts), Jimenez (11 rebs), Garbajosa (4 ast)

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The 'golden generation' simply played there best basketball in many years. First a European title in 2005 and now a silver medal in the world game. They also won the Acropolis Cup as well as the Saporta Cup. We may see 3 new young players inserted into the Greek squad probably after the 2008 Bejing Summer Olympic Games.

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