2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A
Group A of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the group stage of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup for Spain, Serbia, France, Brazil, Egypt and Iran. Each team played each other once, for a total of five games per team, with all games played at Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada. After all of the games were played, the four teams with the best records qualified for the final round.
Teams
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Spain | Host | May 23, 2009 | 2010 | 11 | 9 | Champions (2006) / Final | 2 |
 Serbia | FIBA Eurobasket 2013 7th place | September 21, 2013 | 2010 | 15 | 5 | Champions (1998, 2002) / Final (1998, 2002) | 11 |
 France | FIBA EuroBasket 2013 winner | September 18, 2013 | 2010 | 6 | 3 | 4th place (1954) / Final round | 8 |
 Brazil | Wild card selection | February 1, 2014 | 2010 | 17 | 17 | Champions (1959, 1963) / Final round | 10 |
 Egypt | 2013 FIBA Africa Championship runner-up | August 30, 2013 | 1994 | 6 | 1 | 5th place (1950) / Final round | 46 |
 Iran | 2013 FIBA Asia Championship winner | August 10, 2013 | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 19th place (2010) / Classification round | 20 |
Standings
| Qualified for the final round |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spain |
5 | 5 | 0 | 440 | 314 | +126 | 10 |
| Brazil |
5 | 4 | 1 | 416 | 333 | +83 | 9 |
| France |
5 | 3 | 2 | 376 | 357 | +19 | 8 |
| Serbia |
5 | 2 | 3 | 387 | 378 | +9 | 7 |
| Iran |
5 | 1 | 4 | 344 | 406 | −62 | 6 |
| Egypt |
5 | 0 | 5 | 311 | 486 | −175 | 5 |
All times are local UTC+2.
30 August
Egypt vs. Serbia
This was the first competitive game between Egypt and Serbia.
30 August 2014 15:30 |
| Egypt |
64–85 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 18–22, 12–25, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: El-Gammal 12 Rebs: Elmekawi 5 Asts: El-Sabagh 5 |
Pts: Teodosić 15 Rebs: Birčević 9 Asts: three players 4 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Rüştü Nuran (TUR), Michael Weiland (CAN) |
France vs. Brazil
This was the fifth meeting between France and Brazil in the World Cup. Brazil has won three games, with Frances's only win coming from their last meeting in the 1986 FIBA World Championship, which was also their last competitive game against each other.
30 August 2014 18:00 |
| France |
63–65 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–11, 8–17, 15–18, 22–19 | ||
| Pts: Diaw 15 Rebs: Diaw 6 Asts: Diaw 5 |
Pts: Huertas 16 Rebs: Varejão 9 Asts: Huertas 5 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 4,200 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Anthony Jordan (USA), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS) |
Iran vs. Spain
This was the first competitive game between Iran and Spain.
30 August 2014 22:00 |
| Iran |
60–90 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 15–21, 17–22, 10–20 | ||
| Pts: Kamrani 18 Rebs: Haddadi 15 Asts: Nikkhah 4 |
Pts: P. Gasol 33 Rebs: M. Gasol 10 Asts: Rubio 5 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR) |
31 August
Serbia vs. France
This was the first game between Serbia and France in the World Cup. The two teams have met twice in the EuroBasket, with France winning in 2011, and Serbia winning in 2013.
31 August 2014 15:30 |
| Serbia |
73–74 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 21–14, 20–26, 11–14 | ||
| Pts: Raduljica 21 Rebs: Raduljica 7 Asts: Teodosić 5 |
Pts: Lauvergne 19 Rebs: Batum 6 Asts: Heurtel 6 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 7,070 Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR), Jorge Vázquez (PUR) |
Brazil vs. Iran
This was the second meeting between Brazil and Iran in the World Cup. Brazil won on their first game, in the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
31 August 2014 18:00 |
| Brazil |
79–50 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–18, 23–6, 21–12, 18–14 | ||
| Pts: Garcia 12 Rebs: Varejão, Splitter 6 Asts: Huertas 6 |
Pts: Jamshidi 13 Rebs: Haddadi 7 Asts: Afagh, Jamshidi 2 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 7,070 Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
Spain vs. Egypt
This was the fourth game between Spain and Egypt in the World Cup. Spain has won two, including their last meeting at the 1994 FIBA World Championship.
31 August 2014 22:00 |
| Spain |
91–54 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–10, 16–14, 22–13, 27–17 | ||
| Pts: Ibaka 18 Rebs: Ibaka 8 Asts: Rubio 7 |
Pts: El-Gammal 16 Rebs: Ibrahim 7 Asts: El-Gammal 3 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 7,691 Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS) |
1 September
Iran vs. Serbia
This was the first competitive game between Iran and Serbia.
1 September 2014 15:30 |
| Iran |
70–83 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–21, 20–21, 13–25, 19–16 | ||
| Pts: Haddadi 29 Rebs: Haddadi 5 Asts: Nikkhah Bahrami 7 |
Pts: Bjelica 18 Rebs: Bjelica 10 Asts: Teodosić 9 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 6,597 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Rüştü Nuran (TUR) |
France vs. Egypt
This was the second game between France and Egypt in the World Cup, with France winning their first meeting in the 1950 FIBA World Championship. France won the last competitive game against Egypt at the 1984 Olympics.
1 September 2014 18:00 |
| France |
94–55 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 26–11, 19–10, 26–19 | ||
| Pts: Lauvergne 12 Rebs: Lauvergne 7 Asts: Heurtel 8 |
Pts: El-Gammal 12 Rebs: El-Gammal 4 Asts: El-Gammal 3 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 6,597 Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT) |
Brazil vs. Spain
This was the eighth game between Brazil and Spain. Spain has won 6 games, including their last game in the 2002 FIBA World Championship, with Brazil's only win coming from their meeting in the 1986 FIBA World Championship. Brazil won in the last competitive game against Spain at the 2012 Olympics.
1 September 2014 22:00 |
| Brazil |
63–82 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–30, 18–15, 15–21, 16–16 | ||
| Pts: Barbosa 11 Rebs: Nenê, Marquinhos 5 Asts: Barbosa, Taylor 2 |
Pts: P. Gasol 26 Rebs: P. Gasol 9 Asts: Rubio 6 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 8,810 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Anthony Jordan (USA), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR) |
3 September
Egypt vs. Iran
This was the first game between Egypt and Iran.
3 September 2014 15:30 |
| Egypt |
73–88 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 26–21, 15–16, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: Shousha 15 Rebs: Kamal 5 Asts: El-Gammal, El-Sabagh 3 |
Pts: Nikkhah Bahrami 24 Rebs: Haddadi 15 Asts: Nikkhah Bahrami 6 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 4,122 Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR) |
Serbia vs. Brazil
This was the first competitive game between Serbia and Brazil.
3 September 2014 18:00 |
| Serbia |
73–81 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 16–23, 16–25, 32–12, 9–21 | ||
| Pts: Teodosić 14 Rebs: Bjelica, Raduljica 5 Asts: Teodosić 5 |
Pts: Vieira 21 Rebs: Varejão 9 Asts: Splitter 6 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 4,122 Referees: Christos Christodoulou (GRE), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS), Michael Weiland (CAN) |
Spain vs. France
This was the third game between France and Spain in the World Cup. Both teams split their first two games, with France winning in their last game at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. The French won at the FIBA EuroBasket 2013 semifinals, the last competitive game between them.
3 September 2014 22:00 |
| Spain |
88–64 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–19, 22–15, 21–16, 23–14 | ||
| Pts: M. Gasol 17 Rebs: Ibaka 8 Asts: Rubio 8 |
Pts: Batum, Diot 11 Rebs: Pietrus 8 Asts: Diaw 3 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 8,849 Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Jorge Vázquez (PUR) |
4 September
Brazil vs. Egypt
This was the second game between Brazil and Egypt in the World Cup. Brazil won their first meeting in the 1950 FIBA World Championship. Their latest competitive game against each other was a Brazil victory at the 1988 Olympics.
4 September 2014 15:30 |
| Brazil |
128–65 | Egypt |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–10, 30–13, 24–25, 37–17 | ||
| Pts: Barbosa 22 Rebs: Varejão 10 Asts: Neto 10 |
Pts: El-Gammal 16 Rebs: Gendy, Elmekawi 5 Asts: El-Gammal 5 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 6,928 Referees: Guerrino Cerebuch (ITA), Oļegs Latiševs (LAT), Borys Ryzhyk (UKR) |
Iran vs. France
This was the first game between Iran and France in the World Cup. Their only other competitive meeting was in the 1948 Olympics in which France won.
4 September 2014 18:00 |
| Iran |
76–81 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–13, 10–24, 16–26, 27–18 | ||
| Pts: Nikkhah Bahrami 23 Rebs: Haddadi 15 Asts: Kamrani 5 |
Pts: Heurtel 15 Rebs: Lauvergne 5 Asts: Heurtel 4 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 6,928 Referees: Michael Weiland (CAN), Yuji Hirahara (JPN), Vaughan Mayberry (AUS) |
Serbia vs. Spain
This was the second meeting between Serbia and Spain in the World Cup. Serbia defeated Spain in their meeting at the 2010 FIBA World Championship. Spain won the last competitive game against Serbia at the FIBA EuroBasket 2013.
4 September 2014 22:00 |
| Serbia |
73–89 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–34, 15–20, 21–17, 17–18 | ||
| Pts: Bjelica 19 Rebs: Bjelica 10 Asts: Bogdanović 4 |
Pts: P. Gasol 20 Rebs: M. Gasol 8 Asts: Rubio 6 | |
Palacio Municipal de Deportes de Granada, Granada Attendance: 8,559 Referees: Anthony Jordan (USA), Rüştü Nuran (TUR), Jorge Vázquez (PUR) |
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