2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
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The 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 17th edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup, the tournament previously known as the FIBA World Championship.[1] Hosted by Spain, it was the last tournament to be held on the then-current four-year cycle. The next FIBA World Cup was held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup.[2]
2014 edition of the FIBA Basketball World Cup
| Copa Mundial de la FIBA España 2014 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 30 August – 14 September |
| Officially opened by | Felipe VI |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Serbia |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Lithuania |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 76 |
| Attendance | 645,135 (8,489 per match) |
| MVP | Kyrie Irving |
| Top scorer |  J. J. Barea (22.0 points per game) |
← 2010 2019 → | |
The United States won their fifth world championship, after beating silver medal-winning Serbia in the Final. France claimed the third place, while Lithuania finished fourth in the tournament.