FIBA World Championship
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The '''FIBA World Championship''' is a world [[basketball]] tournament for men's national teams held [[wiktionary:quadrennial|quadrennially]] by the [[International Basketball Federation]] (FIBA).
A parallel event for women's teams, the [[FIBA World Championship for Women]], is also held quadrennially, in the same year as the men's event but in a different country.
The champion team wins the Naismith Trophy, which was first awarded in the [[1967 FIBA World Championship|1967 tournament]].
The tournament structure is similar but not identical to that of the [[FIFA World Cup]]; both of these international competitions have been played in the same year since 1970.
==Tournament format==
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!Year !!Host !!Teams !!Preliminary round !!Latter stages !! Classification round
|-
|[[1950 FIBA World Championship|1950]] ||{{flag|Argentina}} || 10 || Double elim tournament || A group of 6 || A group of 4
|-
|[[1954 FIBA World Championship|1954]] ||{{flag|Brazil|1889}} || 12 || 4 groups of 3 || A group of 6 || 2 groups of 3, then for 9th between group 1sts, for 11th between 2nds, for 13th between 3rds and for 15th between 4ths
|-
|[[1959 FIBA World Championship|1959]] ||{{flag|Chile}} || 13 || 3 groups of 4 || A group of 7 || A group of 4
|-
|[[1963 FIBA World Championship|1963]] ||{{flag|Brazil|1960}} || 13 || 3 groups of 4 || A group of 7 || A group of 4
|-
|[[1967 FIBA World Championship|1967]] ||{{flag|Uruguay}} || 13 || 3 groups of 4 || A group of 7 || A group of 4
|-
|[[1970 FIBA World Championship|1970]] ||{{flag|Yugoslavia}} || 13 || 3 groups of 4 || A group of 7 || A group of 4
|-
|[[1974 FIBA World Championship|1974]] ||{{flag|Puerto Rico|1952}} || 14 || 3 groups of 4 || A group of 8 || A group of 4
|-
|[[1978 FIBA World Championship|1978]] ||{{flag|Philippines|1919}} || 14 || 3 groups of 4 || A group of 8; then final for the top two, for third for next two || A group of 4
|-
|[[1982 FIBA World Championship|1982]] ||{{flag|Colombia}} || 13 || 3 groups of 4 || A group of 7, final for the top two, for third for next two || A group of 4
|-
|[[1986 FIBA World Championship|1986]] ||{{ESP}} || 24 || 4 groups of 6 || 2 groups of 6, knockout of 4 teams (group 1sts and 2nds) || Knockout for 5th between group 3rds and 4ths, for 9th between 5ths and 6ths, and 5th and 6ths teams in prelims tied for 13th
|-
|[[1990 FIBA World Championship|1990]] ||{{ARG}} || 16 || 4 groups of 4 || 2 groups of 6, knockout of 4 teams (group 1sts and 2nds) || Knockout for 5th between group 3rds and 4ths, for 9th between 5ths and 6ths, for 9th between prelim group 5ths and 6ths
|-
|[[1994 FIBA World Championship|1994]] ||{{CAN}} || 16 || 4 groups of 4 || 2 groups of 6, knockout of 4 teams (group 1sts and 2nds) || Knockout for 5th between group 3rds and 4ths, for 9th between 5ths and 6ths, for 9th between prelim group 5ths and 6ths
|-
|[[1998 FIBA World Championship|1998]] ||{{GRE}} || 16 || 4 groups of 4 || 2 groups of 6, knockout of 4 teams (group 1sts and 2nds) || Knockout for 5th between group 3rds and 4ths, for 9th between 5ths and 6ths, for 9th between prelim group 5ths and 6ths
|-
|[[2002 FIBA World Championship|2002]] ||{{USA}} || 16 || 4 groups of 4 || 2 groups of 6, knockout of 8 teams (group 1sts to 4ths) || Knockout for 13th between prelim group 5ths and 6ths
|-
|[[2006 FIBA World Championship|2006]] ||{{JPN}} || 24 || 4 groups of 6 || Knockout of 16 teams || Prelim round 5ths tied for 17th, 6ths tied for 21st
|}
==Results==
===Summaries===
{| border=1 style="border-collapse:collapse; font-size:90%; text-align:center" cellpadding=3 cellspacing=0 width=100%
|- bgcolor=#C1D8FF
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=10%|Host (final location)
!width=1% rowspan=36 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Gold medal game
!width=1% rowspan=36 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Bronze medal game
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
!width=15%|Gold
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|Silver
!width=15%|Bronze
!width=8%|Score
!width=15%|Fourth place
|- align=center bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|1950<br />''[[1950 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Argentina}} ([[Buenos Aires]])
|'''{{bk-big|Argentina}}'''
|'''64-50'''<ref name="nofinal">No final was played; teams played each other once in the final group round-robin; the best team with the best record wins the championship. The scores are the results of the games between the teams in the final group.</ref>
|{{bk-big|United States|1912}}
|{{bk-big|Chile}}
|'''51-40'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|Brazil|1889}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|1954<br />''[[1954 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Brazil|1889}} ([[Rio de Janeiro]])
|'''{{bk-big|United States|1912}}'''
|'''62-41'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|Brazil|1889}}
|{{bk-big|Philippines|1919}}
|'''66-60'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|France}}
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|1959<br />''[[1959 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Chile}} ([[Santiago de Chile|Santiago]])
|'''{{bk-big|Brazil|1889}}'''
|'''81-67'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|United States|1912}}
|{{bk-big|Chile}}
|'''86-85'''<ref name="nofinal"/><br>[[Overtime (sports)#Basketball|Overtime]]
|{{bk-big|Republic of China|name=Formosa}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|1963<br />''[[1963 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Brazil|1960}} ([[Rio de Janeiro]])
|'''{{bk-big|Brazil|1960}}'''
|'''90-71'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|Yugoslavia}}
|{{bk-big|Soviet Union|1955}}
|'''69-67'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|United States}}
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|1967<br />''[[1967 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Uruguay}} ([[Montevideo]])
|'''{{bk-big|Soviet Union|1955}}'''
|'''71-59'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|Yugoslavia}}
|{{bk-big|Brazil|1960}}
|'''80-71'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|United States}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|1970<br />''[[1970 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Yugoslavia}} ([[Ljubljana]])
|'''{{bk-big|Yugoslavia}}'''
|'''80-55'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|Brazil|1968}}
|{{bk-big|Soviet Union|1955}}
|'''62-58'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|Italy}}
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|1974<br />''[[1974 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Puerto Rico|1952}} ([[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]])
|'''{{bk-big|Soviet Union|1955}}'''
|'''82-79'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|Yugoslavia}}
|{{bk-big|United States}}
|'''83-70'''<ref name="nofinal"/>
|{{bk-big|Cuba}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|1978<br />''[[1978 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Philippines|1919}} ([[Metro Manila|Manila]])
|'''{{bk-big|Yugoslavia}}'''
|'''82–81'''<br />[[Overtime (sports)#Basketball|Overtime]]
|{{bk-big|Soviet Union|1955}}
|{{bk-big|Brazil|1968}}
|'''86–85'''
|{{bk-big|Italy}}
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|1982<br />''[[1982 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Colombia}} ([[Cali]])
|'''{{bk-big|Soviet Union}}'''
|'''95–94'''
|{{bk-big|United States}}
|{{bk-big|Yugoslavia}}
|'''119–117'''
|{{bk-big|Spain}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|1986<br />''[[1986 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Spain}} ([[Madrid]])
|'''{{bk-big|United States}}'''
|'''87–85'''
|{{bk-big|Soviet Union}}
|{{bk-big|Yugoslavia}}
|'''117–91'''
|{{bk-big|Brazil|1968}}
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|1990<br />''[[1990 FIBA World Championship|Details]]''
|{{flag|Argentina}} ([[Buenos Aires]])
|'''{{bk-big|Yugoslavia}}'''
|'''92–75'''
|{{bk-big|Soviet Union}}
|{{bk-big|United States}}
|'''107–105'''<br />[[Overtime (sports)#Basketball|Overtime]]
|{{bk-big|Puerto Rico|1952}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|1994<br />''[[1994 FIBA World Championship|Details]]
|{{flag|Canada}} ([[Toronto]])
|'''{{bk-big|United States}}'''
|'''137–91'''
|{{bk-big|Russia}}
|{{bk-big|Croatia}}
|'''78–60'''
|{{bk-big|Greece}}
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|1998<br />''[[1998 FIBA World Championship|Details]]
|{{flag|Greece}} ([[Athens]])
|'''{{bk-big|Serbia and Montenegro|name=Yugoslavia}}'''
|'''64–62'''
|{{bk-big|Russia}}
|{{bk-big|United States}}
|'''84–61'''
|{{bk-big|Greece}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2002<br />''[[2002 FIBA World Championship|Details]]
|{{flag|USA}} ([[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]])
|'''{{bk-big|Serbia and Montenegro|name=Yugoslavia}}'''
|'''84–77'''<br />[[Overtime (sports)#Basketball|Overtime]]
|{{bk-big|Argentina}}
|{{bk-big|Germany}}
|'''117–94'''
|{{bk-big|New Zealand}}
|- bgcolor=#F5FAFF
|2006<br />''[[2006 FIBA World Championship|Details]]
|{{flag|Japan}} ([[Saitama, Saitama|Saitama]])
|'''{{bk-big|Spain}}'''
|'''70–47'''
|{{bk-big|Greece}}
|{{bk-big|United States}}
|'''96–81'''
|{{bk-big|Argentina}}
|- bgcolor=#D0E7FF
|2010<br />''[[2010 FIBA World Championship|Details]]
|{{flag|Turkey}} ([[Istanbul]])
|
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|
|}
===Medal table===
Note that [[FIBA]] considers the records of [[Yugoslavia national basketball team|SFR Yugoslavia]] and the [[Soviet Union national basketball team|Soviet Union]] distinct from [[Serbia national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia/Serbia]] and [[Russia national basketball team|Russia]], respectively.<ref>[http://www.fiba.com/pages/eng/fc/FIBA/fibaHist/p/openNodeIDs/987/selNodeID/987/fibaHist.html FIBA World Championships medals' table 1950-2006]</ref>
{| {{RankedMedalTable}}
|-
|'''1'''||align="left"|{{bk|USA}}
|3||3||4||'''10'''
|-
|rowspan="2"|'''2'''||align="left"|{{bk|Soviet Union}}
|3||3||2||'''8'''
|-
|align="left"|{{bk|YUG}}
|3||3||2||'''8'''
|-
|'''4'''||align="left"|{{bk|BRA}}
|2||2||1||'''5'''
|-
|'''5'''||align="left"|{{bk|Serbia and Montenegro}}
|2||0||0||'''2'''
|-
|'''6'''||align="left"|{{bk|ARG}}
|1||1||0||'''2'''
|-
|'''7'''||align="left"|{{bk|ESP}}
|1||0||0||'''1'''
|-
|'''8'''||align="left"|{{bk|RUS}}
|0||2||0||'''2'''
|-
|'''9'''||align="left"|{{bk|GRE}}
|0||1||0||'''1'''
|-
|'''10'''||align="left"|{{bk|CHI}}
|0||0||2||'''2'''
|-
|rowspan="3"|'''11'''||align="left"|{{bk|PHI}}
|0||0||1||'''1'''
|-
|align="left"|{{bk|CRO}}
|0||0||1||'''1'''
|-
|align="left"|{{bk|GER}}
|0||0||1||'''1'''
|}
===Performances by continental zones===
{| class="wikitable"
!Continent
!Best performance
|-
|[[FIBA Europe|Europe]]
|9 gold medals, won by [[Yugoslavia national basketball team|Yugoslavia]] (3), the [[Soviet Union national basketball team|USSR]] (3), [[Serbia national basketball team|Serbia]] (2) and [[Spain national basketball team|Spain]] (1)
|-
|[[FIBA Americas|Americas]]
|6 gold medals, won by [[United States men's national basketball team|USA]] (3), [[Brazil national basketball team|Brazil]] (2), and [[Argentina national basketball team|Argentina]] (1)
|-
|[[FIBA Asia|Asia]]
|Bronze medal ([[Philippines national basketball team|Philippines]])
|-
|[[FIBA Oceania|Oceania]]
|Fourth place ([[New Zealand national basketball team|New Zealand]])
|-
|[[FIBA Africa|Africa]]
|Fifth place ([[Egypt national basketball team|Egypt]]) (playing as a European member)<br>Tenth place ([[Angola national basketball team|Angola]])
|}
==Records and statistics==
{{main|FIBA World Championship records}}
===Performances of host countries===
{|class=wikitable
|-
!rowspan=2| Year !!rowspan=2| Host country !!colspan=2|When hosting !!colspan=2|When not hosting
|-
! Performance !! Stage !! Performance !! Stage
|-bgcolor=gold
|1950 || {{flagcountry|ARG}} || '''Champions''' || Final round (1st of 6) || Runner-up || Final
|-
|1954 || {{flagcountry|BRA|1889}} || Runner-up || Final round (2nd of 7) || '''Champions''' || Final round (1st of 7)
|-
|1959 || {{flagcountry|CHI}} || Third place || Final round (3rd of 7) || Third place || Final round (3rd of 6)
|-bgcolor=gold
|1963 || {{flagcountry|BRA|1960}} || '''Champions''' || Final round (1st of 7) || '''Champions''' || Final round (1st of 7)
|-
|1967 || {{flagcountry|URU}} || Seventh place || Final round (7th of 7) || Third place || Final round (3rd of 7)
|-bgcolor=gold
|1970 || {{flagcountry|YUG}} || '''Champions''' || Final round (1st of 7) || '''Champions''' || Final
|-
|1974 || {{flagcountry|PUR|1952}} || Seventh place || Final round (7th of 8) || Fourth place || Semifinals
|-
|1978 || {{flagcountry|PHI|1919}} || Eighth place || Final round (8th of 8) || Third place || Final round (3rd of 7)
|-
|1982 || {{flagcountry|COL}} || Seventh place || Final round (7th of 7) ||colspan=2| Not applicable - only appearance is when they hosted
|-
|1986 || {{flagcountry|ESP}} || Fifth place || 5th-place playoffs || '''Champions''' || Final
|-
|1990 || {{flagcountry|ARG}} || Eighth place || Second round (4th of 4) || Runner-up || Final
|-
|1994 || {{flagcountry|CAN}} || Seventh place || 5th-place playoffs || Sixth place || Final round (6th of 8)
|-
|1998 || {{flagcountry|GRE}} || Fourth place || Semifinals || Runner-up || Final
|-
|2002 || {{flagcountry|USA}} || Sixth place || Quarterfinals || '''Champions''' || Final
|-
|2006 || {{flagcountry|JPN}} || Seventeenth place || Preliminary round (5th of 6) || 11th place || Classification round (4th of 6)
|}
[[Image:FIBA Basketball Championships countries.PNG|thumb|350px|Map of countries' best results]]
===Most Valuable Players===
Winners prior to 1994 aren't recognized by FIBA.
{|class=wikitable
|-
! Year!! Name
|-
| 1950 || {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Oscar Furlong]]
|-
| 1954 || {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Joe Stratton]]
|-
| 1959 || {{flagicon|BRA|1889}} [[Wlamir Marques]]
|-
| 1963 || {{flagicon|BRA|1960}} [[Amaury Pasos]]
|-
| 1967 || {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Ivo Daneu]]
|-
| 1970 || {{flagicon|USSR|1955}} [[Sergei Belov]]
|-
| 1974 || {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dragan Kicanovic]]
|-
| 1978 || {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Drazen Dalipagic]]
|-
| 1982 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Doc Rivers]]
|-
| 1986 || {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Dražen Petrović]]
|-
| 1990 || {{flagicon|YUG}} [[Toni Kukoč]]
|-
| 1994 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Shaquille O'Neal]]
|-
| 1998 || {{flagicon|YUG|FR}} [[Dejan Bodiroga]]
|-
| 2002 || {{flagicon|GER}} [[Dirk Nowitzki]]
|-
| 2006 || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pau Gasol]]
|}
==See also==
*[[FIBA World Championship for Women]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*[http://www.fiba.com/downloads/event/2006_wcm/eng/pres/hist/flash_back.pdf FIBA World Championship History] (PDF)
*[http://www.usabasketball.com/history/mwc_results.html United States Men's World Championship Team History]
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