Basketball World cup Winners

Yugoslavia and the USA have each been crowned world champions on five occasions, while the Soviet Union has three titles to its name.. Two times Brazil and Spain has won Championship, while Argentina has won one. The most recent FIBA World Cup 2019 was won by Spain, who beat Argentina 95-75 to win their 2nd World Cup title. France won bronze medal. The first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup took place in Argentina in 1950 with the host nation prevailing in the final against the USA. The next FIBA World Cup will be held in 2023.

Three hosts has won gold medal : Argentina (1950), Brazil (1963) and Yugoslavia (1970). Two hosts has won Silver : Brazil (1954) and Turkey (2010). Total six different teams has won gold medal. 16 teams has won at least one medal in FIBA world cup.

36 (66.67%) out of 54 medals, has been won by four teams, USA (12), Yugoslavia (10), Soviet Union (8) and Brazil (6).

Since the first staging of the tournament where 10 teams did battle, the field has grown exponentially and the 2019 edition featured a record 32 top teams from around the world.

15 countries has hosted the tournament. Brazil, Argentina and Spain has hosted has hosted two times each. Argentina hosted the inaugural FIBA World Cup in 1950. World Cup 2019 was hosted by China. FIBA Basketball World Cup was known as the FIBA World Championship from 1950 to 2010. Total 18 championships has been held so far.

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