List of FIBA Basketball World Cup Winners, Champions History

FIBA Basketball World Cup Champions: All-time winners 1950-2014.

USA & Yugoslavia (Serbia) has Won the most FIBA World Cup -Champions 5 times each. Current FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 Champions is USA 129-92 Serbia. 

FIBA Basketball World Cup History & Facts. 

• FIBA Basketball World Cup is organized by International Basketball Federation (FIBA) b/w the members of FIBA basketball men national teams around the World. 
• The FIBA World Cup known as FIBA World Championship b/w 1950 to 2010.
• FIBA World Cup are held every 4 years since 1950 except on 2 occasions.
• The 1st FIBA World Championship 1950 was held & won by Argentina.
• 1st time in history in 1994 the National Basketball Association (NBA) players joined the FIBA World Championship.
• USA 1st time in history in 16 years Won the FIBA World Championship 2010 by beating Turkey. 
• After 2014 the  FIBA had made important changes in the competition, by expanding the 24 to 32 teams.
• USA & Yugoslavia (Serbia) has Won the most FIBA World Cup -Championship 5th times, on 2nd Russia( Soviet Union) has won the title 3rd time of FIBA World Cup.
• FIBA Basketball World Cup 2010 winner is the USA by defeating Turkey. (host TRK) 

Qualifying Round for FIBA Basketball World Cup.

For qualifying for FIBA WC, the following teams are elected across the World.

• FIBA Euro Basket - Europe – 6 berths
• FIBA Africa Championship - Africa – 3 berths
• FIBA Asia Championship - Asia  – 3 berths
• FIBA Americas Championship - North, Central, and South America – 5 berths
• FIBA Oceania Championship - Oceania – 2 berths
• Defending Olympic Champion – 1 berth, 
• Host team – 1 berth
• FIBA-selected wild cards – 4 berths

FIBA World Cup Tournament Format.

This new format made by FIBA in 2006 currently used. Under this Format, the teams are divided into four 1st round groups of 6 teams each. Should teams be tied at the end of the preliminary round...
The top 4 teams in each group will qualify in the knock out round of 16 teams.
In this stage, top teams will play the 4th placed matches with another group, while 2nd & 3rd placed teams will play in each group.
Then this is lead to Quarter-final, Semi-final & Final.
The 3rd, 4th place teams will fight for the Bronze title. 
  

FIBA Basketball World 2019 will be held in China (Beijing).

Year	Host Country		Gold medal game			Bronze medal game				Number of teams
			Gold (Champion)	Silver (Runner Up)		Bronze (3rd-Place)	Fourth place
1950	Argentina		Argentina	United States		Chile	Brazil			10
1954	Brazil		United States	Brazil		Philippines	France			12
1959	Chile		Brazil	United States		Chile	Taiwan			13
1963	Brazil		Brazil	Yugoslavia		Russia	United States			13
1967	Uruguay		Russia	Yugoslavia		Brazil	United States			13
1970	Yugoslavia		Yugoslavia	Brazil		Russia	Italy			13
1974			Russia	Yugoslavia		United States	Cuba			14
1978	Philippines		Yugoslavia	Russia		Brazil	Italy			14
1982	Colombia		Russia	United States		Yugoslavia	Spain			13
1986	Spain		United States	Russia		Yugoslavia	Brazil			24
1990	Argentina		Yugoslavia	Russia		United States	Puerto Rico			16
1994	Canada		United States	Russia		Croatia	Greece			16
1998	Greece		Yugoslavia	Russia		United States	Greece			16
2002	United States		Yugoslavia	Argentina		Germany	New Zealand			16
2006	Japan		Spain	Greece		United States	Argentina			24
2010	Turkey		United States	Turkey		Lithuania	Serbia			24
2014	Spain		United States	Serbia		France	Lithuania			24

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