The Basketball World Championship (official name: FIBA World Championship) is a world basketball tournament for men's national teams held quadrennially. Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ...

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 Basketball World Championship for Women (official name: FIBA World Championship for Women) is a world basketball tournament for womens national teams held quadrennially. ...

The tournament structure is similar but not identical to that of the FIFA World Cup. The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...

History

The Basketball World Championship was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and was first held in 1950 in Argentina. The International Basketball Federation (French: Fédération Internationale de Basketball) is an association of national organizations which governs international competitition in the basketball. ...

The tournament is held every four years between Olympic Games. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ...

Beginning in 2006, the number of participating teams will be increased to 24 nations (from 16).

Just five countries have had the priviledge of winning gold in the World Championship: USSR, Yugoslavia(Defending Champs), USA, Brazil and Argentina.

The most successful teams in the history of the World Championships are Yugoslavia with five golden titles, and then the United States and the Soviet Union, with three titles each. Meaning that 11 of the 14 all-time tournaments have been one by thes 3 countries. Yugoslavia was generally regarded as the second-leading force in international basketball, behind only the United States of America. ...

The other 3 tittles are, Brazil (2 of them) and Argentina (1).

The Yugoslavian and Soviet team no longer participate in any competition, in their places, about 15 diferents countries are playing international basketball. That leaves the United States with the opportunity to become the world dominat powerhouse, and also become the world with the most gold medals. They need two to tie at the top and three to be at the top.

Tournaments

Year	Host City/Country		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1950	Buenos Aires, Argentina		Argentina	64-50	USA		Chile		Brazil
1954	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		USA	62-41	Brazil		Philippines	67-63	France
1959	Santiago, Chile		Brazil		USA		Chile		Taiwan
1963	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil		Brazil	90-71	Yugoslavia		USSR		USA
1967	Montevideo, Uruguay		USSR		Yugoslavia		Brazil		USA
1970	Ljubljana, Yugoslavia		Yugoslavia	70-63	Brazil		USSR		Italy
1974	San Juan, Puerto Rico		USSR		Yugoslavia		USA		Cuba
1978	Manila, Philippines		Yugoslavia	82-81	USSR		Brazil	86-85	Italy
1982	Cali, Colombia		USSR	95-94	USA		Yugoslavia	119-117	Spain
1986	Madrid, Spain		USA	87-85	USSR		Yugoslavia	117-91	Brazil
1990	Buenos Aires, Argentina		Yugoslavia	92-75	USSR		USA	107-105	Puerto Rico
1994	Toronto, Canada		USA	137-91	Russia		Croatia	78-60	Greece
1998	Athens, Greece		Yugoslavia	64-62	Russia		USA	84-61	Greece
2002 Details	Indianapolis, USA		Yugoslavia	84-77	Argentina		Germany	117-94	New Zealand
2006 Details	Japan
2010	Turkey

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Most Time Winners

Yugoslavia 7

USA 3

USSR 3

Brazil 2

Argentina 1

See also

• Basketball World Championship 2006
• Netball World Championships

The 2006 Basketball World Championship will be hosted by Japan in August and September 2006. ... The Netball World Championships have been held every four years since 1963. ...

External links

• FIBA World Championship 2006 Official Site
• FIBA World Championship for Women 2006 Official Site