2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup -- Just the Facts
SITE: Spain
DATES: August 30-September 14, 2014
GOLD MEDAL GAME: September 14, 2014
USA MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM ROSTER: TBD
EVENT WEB SITE: 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup
SITES OF COMPETITION: Barcelona, Bilbao, Granada, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Madrid, Seville, Spain
EVENT OVERVIEW: The FIBA Basketball World Cup, known from 1950 until 2010 as the FIBA World Championship, is the flagship event of the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
QUALIFIED NATIONS (2): Spain, the host country; United States, which earned its berth by virtue of claiming the gold medal at the 2012 Olympics; The remaining 22 teams will be determined through FIBA's five zone qualifying tournaments (see below for qualifying tournament details).
COUNTRIES QUALIFYING FOR THE 2014 FIBA BASKETBALL WORLD CUP COMPETITION:
- Host Country: Spain
- 2012 Olympic Champion: United States
- FIBA Africa: 3 teams qualify - August 20-31, Cote d'Ivoire
- FIBA Americas: 4 teams qualify - August 30-September 11, Venezuela
- FIBA Asia: 3 team qualify - August 1-11, Philippines
- FIBA Europe: 6 teams qualify - September 4-22, Slovenia
- FIBA Oceania: 2 teams qualify - August 14-16
- 2014 FIBA Wildcard Selections: 4 teams selected by FIBA qualify as wildcards for 2014 World Cup.
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Gold |
Silver |
Bronze | |
| Yugoslavia |
5 |
3 |
2 |
| United States |
4 |
3 |
4 |
| Soviet Union |
3 |
3 |
2 |
| Brazil |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Argentina |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Spain |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Russia |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Greece |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Turkey |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Chile |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Croatia |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Germany |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Lithuania |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Philippines |
0 |
0 |
1 |
*In 1998 Yugoslavia included only Montenegro and Serbia | |||
Men's World Championships Year-by-Year Final Standings
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1950 |
1954 |
1959 |
1963 |
1967 |
1970 |
1974 |
1978 |
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1. |
ARG |
USA |
BRA |
BRA |
URS |
YUG |
URS |
YUG |
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2. |
USA |
BRA |
USA |
YUG |
YUG |
BRA |
YUG |
URS |
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3. |
CHI |
PHI |
CHI |
URS |
BRA |
URS |
USA |
BRA |
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4. |
BRA |
FRA |
FOR |
USA |
USA |
ITA |
CUB |
ITA |
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5. |
EGY |
FOR |
PUR |
FRA |
POL |
USA |
ESP |
USA |
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6. |
FRA |
URU |
URS |
PUR |
ARG |
CZK |
BRA |
CAN |
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7. |
PER |
CAN |
BUL |
ITA |
URU |
URU |
PUR |
AUS |
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8. |
ECU |
ISR |
PHI |
ARG |
MEX |
CUB |
CAN |
PHI |
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9. |
ESP |
PAR |
URU |
MEX |
ITA |
PAN |
MEX |
CZK |
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10. |
YUG |
CHI |
ARG |
URU |
PER |
CAN |
CZK |
PUR |
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11. |
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YUG |
EGY |
CAN |
JPN |
KOR |
ARG |
CHN |
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12. |
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PER |
CAN |
PER |
PUR |
AUS |
AUS |
DOM |
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13. |
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MEX |
JPN |
PAR |
EGY |
PHI |
KOR |
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14. |
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CAF |
SEN |
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1982 |
1986 |
1990 |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
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| 1. |
URS |
USA |
YUG |
USA |
YUG |
YUG |
ESP |
USA |
| 2. |
USA |
URS |
URS |
RUS |
RUS |
ARG |
GRE |
TUR |
| 3. |
YUG |
YUG |
USA |
CRO |
USA |
GER |
USA |
LTU |
| 4. |
ESP |
BRA |
PUR |
GRE |
GRE |
NZL |
ARG |
SBR |
| 5. |
AUS |
ESP |
BRA |
AUS |
ESP |
ESP |
FRA |
ARG |
| 6. |
CAN |
ITA |
GRE |
PUR |
ITA |
USA |
TUR |
ESP |
| 7. |
COL |
ISR |
AUS |
CAN |
LIT |
PUR |
LTU |
RUS |
| 8. |
BRA |
CAN |
ARG |
CHN |
ARG |
BRA |
GER |
SLO |
| 9. |
PAN |
CHN |
ITA |
ARG |
AUS |
TUR |
ANG# |
BRA |
| 10. |
CZK |
GRE |
ESP |
ESP |
BRA |
RUS |
AUS# |
AUS |
| 11. |
URU |
CUB |
VEN |
BRA |
PUR |
ANG |
CHN# |
GRE |
| 12. |
CHN |
ARG |
CAN |
GER |
CAN |
CHN |
ITA# |
NZL |
| 13. |
CIV |
AUS* |
ANG |
KOR |
NGR |
CAN |
NZL# |
FRA |
| 14. |
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ANG* |
CHN |
EGY |
JPN |
VEN |
NIG# |
CRO |
| 15. |
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CIV* |
KOR |
CUB |
SEN |
ALG |
SCG# |
ANG |
| 16. |
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FRA* |
EGY |
ANG |
KOR |
LIB |
SLO# |
CHN |
| 17. |
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FRG* |
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BRA^ |
GER |
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KOR* |
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JPN^ |
PUR |
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MAS* |
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LIB^ |
IRN |
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NED* |
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PUR^ |
LIB |
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NZL* |
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PAN+ |
CIV |
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URU* |
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QAT+ |
CAN |
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PAN* |
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SEN+ |
JOR |
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PUR* |
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VEN+ |
TUN |
*Teams did not qualify for final rounds and were not ranked.
#Teams finished tied for ninth.
^Teams finished tied for 17th.
+Teams finished tied for 21st.
LEGEND: ALG-Algeria; ANG-Angola; ARG-Argentina; AUS-Australia; BRA-Brazil; BUL-Bulgaria; CAF-Central Africa Republic; CAN-Canada; CHI-Chile; CHN-China; CIV-Ivory Coast; COL-Colombia; CRO-Crotatia; CUB-Cuba; CZK-Czechoslovakia; DOM-Dominican Republic; ECU-Ecuador; EGY-Egypt; ESP-Spain; FOR-Formosa; FRA-France; FRG-Federal Republic of Germany; GER-Germany; GRE-Greece; IRN-Iranl ISR-Israel; ITA-Italy; JPN-Japan; KOR-South Korea; LIB-Lebanon; LTU-Lithuania; JOR-Jordan; MAS-Malaysia; MEX-Mexico; NED-Netherlands; NGR-Nigeria; NZL-New Zealand; PAN-Panama; PAR-Paraguay; PER-Peru; PHI-Philippines; POL-Poland; PUR-Puerto Rico; QAT-Qatar; RUS-Russia; SBR-Serbia; SEN-Senegal; SCG-Serbia & Montenegro; SLO-Slovenia; TUN-Tunisia; TUR-Turkey; URS-Soviet Union; URU-Uruguay; USA-United States of America; VEN-Venezuela; YUG-Yugoslavia.
USA Men's All-time World Championships Results
(Won 114, Lost 27)
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