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The final deficit of 37 points and the 129 points scored, were the largest in a World Cup final since the USA's 137–91 victory over Russia at the 1994 FIBA World Championship. The Americans also became the third team, after Brazil and Yugoslavia , to successfully defend the world title, and tied the Yugoslavs for having the most championships ...
The next FIBA World Cup was held five years later, in 2019, to reset the four-year-cycle on a different year than the FIFA World Cup. [2] Countdown clock outside the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland as of June 2013. The United States won their fifth world championship, after beating silver medal-winning Serbia in the Final. France claimed ...
The United States men's national basketball team won the gold medal at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup held in Spain. Prior to 2014, the event was known as the FIBA World Championship. The 24-team tournament was held from August 30 to September 14, and the victory automatically qualified the U.S. into the 2016 Olympics in Brazil. [1]
The United States men's national basketball team competed in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup and finished in seventh place. After winning the past two World Cups in 2010 and 2014, [1] they were seeking to become the first country to capture three straight gold medals. [2]
Team USA bounced back from its shock defeat to Lithuania with a statement trouncing of Italy, 100-63, to reach the FIBA Basketball World Cup semifinals.
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Gregg Popovich stood by Team USA after its seventh-place finish at the FIBA World Cup, the team’s worst-ever showing in a World Cup or Olympics.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. Basketball tournament For the women's tournament, see FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. FIBA Basketball World Cup Upcoming season or competition: 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Sport Basketball Founded 1950 ; 75 years ago (1950) First season 1950 No. of teams 32 (finals) Countries FIBA ...