Who has won the most FIBA Basketball World Cup titles?

United States, with 5 titles (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014).

Who won the last FIBA Basketball World Cup?

Germany won the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines, Japan & Indonesia, beating Serbia 83–77 in the final.

When and where is the next FIBA Basketball World Cup?

The next FIBA Basketball World Cup is in Qatar, from 27 Aug 2027 to 12 Sep 2027. 32 teams take part.

Which countries have won the FIBA Basketball World Cup?

8 nations have won it: United States (5), USSR (3), Yugoslavia (3), Brazil (2), FR Yugoslavia (2), Spain (2), Argentina (1) and Germany (1).

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Basketball World Cup.

First played in Argentina in 1950. Early editions ended with a final round-robin rather than a single final.

FIRST · 1950 ARGNEXT · 2027 QATAR19 EDITIONS8 CHAMPIONSMEN

EDITIONS COMPLETED

1950 → 2023

19

MOST TITLES

United States · 5 titles

USA

NEXT EDITION

Qatar · 27 Aug 2027

2027

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QUICK ANSWERS

Basketball World Cup: the short version.

Who has won the most FIBA Basketball World Cup titles?: United States, with 5 titles (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014).
Who won the last FIBA Basketball World Cup?: Germany won the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines, Japan & Indonesia, beating Serbia 83–77 in the final.
When and where is the next FIBA Basketball World Cup?: The next FIBA Basketball World Cup is in Qatar, from 27 Aug 2027 to 12 Sep 2027. 32 teams take part.
How many times has the FIBA Basketball World Cup been held?: 19 times, from 1950 to 2023.
Which countries have won the FIBA Basketball World Cup?: 8 nations have won it: United States (5), USSR (3), Yugoslavia (3), Brazil (2), FR Yugoslavia (2), Spain (2), Argentina (1) and Germany (1).

01 · TIMELINE

Drag the scrubber. Travel 77 years.

Each node opens that edition's full report.

EDITION

2023

HOST

Philippines, Japan & Indonesia

32 TEAMS

CHAMPION

Germany

RUNNER-UP · SERBIA

THE STORY

Germany won their first title, unbeaten in eight games.

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1950

1954

1959

1963

1967

1970

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

2019

2023

Germany

2027

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03 · THE RECORD

Every edition.

Every host, champion, runner-up and final result. Tap a row for the full report.

YEAR	HOST	CHAMPION	RUNNER-UP	FINAL
2027	Qatar	UPCOMING	—	—
2023	Philippines, Japan & Indonesia	Germany	Serbia	83–77
2019	China	Spain	Argentina	95–75
2014	Spain	United States	Serbia	129–92
2010	Turkey	United States	Turkey	81–64
2006	Japan	Spain	Greece	70–47
2002	United States	FR Yugoslavia	Argentina	84–77 (OT)
1998	Greece	FR Yugoslavia	Russia	64–62
1994	Canada	United States	Russia	137–91
1990	Argentina	Yugoslavia	USSR	92–75
1986	Spain	United States	USSR	87–85
1982	Colombia	USSR	United States	95–94
1978	Philippines	Yugoslavia	USSR	82–81 (OT)
1974	Puerto Rico	USSR	Yugoslavia	—
1970	Yugoslavia	Yugoslavia	Brazil	—
1967	Uruguay	USSR	Yugoslavia	—
1963	Brazil	Brazil	Yugoslavia	—
1959	Chile	Brazil	United States	—
1954	Brazil	United States	Brazil	—
1950	Argentina	Argentina	United States	—

04 · STATS

The numbers, drawn.

Pick a metric. Titles are counted by the name the team competed under.

TEAMS PER EDITION

10

'50

12

'54

13

'59

13

'63

13

'67

13

'70

14

'74

14

'78

13

'82

24

'86

16

'90

16

'94

16

'98

16

'02

24

'06

24

'10

24

'14

32

'19

32

'23

32

'27

CHAMPIONS · COUNT

USA

5

URS

3

YUG

3

BRA

2

YUG

2

ESP

2

ARG

1

GER

1

05 · MOMENTS & LEGENDS

The ones we still argue about.

'23

BASKETBALL · 2023

Germany's first

Germany went eight games unbeaten in Manila to win their first basketball world title.

06 · TRIVIA

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07 · WHAT'S NEXT

Future editions.

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Basketball World Cup 2027

Qatar

27 AUG 202732 TEAMS