(Reuters) – Germany beat Serbia 83-77 in the Basketball World Cup final on Sunday to claim their first title in the showpiece tournament.
Following is a list of champions and runners-up since the tournament began in 1950:
YEAR WINNERS RUNNERS-UP SCORE HOSTS
2023 Germany Serbia 83-77 Japan,
Philippines
and Indonesia
2019 Spain Argentina 95–75 China
2014 United States Serbia 129–92 Spain
2010 United States Turkey 81–64 Turkey
2006 Spain Greece 70–47 Japan
2002 Yugoslavia Argentina 84–77* United States
1998 Yugoslavia Russia 64–62 Greece
1994 United States Russia 137–91 Canada
1990 Yugoslavia Soviet Union 92–75 Argentina
1986 United States Soviet Union 87–85 Spain
1982 Soviet Union United States 95–94 Colombia
1978 Yugoslavia Soviet Union 82–81* Philippines
1974 Soviet Union Yugoslavia 79–82 Puerto Rico
1970 Yugoslavia Brazil 80–55 Yugoslavia
1967 Soviet Union Yugoslavia 71–59 Uruguay
1963 Brazil Yugoslavia 90–71 Brazil
1959 Brazil United States 81–67 Chile
1954 United States Brazil 62–41 Brazil
1950 Argentina United States 64–50 Argentina
* after overtime
(Compiled by Hritika Sharma in Hyderabad)
