The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Check FIBA Basketball World Cup Winners List, Who Is The Most Successful Team?.
FIBA defines the rules of basketball, specifies the equipment and facilities required, organizes international competitions, regulates the transfer of athletes across countries, and controls the appointment of international referees.
FIBA Basketball World Cup Winners List
Year | Winner | Runner-up |
1950 | Argentina | United States |
1954 | United States | Brazil |
1959 | Brazil | United States |
1963 | Brazil | Yugoslavia |
1967 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia |
1970 | Yugoslavia | Brazil |
1974 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia |
1978 | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
1982 | Soviet Union | United States |
1986 | United States | Soviet Union |
1990 | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
1994 | United States | Russia |
1998 | Yugoslavia | Russia |
202 | Spain | Argentina |
2006 | Spain | Greece |
2010 | United States | Turkey |
2014 | United States | Serbia |
2019 | Spain | Argentina |
FIBA Basketball World Cup Most Successful Team
The United States is one of the most successful teams in FIBA basketball. As we all know the U.S. has always dominated basketball, it is the most successful sport in the country of the U.S. and the most love, played, and famous. Out of 18 basketball matches held by FIBA, we have managed to secure 5 wins and 3 runners up.
The US team is not only successful just because it has won so many times, but also because of the sponsorship, they receive while playing matches and the individual sponsorship money they get paid by the brands.