National team appearances in the FIBA Basketball World Cup

Map of countries' best results

Graph of the best performances of each confederation on each tournament.

A total of 58 countries have made or will make at least one appearance in the FIBA Basketball World Cup in basketball.

African, European and teams from the Americas composed the first World Championship – Asian and Oceanian teams did not want to make a long trip to Argentina, the venue of the tournament. Egypt finished fifth in the inaugural world championship, the best finish by a team from Africa. An Asian team, the Philippines, made their debut on the second tournament, where they finished third, the best finish by an Asian team.

Australia was the first team from Oceania to participate in the tournament, in 1970. New Zealand was defeated in the 2002 bronze medal game, earning them a fourth-place finish – the best finish by a team from Oceania.

European and teams from the Americas dominated the tournament, with teams from either confederation disputing the gold medal. Since 1986, there have been three all-European and four Europe-Americas finals. The worst finish by a European team since 1963 was second; for a team from the Americas, the worst all-time was third.

The tournament formats prior to the 1978 tournament were two round robin phases – teams were first divided into several groups, with the top teams from the group stage qualifying for the Final Group, where they play each other once. The team with the best record after the Final Group wins the gold medal, with ties broken by games played between tied teams. All tournaments after the 1978 tournament determined the world champion via a playoff – in 1978 and 1982, the top two teams from the final group squared off for the championship; since 1986, a single-elimination tournament has been used.

The national team with the most wins is the USA, with five. Although teams bearing the name of "Yugoslavia" have won five titles, FIBA used to consider the championships to have been won by two national teams. The first three were won by the team that represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. The other two were won by a team representing the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which FIBA treats as the predecessor of the current Serbia national team. Furthermore, a Yugoslav team was able to finish at least third from 1963 to 2002. Recently, FIBA allotted all of Yugoslavia's wins to Serbia, while the team has yet to place third or higher by that name.

The USA is the current World Champion, winning the gold medal game against Serbia at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Debut of teams

A total of 58 national teams have appeared in at least one FIBA Basketball World Cup in the history of the tournament through the 2014 competition. Each successive Basketball World Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Countries competing in their first Basketball World Cup are listed below by year.

Year	Debutants	Number
1950	Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Peru, Spain, United States, Yugoslavia^[1]	10
1954	Canada, Taiwan,^[2] Israel, Paraguay, Philippines, Uruguay	6
1959	Bulgaria, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Soviet Union^[3]	4
1963	Italy, Japan	2
1967	Poland	1
1970	Australia, Cuba, Czechoslovakia,^[4] South Korea, Panama	5
1974	Central African Republic	1
1978	China, Dominican Republic, Senegal	3
1982	Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire	2
1986	Angola, Greece, Malaysia, Netherlands, New Zealand, West Germany^[5]	6
1990	Venezuela	1
1994	Croatia, Russia	2
1998	Lithuania, Nigeria, Serbia^[1]	3
2002	Algeria, Lebanon, Turkey	3
2006	Qatar, Slovenia	2
2010	Iran, Jordan, Tunisia	3
2014	Finland, Ukraine	2
2019	Czech Republic	1
2023	Indonesia	1
Total		58

Tournament format

In deciphering the tables below, the tournament format per championship has to be accounted for.


Year	Preliminary round	Second round	Final round
1950	Double elimination tournament of 10 teams	None	Round robin of six teams
1954	Round robin of four groups with three teams each		Round robin of eight teams
1959	Round robin of three groups with four teams each		Round robin of seven teams
1963
1967
1970
1974			Round robin of eight teams
1978		Round robin of eight teams	Single-game playoff of two teams
1982		Round robin of seven teams	Single-game playoff of two teams
1986	Round robin of four groups with six teams each	Round robin of two groups with six teams each	Single-elimination tournament of four teams
1990	Round robin of four groups with four teams each	Round robin of two groups with four teams each
1994		Round robin of two groups with four teams each
1998		Round robin of two groups with six teams each	Single-elimination tournament of eight teams
2002		Round robin of two groups with six teams each	Single-elimination tournament of eight teams
2006	Round robin of four groups with six teams each	None	Single-elimination tournament of 16 teams
2010
2014

Comprehensive team results

Key:

R1: Preliminary round (group stage)
R2: Second round (group stage)
FR: Final round (group stage)
R16: Round of 16
QF: Quarter-finals
SF: Semi-finals

Team	1950 (10)	1954 (12)	1959 (13)	1963 (13)	1967 (13)	1970 (13)	1974 (14)	1978 (14)	1982 (13)	1986 (24)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (16)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	2019 (32)	2023 (32)	2027 TBD (32)	Total
Algeria														R1 15th							1
Angola										R1 13th	R1 13th	R1 16th		R1 11th	QF 9th	R16 15th	R1 17th				7
Argentina	1st		R1 10th	R1 8th	FR 6th		R1 11th			R2 12th	R2 8th	R1 9th	QF 8th	2nd	SF 4th	QF 5th	R16 11th				13
Australia						R1 12th	R1 12th	FR 7th	QF 5th	R2 13th	R2 7th	R2 5th	R1 9th		R16 9th	R16 10th	R16 12th				11
Brazil	FR 4th	2nd	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	FR 6th	3rd	R1 8th	SF 4th	R2 5th	R1 11th	R1 10th	QF 8th	R1 17th	R16 9th	QF 6th				17
Bulgaria			FR 7th																		1
Canada		FR 7th	R1 12th	R1 11th		R1 10th	FR 8th	FR 6th	FR 6th	R2 8th	R1 12th	R2 7th	R1 12th	R1 13th		R1 22nd					13
Central African Republic							R1 14th														1
Chile	3rd	R1 10th	3rd																		3
China								R1 11th	R1 12th	R2 9th	RD1 14th	R1 8th		R1 12th	R16 9th	R16 16th		Q			9
Chinese Taipei^[2]		FR 5th	FR 4th																		2
Colombia									FR 7th												1
Ivory Coast									R1 13th	R1 13th						R1 21st					3
Croatia												3rd				R16 14th	R16 10th				3
Cuba						R1 8th	FR 4th			R2 11th		R1 15th									4
Czech Republic																		Q			1
Czechoslovakia^[4]						FR 6th	R1 10th	R1 9th	R1 10th												4
Dominican Republic								R1 12th									13th				2
Ecuador	R1 8th																				1
Egypt	FR 5th		R1 11th			R1 13th					R1 16th	R1 14th					R1 24th				6
Team	1950 (10)	1954 (12)	1959 (13)	1963 (13)	1967 (13)	1970 (13)	1974 (14)	1978 (14)	1982 (13)	1986 (24)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (16)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	2019 (32)	2023 (32)	2027 TBD (32)	Total
Finland																	R1 22nd				1
France	FR 6th	FR 4th		FR 5th						R1 13th					QF 5th	R16 13th	3rd				7
Germany^[5]										R1 13th		R1 12th		3rd	QF 8th	R1 17th		Q			6
Greece										R2 10th	R2 6th	SF 4th	SF 4th		2nd	R16 11th	R16 9th	Q			8
Indonesia																			Q		1
Iran																R1 19th	R1 20th				2
Israel		FR 8th								R2 7th											2
Italy				FR 7th	R1 9th	FR 4th		FR 4th		R2 6th	R2 9th		QF 6th		R16 9th						8
Japan				R1 13th	R1 11th								R1 14th		R1 17th				Q		5
Jordan																RD1 23rd					1
Lebanon														R1 16th	R1 17th	R1 20th					3
Lithuania													QF 7th		QF 7th	3rd	SF 4th	Q			5
Malaysia										R1 13th											1
Mexico			R1 13th	R1 9th	R1 8th		R1 9th										R16 14th				5
Netherlands										R1 13th											1
New Zealand										R1 13th				SF 4th	R16 9th	R16 12th	R16 15th				5
Nigeria													R1 13th		R16 9th			Q			3
Team	1950 (10)	1954 (12)	1959 (13)	1963 (13)	1967 (13)	1970 (13)	1974 (14)	1978 (14)	1982 (13)	1986 (24)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (16)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	2019 (32)	2023 (32)	2027 TBD (32)	Total
Panama						R1 9th			R1 9th	R1 13th					R1 21st						4
Paraguay		R1 9th			R1 13th																2
Peru	R1 7th	R1 12th		R1 12th	R1 10th																4
Philippines		3rd	R1 8th				R1 13th	FR 8th									R1 21st		Q		6
Poland					FR 5th																1
Puerto Rico			FR 5th	FR 6th	R1 12th		FR 7th	F1 10th		R1 13th	SF 4th	R2 6th	R1 11th	QF 7th	R1 17th	R1 18th	R1 19th				13
Qatar															R1 21st						1
Russia												2nd	2nd	R1 10th		QF 7th					4
Senegal								R1 14th					R1 15th		R1 21st		R16 16th				4
Serbia															R16 9th	SF 4th	2nd				3
Slovenia															R16 9th	QF 8th	QF 7th				3
South Korea						R1 11th		R1 13th		R1 13th	R1 15th	R1 13th	R1 16th				R1 23rd				7
Soviet Union			FR 6th	3rd	1st	3rd	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd										9
Spain	9th						FR 5th		FR 4th	R2 5th	R1 10th	R1 10th	QF 5th	QF 5th	1st	QF 6th	QF 5th				11
Tunisia																R1 24th		Q			2
Turkey														R1 9th	QF 6th	2nd	QF 8th				4
Ukraine																	R1 18th				1
Uruguay		FR 6th	R1 9th	R1 10th	FR 7th	FR 7th			R1 11th	R1 13th											7
United States	2nd	1st	2nd	FR 4th	FR 4th	FR 5th	3rd	FR 5th	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	QF 6th	3rd	1st	1st				17
Venezuela											R1 11th			R1 14th	R1 21st						3
Yugoslavia^[1]	R1 10th	R1 11th		2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	3rd	3rd	1st		1st	1st							12

Notes:

Teams that failed to qualify to the semifinal round at the 1986 championship were ranked tied for 13th.
In 2006, when the tournament expanded to 24 teams (four preliminary round groups of six teams each), teams that finished 5th in their preliminary round groups were ranked tied for 17th, while teams that finished 6th in their preliminary round groups were ranked tied for 21st. Teams eliminated in round of 16 were ranked tied for 9th.

Ranking of teams by number of appearances

Shown below are the sixteen national teams with the most appearances.

Team	Number of appearances	Record streak	First appearance	Most recent appearance	Best result
Brazil	17	17	1950	2014	Champions (1959, 1963)
United States	17	17	1950	2014	Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014)

Argentina	13	8	1950	2014	Champions (1950)
Canada	13	9	1954	2010	6th place (1978, 1982)
Puerto Rico	13	8	1959	2014	4th place (1990)

Yugoslavia	12	8	1950	2002	Champions (1970, 1978, 1990, 1998, 2002)

Australia	11	8	1970	2014	5th place (1982, 1994)
Spain	11	9	1950	2014	Champions (2006)

Soviet Union	9	9	1959	1990	Champions (1967, 1974, 1982)

China	9	5	1978	2019	8th place (1994)
Italy	8	3	1963	2006	4th place (1970, 1978)

Angola	7	4	1986	2014	9th place (2006)
France	7	3	1950	2014	3rd place (2014)
Greece	7	4	1986	2014	Runners-up (2006)
South Korea	7	4	1970	2014	11th place (1970)
Uruguay	7	5	1954	1986	6th place (1954)

Performance of host nations

With only three wins in 16 occasions, the success rate of host nations winning the tournament is rather low at 19%, compared to the respective percentage in the FIFA World Cup which stands at 32% (6 out of 19). Yugoslavia was the last host to win, in 1970; the only other host to medal since then has been Turkey, silver medalist in 2010. Greece has been the only other host nation to finish fourth or better since 1970. From 1959 to 1982, the host qualified directly to the final round of the tournament, bypassing the preliminary round (group stage). The host's final rank in these years could not be worse than the number of teams in the final round (between six and eight). However, beginning in 1986, the host has competed in the preliminary round.

A "†" denotes that is the best performance of the team, a "‡" denotes it is the best performance of the team at the time of the competition.

Year	Host nation(s)	Finish	Last round*
1950	Argentina	Champions†	Final round
1954	Brazil	Runners-up‡	Final round
1959	Chile	Third place†	Final round
1963	Brazil	Champions†	Final round
1967	Uruguay	Seventh place	Final round
1970	Yugoslavia	Champions†	Final round
1974	Puerto Rico	Seventh place	Final round
1978	Philippines	Eighth place	Final round
1982	Colombia	Seventh place†	Final round
1986	Spain	Fifth place‡	Final round
1990	Argentina	Eighth place	Second round
1994	Canada	Seventh place	Preliminary round
1998	Greece	Fourth place‡	Third place playoff
2002	United States	Sixth place	Quarterfinals
2006	Japan	Seventeenth place	Preliminary round
2010	Turkey	Runners-up†	Final
2014	Spain	Fifth place	Quarterfinals
2019	China	TBD	TBD
2023	Philippines	TBD	TBD
	Japan	TBD	TBD
	Indonesia	TBD	TBD

*excluding classification rounds.

Performance by confederation

This is a summary of the best performances of each confederation in each tournament. Note that most confederations did not exist until up to the 1960s, and that FIBA assigned teams to a specific continent when there were no confederations yet.

Confederation	1950 (10)	1954 (12)	1959 (13)	1963 (13)	1967 (13)	1970 (13)	1974 (14)	1978 (14)	1982 (13)	1986 (24)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (16)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	2019 (32)	2023 (32)
FIBA Africa	5th	―	11th	―	―	13th	14th	14th	13th	13th	13th	14th	13th	15th	9th	15th	16th	TBD	TBD
FIBA Americas	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	2nd	1st	3rd	1st	3rd	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	TBD	TBD
FIBA Asia	―	3rd	4th	13th	11th	11th	13th	8th	12th	9th	14th	8th	14th	12th	9th	16th	20th	TBD	TBD
FIBA Europe	6th	4th	6th	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	TBD	TBD
FIBA Oceania	―	―	―	―	―	12th	12th	7th	5th	13th	7th	5th	9th	4th	9th	10th	12th	TBD	TBD

Number of teams by confederation

This is a summary of the total number of participating teams by confederation in each tournament. The number of teams in the confederation of a host federation is boldfaced.

Confederation	1950 (10)	1954 (12)	1959 (13)	1963 (13)	1967 (13)	1970 (13)	1974 (14)	1978 (14)	1982 (13)	1986 (24)	1990 (16)	1994 (16)	1998 (16)	2002 (16)	2006 (24)	2010 (24)	2014 (24)	2019 (32)	2023 (32)
FIBA Africa	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	5	5
FIBA Americas	6	7	8	8	8	6	6	5	6	8	6	6	5	6	6	5	6	7	7
FIBA Asia	0	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	1	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	6–8	6–8
FIBA Europe	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	5	5	6	5	9	10	10	12	12
FIBA Oceania	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	0–2	0–2

Notes and references

1 2 3 The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1950–1990) qualified ten times under the name Yugoslavia prior to its breakup by the secession of many of its constituent republics in 1992. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia qualified twice in 1998 and 2002 as Yugoslavia and in 2006 as Serbia and Montenegro after a name change in 2003. FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro are considered the predecessors of the current Serbia team by FIBA; the latter competed for the first time as Serbia in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. These teams along with the other national teams which resulted from the breakup of the original Yugoslavia (Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and FYR Macedonia) are considered distinct entities from the Yugoslavia team of 1930–1990. Montenegro now also compete separately after independence in 2006.
1 2 The national basketball team of the Republic of China competed twice in the FIBA World Championship, both times as Formosa, but since 1960 the team had changed their name to compete as Taiwan in international competitions. Since 1985, they have competed under the name Chinese Taipei.
↑ The Soviet Union qualified nine times prior to being dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIBA does not consider any of these nations as the successor team of the Soviet Union.
1 2 Czechoslovakia qualified four times prior to being divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. FIBA does not consider any of these nations as the successor team of Czechoslovakia.
1 2 The German Basketball Association (DBB, for Deutscher Basketball Bund) has continuously existed as a national governing body since joining FIBA in 1934, during the Nazi era in Germany, After World War II, the DBB became the governing body for West Germany, and then became the governing body for reunified Germany in 1990. During the division of Germany, East Germany fielded a team of its own before re-joining West Germany and the DBB upon reunification. Thus, FIBA considers Germany and West Germany as one entity and officially attributes all results of the DBB team since 1934 to Germany. Germany competed in their first FIBA World Championship in 1986 as West Germany and in 1994 for the first time as Germany.

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[Yugoslavia-1] 1 2 3 The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1950–1990) qualified ten times under the name Yugoslavia prior to its breakup by the secession of many of its constituent republics in 1992. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia qualified twice in 1998 and 2002 as Yugoslavia and in 2006 as Serbia and Montenegro after a name change in 2003. FR Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro are considered the predecessors of the current Serbia team by FIBA; the latter competed for the first time as Serbia in the 2010 FIBA World Championship. These teams along with the other national teams which resulted from the breakup of the original Yugoslavia (Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and FYR Macedonia) are considered distinct entities from the Yugoslavia team of 1930–1990. Montenegro now also compete separately after independence in 2006.

[Taiwan-2] 1 2 The national basketball team of the Republic of China competed twice in the FIBA World Championship, both times as Formosa, but since 1960 the team had changed their name to compete as Taiwan in international competitions. Since 1985, they have competed under the name Chinese Taipei.

[USSR-3] The Soviet Union qualified nine times prior to being dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIBA does not consider any of these nations as the successor team of the Soviet Union.

[Czechoslovakia-4] 1 2 Czechoslovakia qualified four times prior to being divided into the Czech Republic and Slovakia in 1993. FIBA does not consider any of these nations as the successor team of Czechoslovakia.

[Germany-5] 1 2 The German Basketball Association (DBB, for Deutscher Basketball Bund) has continuously existed as a national governing body since joining FIBA in 1934, during the Nazi era in Germany, After World War II, the DBB became the governing body for West Germany, and then became the governing body for reunified Germany in 1990. During the division of Germany, East Germany fielded a team of its own before re-joining West Germany and the DBB upon reunification. Thus, FIBA considers Germany and West Germany as one entity and officially attributes all results of the DBB team since 1934 to Germany. Germany competed in their first FIBA World Championship in 1986 as West Germany and in 1994 for the first time as Germany.

FIBA Basketball World Cup
History Records Naismith Trophy
Tournaments	Argentina 1950 Brazil 1954 Chile 1959 Brazil 1963 Uruguay 1967 Yugoslavia 1970 Puerto Rico 1974 Philippines 1978 Colombia 1982 Spain 1986 Argentina 1990 Canada 1994 Greece 1998 United States 2002 Japan 2006 Turkey 2010 Spain 2014 China 2019 Philippines / Japan / Indonesia 2023
Qualification	1950 1954 1959 1963 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2019 2023
Finals	1950 1954 1959 1963 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2019
Squads	1950 1954 1959 1963 1967 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014
Team appearances All-Tournament Team Most Valuable Player Winning head coaches

International men's basketball
FIBA National teams Olympics World Cup Universiade U-21 World Cup U-19 World Cup U-18 World Cup U-17 World Cup U-16 World Cup World Rankings
Africa	FIBA Africa – AfroBasket U-18 U-16 African Games
Americas	FIBA Americas – FIBA AmeriCup U-18 U-16 CBC Championship Centrobasket COCABA Championship Marchand Cup Pan American Games South American Championship
Asia	FIBA Asia – FIBA Asia Cup (includes Oceania) U-18 U-16 Asian Games FIBA Asia Challenge Stanković Cup East Asian Championship East Asian Games SABA Championship SEABA Championship South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Championship West Asian Games William Jones Cup
Europe	FIBA Europe – EuroBasket U-20 U-18 U-16 Acropolis Tournament Adecco Cup Belgrade Trophy FIBA European Championship for Small Countries Games of the Small States of Europe World Cup (Turkey)
Oceania	FIBA Oceania – FIBA Oceania Championship (defunct) U-20 U-18 U-16 Pacific Games
Other tournaments	Arab Nations Basketball Championship Commonwealth Games Diamond Ball FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament Lusophony Games Mediterranean Games Pan Arab Games
Note: The Under-21 Championship is no longer held.