German is 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup champion

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German has, for the first time ever, won Basketball World Cup after holding off Serbia 83-77 for gold medal. The European nation’s success makes history at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.
History has been made at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup as Germany was crowned champion for the first time ever.
A thrilling championship game saw the German squad hold off Serbia behind the play of Dennis Schröder, who scored a game-high 28 points, capping off an incredible tournament run in which his team went undefeated, reporters said.
List of FIBA Basketball World Cup champions
The first-ever FIBA Basketball World Cup, which was held in 1950, was won by host nation Argentina. The first seven World Cups did not feature a championship game, but rather a final group round-robin in which the team with the best record was crowned champion.
Yugoslavia won the first-ever FIBA World Cup championship game, earning an overtime win over the Soviet Union in 1978.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Third place |
2023 | Germany | Serbia | Canada |
2019 | Spain | Argentina | France |
2014 | USA | Serbia | France |
2010 | USA | Turkey | Lithuania |
2006 | Spain | Greece | USA |
2002 | FR Yugoslavia | Argentina | Germany |
1998 | FR Yugoslavia | Russia | USA |
1994 | USA | Russia | Croatia |
1990 | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | USA |
1986 | USA | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia |
1982 | Soviet Union | USA | Yugoslavia |
1978 | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union | Brazil |
1974 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | USA |
1970 | Yugoslavia | Brazil | Soviet Union |
1967 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Brazil |
1963 | Brazil | Yugoslavia | Soviet Union |
1959 | Brazil | USA | Chile |
1954 | USA | Brail | Philippines |
1950 | Argentina | USA | Chile |