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The 1967 FIBA World Championship was the 5th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from 27 May to 11 June 1967.

1967 FIBA World Championship
FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto de 1967
Tournament details
Host countryUruguay
Dates27 May – 11 June
Officially opened byÓscar Diego Gestido
Teams13 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Soviet Union (1st title)
Runners-up Yugoslavia
Third place Brazil
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Games played54
MVPSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivo Daneu
Top scorerPoland Mieczysław Łopatka
(19.7 points per game)

← 1963

1970 →

Venues

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Group City Arena Capacity
Group A Mercedes[1] Gimnasio de Praga[2]  –
Group B Montevideo[1] Peñarol Palace 10,000
Group C Salto[1] Gimnasio de Salto[2]  –
Classification round Córdoba[1] Córdoba Sport Club[2]  –
Final round Montevideo[1] Cilindro Municipal[2] 18,000

Competing nations

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Group A Group B Group C

  Italy
  Mexico
  Yugoslavia
  United States

  Argentina
  Japan
  Peru
  Soviet Union

  Brazil
  Paraguay
  Poland
  Puerto Rico

  Uruguay – advanced automatically to the final round as host

Competition format

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   United States 3 3 0 218 192 +26 6 Final round
2   Yugoslavia 3 2 1 228 211 +17 5
3   Mexico 3 1 2 216 221 −5 4 Classification round
4   Italy 3 0 3 178 216 −38 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

27 May

Mexico   73–86   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 34-43, 39-43

Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes

27 May

United States   67–56   Italy
Scoring by half: 28-30, 39-26

Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes

28 May

United States   75–65   Mexico
Scoring by half: 42-34, 33-31

Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes

28 May

Italy   62–71   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 30-31, 32-40

Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes

29 May

Italy   60–78   Mexico
Scoring by half: 27-33, 33-45

Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes

30 May

United States   76–71   Yugoslavia
Scoring by half: 34-38, 42-33

Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Soviet Union 3 3 0 284 168 +116 6 Final round
2   Argentina 3 2 1 208 233 −25 5
3   Peru 3 1 2 192 215 −23 4 Classification round
4   Japan 3 0 3 177 245 −68 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

27 May

Argentina   69–63   Japan
Scoring by half: 34-34, 35-29

Peñarol Palace, Montevideo

27 May

Soviet Union   84–46   Peru
Scoring by half: 46-17, 38-29

Peñarol Palace, Montevideo

28 May

Peru   65–73   Argentina
Scoring by half: 40-40, 25-33

Peñarol Palace, Montevideo

28 May

Soviet Union   95–56   Japan
Scoring by half: 49-26, 46-30

Peñarol Palace, Montevideo

30 May

Peru   81–58   Japan
Scoring by half: 37-18, 44-40

Peñarol Palace, Montevideo

30 May

Soviet Union   105–66   Argentina
Scoring by half: 53-37, 52-29

Peñarol Palace, Montevideo

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 260 164 +96 6 Final round
2   Poland 3 2 1 244 207 +37 5
3   Puerto Rico 3 1 2 206 220 −14 4 Classification round
4   Paraguay 3 0 3 153 272 −119 3
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

27 May

Brazil   85–41   Paraguay
Scoring by half: 45-17, 40-24

Gimnasio de Salto, Salto

28 May

Poland   76–64   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 35-29, 41-35

Gimnasio de Salto, Salto

28 May

Paraguay   52–86   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 23-37, 29-49

Gimnasio de Salto, Salto

29 May

Brazil   83–67   Poland
Scoring by half: 48-37, 35-30

Gimnasio de Salto, Salto

30 May

Paraguay   60–101   Poland
Scoring by half: 26-57, 34-44

Gimnasio de Salto, Salto

30 May

Brazil   92–56   Puerto Rico
Scoring by half: 48-18, 44-38

Gimnasio de Salto, Salto

Classification round

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
8   Mexico 5 5 0 318 265 +53 10
9   Italy 5 4 1 373 298 +75 9
10   Peru 5 3 2 279 281 −2 8
11   Japan 5 2 3 327 344 −17 7
12   Puerto Rico 5 1 4 342 355 −13 6
13   Paraguay 5 0 5 283 379 −96 5
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.

3 June

Paraguay   46–65   Mexico
Scoring by half: 26-30, 20-35

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

3 June

Puerto Rico   52–57   Peru
Scoring by half: 36-19, 16-38

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

4 June

Paraguay   58–91   Italy
Scoring by half: 22-32, 36-59

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

4 June

Mexico   56–44   Peru
Scoring by half: 30-17, 26-27

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

4 June

Puerto Rico   79–86 (2OT)   Japan
Scoring by half: 29-24, 32-37 Overtime: 9-9; 9-16

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

5 June

Puerto Rico   59–65   Mexico
Scoring by half: 32-30, 27-35

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

5 June

Italy   74–57   Japan
Scoring by half: 41-32, 33-25

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

6 June

Paraguay   55–80   Japan
Scoring by half: 26-40, 29-40

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

6 June

Italy   68–46   Peru
Scoring by half: 36-25, 32-21

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

7 June

Japan   54–69   Mexico
Scoring by half: 34-37, 20-32

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

7 June

Puerto Rico   78–69   Paraguay
Scoring by half: 37-34, 41-35

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

8 June

Paraguay   55–65   Peru
Scoring by half: 24-26, 31-39

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

8 June

Puerto Rico   74–78   Italy
Scoring by half: 41-39, 33-39

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

9 June

Japan   50–67   Peru
Scoring by half: 18-31, 32-36

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

9 June

Italy   62–63   Mexico
Scoring by half: 28-30, 34-33

Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

Final round

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts
1   Soviet Union (C) 6 5 1 449 368 +81 11
2   Yugoslavia 6 4 2 451 432 +19 10[a]
3   Brazil 6 4 2 465 432 +33 10[a]
4   United States 6 4 2 457 391 +66 10[a]
5   Poland 6 2 4 422 469 −47 8
6   Argentina 6 1 5 399 479 −80 7[b]
7   Uruguay (H) 6 1 5 347 419 −72 7[b]
Source: FIBA archive
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal average; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(C) Champions; (H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Head-to-head record: Yugoslavia 2–0, Brazil 1–1, United States 0–2
  • ^ a b Head-to-head record: Argentina 1–0 Uruguay

    • 1 June

    Brazil   63–45   Uruguay
    Scoring by half: 23-14, 40-31

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    2 June

    United States   76–66   Argentina
    Scoring by half: 32-30, 44-36

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    2 June

    Poland   61–86   Soviet Union
    Scoring by half: 29-41, 32-45

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    3 June

    Brazil   74–78   Soviet Union
    Scoring by half: 42-42, 32-36

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    3 June

    Uruguay   75–79   Argentina
    Scoring by half: 29-35, 46-44

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    4 June

    Poland   78–82   Yugoslavia
    Scoring by half: 42-40, 36-42

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    4 June

    Uruguay   53–88   United States
    Scoring by half: 26-36, 27-52

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    5 June

    Soviet Union   96–61   Argentina
    Scoring by half: 51-39, 45-22

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    5 June

    Brazil   84–87   Yugoslavia
    Scoring by half: 47-41, 37-46

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    6 June

    Brazil   90–85   Poland
    Scoring by half: 47-35, 43-50

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    6 June

    Soviet Union   58–59   United States
    Scoring by half: 23-29, 35-30

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    7 June

    Yugoslavia   93–69   Argentina
    Scoring by half: 40-38, 53-31

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    7 June

    Uruguay   54–60   Soviet Union
    Scoring by half: 26-27, 28-33

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    8 June

    Yugoslavia   73–72   United States
    Scoring by half: 33-39, 40-33

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    8 June

    Argentina   58–65   Poland
    Scoring by half: 33-27, 25-38

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    9 June

    United States   91–61   Poland
    Scoring by half: 41-39, 50-22

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    9 June

    Yugoslavia   57–58   Uruguay
    Scoring by half: 29-28, 28-30

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    10 June

    Argentina   66–74   Brazil
    Scoring by half: 30-39, 36-35

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    10 June

    Uruguay   62–72   Poland
    Scoring by half: 31-26, 31-46

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    11 June

    Yugoslavia   59–71   Soviet Union
    Scoring by half: 26-33, 33-38

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    11 June

    United States   71–80   Brazil
    Scoring by half: 29-40, 42-40

    Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

    Awards

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     1967 World Championship winner 
     
    Soviet Union
    First title
    Most Valuable Player
      Ivo Daneu

    Final standings

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    Rank Team Record
    1   Soviet Union 8–1
    2   Yugoslavia 6–3
    3   Brazil 7–2
    4   United States 7–2
    5   Poland 4–5
    6   Argentina 3–6
    7   Uruguay 1–5
    8   Mexico 6–2
    9   Italy 4–4
    10   Peru 4–4
    11   Japan 2–6
    12   Puerto Rico 2–6
    13   Paraguay 0–8

    All-Tournament Team

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    Main article: FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team

    Top scorers (ppg)

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    1. Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland) 19.7
    2. Bohdan Likszo (Poland) 19.3
    3. Luiz Cláudio Menon (Brazil) 18.6
    4. Ernesto Ghermann (Argentina) 18.3
    5. Gianfranco Lombardi (Italy) 17.5
    6. Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (Brazil) 15.9
    7. Manuel Raga (Mexico) 15.6
    8. Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) 14.6
    9. Arturo Guerrero (Mexico) 14.4
    10. Ivo Daneu (Yugoslavia) 14.0

    References

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    1. ^ a b c d e V World Cup (Montevideo 1967)
  • ^ a b c d GAME DETAILS
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