FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1950 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Argentina |
City | Buenos Aires |
Dates | 22 October – 3 November |
Officially opened by | Juan Perón |
Teams | 10 |
Venue(s) | Luna Park Stadium |
Final positions | |
Champions | Argentina (1st title) |
Runners-up | United States |
Third place | Chile |
Fourth place | Brazil |
Tournament statistics | |
Games played | 31 |
MVP | Oscar Furlong |
Top scorer | Álvaro Salvadores (13.8 points per game) |
1954 → |
The 1950 FIBA World Championship, also called the 1st World Basketball Championship – 1950, was the inaugural edition of the World Cup basketball tournament for men's national teams. It was held by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), from 22 October to 3 November 1950. Argentina hosted the competition at Luna ParkinBuenos Aires, where ten nations participated in the event.
Argentina claimed the gold medal, by beating the United States 64–50 in the decisive game of the final round. After winning the tournament, Argentinian fans celebrated by burning newspapers which became known as the "Night of the Torches".[1]
In the aftermath of World War II, Argentina was chosen as host of the inaugural World Cup partly because of its neutrality during the war.[1]
Group | City | Arena | Capacity |
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Final round | Buenos Aires | Estadio Luna Park | 9,000 |
FIBA determined the requirements to qualify for the World Championship to be as follows:
Prior to the Championship, South Korea withdrew due to logistical and financial difficulties in travelling to Argentina, while Uruguay withdrew after Argentinian immigration officials refused the team visas to enter the country.
Subsequently, FIBA extended invitations to Ecuador, Yugoslavia, Spain, and Peru.
Seeded to the 1st preliminary round | Seeded to the 2nd preliminary round |
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First round | Second round | First repass round (1st and 2nd round losers) | Second repass round (1st repass round winners) | ||||||||||||||||
Chile | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||
United States | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
Chile | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Brazil | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Peru | 33 | Peru | 33 | ||||||||||||||||
Yugoslavia | 27 | Chile | 54 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | 40 |
First round | Second round | First repass round (1st and 2nd round losers) | Second repass round (1st repass round winners) | ||||||||||||||||
Egypt | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ecuador | 37 | Egypt | 57 | ||||||||||||||||
Spain | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ecuador | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Peru | 46 | ||||||||||||||||||
France | 49 |
22 October |
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Peru | 33–27 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 18-16, 15-11 |
Buenos Aires |
22 October |
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Egypt | 43–37 | Ecuador |
Scoring by half: 18-22, 25-15 |
Buenos Aires |
23 October |
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United States | 37–33 | Chile |
Scoring by half: 20-19, 17-14 |
Buenos Aires |
23 October |
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Argentina | 56–40 | France |
Scoring by half: 30-17, 26-23 |
Buenos Aires |
23 October |
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Peru | 33–40 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 15-16, 18-24 |
Buenos Aires |
23 October |
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Spain | 56–57 | Egypt |
Scoring by half: 26-23, 30-34 |
Buenos Aires |
24 October |
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Chile | 40–24 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 27-11, 13-13 |
Buenos Aires |
24 October |
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Ecuador | 43–48 | France |
Scoring by half: 26-30, 17-18 |
Buenos Aires |
25 October |
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Spain | 40–54 | Chile |
Scoring by half: 18-24, 22-30 |
Buenos Aires |
25 October |
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France | 49–46 (OT) (3-0) | Peru |
Scoring by half: 25-22, 21-24 |
Buenos Aires |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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7 | Peru | 3 | 3 | 0 | 140 | 123 | +17 | 6 |
8 | Ecuador | 3 | 2 | 1 | 142 | 141 | +1 | 5 |
9 | Spain | 3 | 1 | 2 | 89 | 97 | −8 | 4 |
10 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 93 | −10 | 2 |
27 October |
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Ecuador | 45–40 | Yugoslavia |
Scoring by half: 14-15, 31-25 |
27 October |
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Peru | 43–37 | Spain |
Scoring by half: 20-19, 23-18 |
29 October |
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Yugoslavia | 43–46 (OT) | Peru |
Scoring by half: 24-14, 11-21 Overtime: 4-4, 7-4 |
29 October |
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Ecuador | 54–50 | Spain |
Scoring by half: 29-25, 25-25 |
30 October |
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Spain | 2–0 | Yugoslavia |
Yugoslavia refused to stand for the Spanish national anthem or play for political reasons. Spain was awarded the game on forfeit. |
30 October |
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Ecuador | 43–51 | Peru |
Scoring by half: 17-23, 26-28 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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1 | Argentina (C, H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 300 | 200 | +100 | 10 |
2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 1 | 221 | 200 | +21 | 9 |
3 | Chile | 5 | 2 | 3 | 209 | 233 | −24 | 7 |
4 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 3 | 214 | 182 | +32 | 7 |
5 | Egypt | 5 | 2 | 3 | 158 | 208 | −50 | 7 |
6 | France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 173 | 252 | −79 | 5 |
27 October |
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Chile | 48–44 | France |
Scoring by half: 27-19, 21-25 |
27 October |
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Egypt | 32–34 | United States |
Scoring by half: 19-18, 13-16 |
29 October |
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Egypt | 31–28 | France |
Scoring by half: 10-9, 21-19 |
29 October |
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Argentina | 40–35 | Brazil |
Scoring by half: 22-21, 18-14 |
30 October |
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Argentina | 62–41 | Chile |
Scoring by half: 36-17, 26-24 |
30 October |
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Brazil | 42–45 | United States |
Scoring by half: 25-26, 17-19 |
31 October |
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Brazil | 38–19 | Egypt |
Scoring by half: 17-11, 21-8 |
31 October |
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Argentina | 66–41 | France |
Scoring by half: 38-19, 28-22 |
1 November |
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Chile | 29–44 | United States |
Scoring by half: 12-29, 17-15 |
1 November |
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Argentina | 68–33 | Egypt |
Scoring by half: 35-15, 33-18 |
2 November |
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France | 33–48 | United States |
Scoring by half: 23-26, 10-22 |
2 November |
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Brazil | 40–51 | Chile |
Scoring by half: 17-25, 23-26 |
3 November |
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Chile | 40–43 | Egypt |
Scoring by half: 19-18, 21-25 |
3 November |
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Brazil | 59–27 | France |
Scoring by half: 31-14, 28-13 |
3 November |
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Argentina | 64–50 | United States |
Scoring by half: 34-24, 30-26 | ||
Pts: Oscar Furlong20 | Pts: John Stanich11 |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Argentina won its first-ever World Cup, and Oscar Furlong was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Furlong averaged a team-high and 11.2 points during the tournament, fourth highest of all players.[1]
1950 World Championship winner |
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Argentina First title |
Most Valuable Player |
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Oscar Furlong |
Rank | Team | Record |
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1 | Argentina | 6–0 |
2 | United States | 5–1 |
3 | Chile | 4–4 |
4 | Brazil | 3–3 |
5 | Egypt | 4–3 |
6 | France | 2–6 |
7 | Peru | 4–2 |
8 | Ecuador | 2–3 |
9 | Spain | 1–4 |
10 | Yugoslavia | 0–5 |
Source: FIBA archive
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