1994 World Basketball Championship

FIBA World Championship 1994
12th basketball world championship
Number of nations	16
World Champion	United States (3rd title)
venue	Canada
Opening game	4th August 1994
Endgame	August 14, 1994

The 12th World Basketball Championships the men took from 4 to 14 August 1994 in Hamilton and Toronto in Canada instead. Originally it was supposed to take place in Belgrade .

Qualifying round 1

German games

• 5 wins (Puerto Rico 81:74, Egypt 78:56, Angola 86:76, Brazil 96:76 and Cuba 86:74) and
• 3 defeats (Greece 58:68, Argentina 71:85 and Brazil 71:93)

Final rounds

Semifinals

Russia	66-64	Croatia
United States	97-58	Greece

Places 3 and 4

Croatia

78-60

Greece

final

United States

137-91

Russia

The USA-Dream Team confidently defeated Team Russia in the final with 137: 91. The game will take place in front of 32,616 spectators at the Sky Dome in Toronto.

Tournament tree

	Semifinals				final
	August 13, 1994
	Russia	66
	Croatia	64
					August 14, 1994
					United States	137
					Russia	91
					3rd place match
	August 13, 1994				August 14, 1994
	United States	97			Croatia	78
	Greece	58			Greece	60

Final results

1. United States

2. Russia

3. Croatia

4. Greece

5. Australia

6. Puerto Rico

7. Canada

8. People's Republic of China

9. Argentina

10. Spain

11. Brazil

12. Germany

13. South Korea

14. Egypt

15. Cuba

16. Angola