With a great protagonist Shredder in the last minutes and Goodrich in a role… fatal, Germany defeated Serbia 83-77 and won the World Cup for the first time in its history!
It was the second medal for the “panzers” after the bronze in 2002, while the Serbia he has the same number, but no gold, since he has two defeats in the finals, from Germany this year and from USA in 2014.
Winners from 1950 to present:
1950: Argentina
1954: USA
1959: Brazil
1963: Brazil
1967: USSR
1970: Yugoslavia
1974: USSR
1978: Yugoslavia
1982: USSR
1986: USA
1990: Yugoslavia
1994: USA
1998: Yugoslavia (Serbia + Montenegro)
2002: Yugoslavia (Serbia + Montenegro)
2006: Spain
2010: USA
2014: USA
2019: Spain
2023: Germany
Total medals:
USA: 12 (5 gold, 3 silver, 4 bronze)
Yugoslavia: 10 (5 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
Soviet Union: 8 (3 gold, 3 silver, 2 bronze)
Brazil: 6 (2 gold, 2 silver, 2 bronze)
Spain: 2 (2 golds)
Argentina: 3 (1 gold, 2 silver)
Russia: 2 (2 silver)
Serbia: 2 (2 silver)
Chile: 2 (2 bronze)
France: 2 (2 bronze)
Germany: 2 (1 gold, 1 bronze)
Greece: 1 (1 silver)
Turkey: 1 (1 silver)
Canada: 1 (1 silver)
Croatia: 1 (1 bronze)
Lithuania: 1 (1 bronze)
Philippines: 1 (1 bronze)
Source: Sport Fm
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