1954 FIBA World Championship#Final round

{{Short description|1954 edition of the FIBA World Championship}}

{{Infobox international basketball competition

| tourney_name = FIBA World Championship

| year = 1954

| other_titles = FIBA Campeonato Mundial de Basquetebol Masculino de 1954

| image = 1954 FIBA World Championship.jpg

| size =

| alt =

| caption =

| city = Rio de Janeiro

| country = Brazil

| dates = 23 October – 5 November

| opened = Café Filho

| num_teams = 12

| confederations =

| venues = Ginásio do Maracanãzinho

| cities =

| champion = United States

| champion-flagvar = 1912

| count = 1

| second = Brazil

| second-flagvar = 1889

| third = Philippines

| third-flagvar = 1936

| fourth = France

| fourth-flagvar = 1794

| games = 46

| attendance =

| mvp = {{flagicon|USA|1912}} Kirby Minter

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|URU}} Oscar Moglia
(18.7 points per game)

| prevseason = 1950

| nextseason = 1959

| updated =

}}

The 1954 FIBA World Championship (also called the 2nd World Basketball Championship – 1954) was the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was held by the International Basketball Federation, from 23 October to 5 November 1954. Brazil hosted the event at Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. Twelve nations participated in the tournament.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20140903204331/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/mundial/1954_RIO_SQUADS.htm ROSTERS]}}{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110713211650/http://www.linguasport.com/baloncesto/internacional/mundial/1954_RIO_gd.htm GAME DETAILS]}}

Competing nations

{{see also|1954 FIBA World Championship squads}}

Image:FIBA WC 1954 Teams.PNG

class="wikitable" width=50%

!width=25%|Group A

!width=25%|Group B

!width=25%|Group C

!width=25%|Group D

{{Bk|Brazil|1889}}

{{Bk|Paraguay|1954}}

{{Bk|Philippines|1936}}

|

{{Bk|Canada|1921}}

{{Bk|Peru}}

{{Bk|United States|1912}}

|

{{Bk|France|1794}}

{{Bk|Uruguay}}

{{Bk|Yugoslavia}}

| valign="top"|

{{Bk|Chile}}

{{Bk|ROC|name=Formosa}}

{{Bk|Israel}}

Preliminary round

=Group A=

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|for_against_style=points

|team_order=A, B, C

|name_A={{bk|BRA|1889}} |win_A=2 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=160 |ga_A=114 |status_A=H

|name_B={{bk|PHI|1936}} |win_B=1 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=126 |ga_B=151

|name_C={{bk|PAR|1954}} |win_C=0 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=104 |ga_C=125

|result1=FR |result2=FR |result3=CR |result4=CR

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|col_CR=red1 |text_CR=Classification round

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{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=23 October |time=21:00 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Philippines|1936}} |scoreA=64

|teamB={{bk|Paraguay|1954}} |scoreB=52

|H1=26–27 |H2=38–25

|points1=Loyzaga 15

|points2=Zapattini 22

}}

{{basketballbox|date=24 October |time=21:45 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Brazil|1889}} |scoreA=99

|teamB={{bk|Philippines|1936}} |scoreB=62

|H1=44–22 |H2=55–40

|points1=Bonfietti 18

|points2=Mumar 22

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=25 October |time=21:10 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Paraguay|1954}} |scoreA=52

|teamB={{bk|Brazil|1889}} |scoreB=61

|H1=17–33 |H2=35–28

|points1=Bendlin 13

|points2=Facci 14

}}

=Group B=

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|for_against_style=points

|team_order=A, B, C

|name_A={{bk|USA|1912}} |win_A=2 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=132 |ga_A=88

|name_B={{bk|CAN|1921}} |win_B=1 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=105 |ga_B=117

|name_C={{bk|PER}} |win_C=0 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=109 |ga_C=141

|result1=FR |result2=FR |result3=CR |result4=CR

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{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=23 October |time=22:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Canada|1921}} |scoreA=37

|teamB={{bk|United States|1912}} |scoreB=59

|H1=18–33 |H2=19–26

|points1=Ridd 11

|points2=Minter 16

}}

{{basketballbox|date=24 October |time=23:12 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Peru}} |scoreA=51

|teamB={{bk|United States|1912}} |scoreB=73

|H1=26–24 |H2=25–49

|points1=Chocano 15

|points2=Johnson 22

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=25 October |time=19:00 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Canada|1921}} |scoreA=68

|teamB={{bk|Peru}} |scoreB=58

|H1=28–33 |H2=40–25

|points1=Ridd 25

|points2=Salas 20

}}

=Group C=

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|for_against_style=points

|team_order=A, B, C

|name_A={{bk|URU}} |win_A=2 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=113 |ga_A=98

|name_B={{bk|FRA|1794}} |win_B=1 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=113 |ga_B=118

|name_C={{bk|YUG}} |win_C=0 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=112 |ga_C=122

|result1=FR |result2=FR |result3=CR |result4=CR

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|res_col_header=Q

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|col_CR=red1 |text_CR=Classification round

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{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=24 October |time=18:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Yugoslavia}} |scoreA=52

|teamB={{bk|Uruguay}} |scoreB=55|overtime=OT

|H1=23–23 |H2=28–28 |OT=1–4

|points1=Ćurčić 17

|points2=Moglia 22

}}

{{basketballbox|date=25 October |time=22:50 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|France|1794}} |scoreA=67

|teamB={{bk|Yugoslavia}} |scoreB=60

|H1=33–26 |H2=34–34

|points1=Beugnot 25

|points2=Ćurčić 16

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=26 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Uruguay}} |scoreA=58

|teamB={{bk|France|1794}} |scoreB=46

|H1=34–15 |H2=24–31

|points1=Lombardo 14

|points2=Haudegand 11

}}

=Group D=

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|for_against_style=points

|team_order=A, B, C

|name_A={{bk|ROC|name=Formosa}} |win_A=1 |loss_A=1 |gf_A=115 |ga_A=113

|name_B={{bk|ISR}} |win_B=1 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=100 |ga_B=98

|name_C={{bk|CHI}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=1 |gf_C=117 |ga_C=121

|result1=FR |result2=FR |result3=CR |result4=CR

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|col_CR=red1 |text_CR=Classification round

}}{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=24 October |time=18:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Israel}} |scoreA=45

|teamB={{bk|Republic of China|name=Formosa}} |scoreB=49

|H1=27–25 |H2=18–24

|points1=Cohen 12

|points2=Tong S.F. 18

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|teamA={{bk-rt|Republic of China|name=Formosa}} |scoreA=66

|teamB={{bk|Chile}} |scoreB=68

|H1=28–27 |H2=38–41

|points1=Tong S.F. 19

|points2=Badria 22

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=26 October |time=22:15 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Israel}} |scoreA=55

|teamB={{bk|Chile}} |scoreB=49

|H1=18–25 |H2=37–24

|points1=Schneor 21

|points2=Badria 13

}}

Classification round

All teams play one game against each other for a total of three games.

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|team_order=A, B, C, D

|name_A={{bk|PAR|1954}} |pos_A=9 |win_A=3 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=193 |ga_A=177

|name_B={{bk|CHI}} |pos_B=10|win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=179 |ga_B=170

|name_C={{bk|YUG}} |pos_C=11|win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=210 |ga_C=221

|name_D={{bk|PER}} |pos_D=12|win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=190 |ga_D=204

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}}

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|teamA={{bk-rt|Yugoslavia}} |scoreA=62

|teamB={{bk|Chile}} |scoreB=70

|H1=25–35 |H2=37–35

|points1=Muller 13

|points2=Badria 21

}}

{{basketballbox|date=30 October |time=17:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Paraguay|1954}} |scoreA=66

|teamB={{bk|Peru}} |scoreB=58

|H1=28–34 |H2=38–24

|points1=Yegros 19

|points2=Salas 25

}}

{{basketballbox|date=31 October |time=17:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Yugoslavia}} |scoreA=86

|teamB={{bk|Peru}} |scoreB=84 |overtime=OT

|H1=39–44 |H2=42–37 | OT=5–3

|points1=Muller 21

|points2=Salas 30

}}

{{basketballbox|date=1 November |time=17:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Chile}} |scoreA=57

|teamB={{bk|Paraguay|1954}} |scoreB=60

|H1=30–22 |H2=27–38

|points1=Badria 14

|points2=Isusi 18

}}

{{basketballbox|date=3 November |time=17:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Yugoslavia}} |scoreA=62

|teamB={{bk|Paraguay|1954}} |scoreB=67

|H1=28–37 |H2=34–30

|points1=Bjegojević 16

|points2=Isusi 21

}}

{{basketballbox|date=4 November |time=22:00 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Peru}} |scoreA=48

|teamB={{bk|Chile}} |scoreB=52

|H1=25–30 |H2=23–22

|points1=Salas 13

|points2=Badria 12

}}

Final round

All teams play one game against each other for a total of seven games. The teams with the best records are awarded medals.

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|for_against_style=points

|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H

|name_A={{bk|USA|1912}} |win_A=7 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=482 |ga_A=300 |status_A=C

|name_B={{bk|BRA|1889}} |win_B=6 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=418 |ga_B=341 |status_B=H

|name_C={{bk|PHI|1936}} |win_C=5 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=438 |ga_C=406

|name_D={{bk|FRA|1794}} |win_D=3 |loss_D=4 |gf_D=371 |ga_D=392

|name_E={{bk|ROC|name=Formosa}} |win_E=2 |loss_E=5 |gf_E=345 |ga_E=405 |hth_E=Head-to-head record: Formosa 1–1 (1.06 GAvg), Uruguay 1–1 (1.03 GAvg), Canada 1–1 (0.91 GAvg)

|name_F={{bk|URU}} |win_F=2 |loss_F=5 |gf_F=422 |ga_F=446 |hth_F=E

|name_G={{bk|CAN|1921}} |win_G=2 |loss_G=5 |gf_G=433 |ga_G=498 |hth_G=E

|name_H={{bk|ISR}} |win_H=1 |loss_H=6 |gf_H=330 |ga_H=451

|result1=gold |result2=silver |result3=bronze

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|col_silver=silver

|col_bronze=#cc9966

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{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=27 October |time=22:35 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Canada|1921}} |scoreA=50

|teamB={{bk|Israel}} |scoreB=43

|H1=33–22 |H2=17–21

|points1=Ridd 13

|points2=Cohen 13

|referee=Alberto Pedro (PAR), Noli Coutinho (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox|date=27 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|France|1794}} |scoreA=57

|teamB={{bk|Uruguay}} |scoreB=49

|H1=23–22 |H2=34–27

|points1=Buffière 11

|points2=Moglia 19

|referee=Earl Schlup (USA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=27 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|ROC|name=Formosa}} |scoreA=44

|teamB={{bk|Brazil|1889}} |scoreB=61

|H1=26–32 |H2=18–29

|points1=Wang Y.J. 16

|points2=Marques 14

|referee=Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Juan M. Rossini (URU)

}}

{{basketballbox|date=27 October |time=18:00 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Philippines|1936}} |scoreA=43

|teamB={{bk|United States|1912}} |scoreB=56

|H1=22–25 |H2=21–31

|points1=Mumar 14

|points2=Minter 15

|referee=Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Helio Louzada (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=28 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Uruguay}} |scoreA=66

|teamB={{bk|Canada|1921}} |scoreB=67

|H1=29–35 |H2=37–32

|points1=Moglia 31

|points2=Ridd 14

|referee=Alberto Pedro (PAR), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox|date=28 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Israel}} |scoreA=46

|teamB={{bk|Brazil|1889}} |scoreB=68

|H1=20–31 |H2=26–37

|points1=Erez 13

|points2=Pasos 15

|referee=Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=28 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|France|1794}} |scoreA=49

|teamB={{bk|United States|1912}} |scoreB=70

|H1=21–32 |H2=28–38

|points1=Haudegand 13

|points2=Minter 15

|referee=Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Noli Coutinho (BRA)

}}

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|teamA={{bk-rt|Republic of China|name=Formosa}} |scoreA=38

|teamB={{bk|Philippines|1936}} |scoreB=48

|H1=21–21 |H2=17–27

|points1=Wang Y.J. 12

|points2=Flores 12

|referee=Renato Righetto (BRA), Juan M. Rossini (URU)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=29 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Canada|1921}} |scoreA=67

|teamB={{bk|Brazil|1889}} |scoreB=82

|H1=22–43 |H2=45–39

|points1=Gresham 19

|points2=Bonfietti 15

|referee=Earl Schlup (USA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)

}}

{{basketballbox |date=29 October |time=20:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Uruguay}} |scoreA=59

|teamB={{bk|United States|1912}} |scoreB=64

|H1=26–30 |H2=33–34

|points1=Lara 23

|points2=Born 15

|referee=Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=30 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Israel}} |scoreA=56

|teamB={{bk|Philippines|1936}} |scoreB=90

|H1=30–37 |H2=26–53

|points1=Schneor 14

|points2=Loyzaga, Saldaña 20

|referee=Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox |date=30 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|France|1794}} |scoreA=58

|teamB={{bk|Republic of China|name=Formosa}} |scoreB=48

|H1=27–22 |H2=31–26

|points1=Beugnot 19

|points2=Wang Y.J. 17

|referee=Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=30 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Canada|1921}} |scoreA=50

|teamB={{bk|United States|1912}} |scoreB=84

|H1=30–47 |H2=20–37

|points1=Delkers 18

|points2=Born 17

|referee=Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Alberto Pedro (PAR)

}}

{{basketballbox|date=31 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Brazil|1889}} |scoreA=57

|teamB={{bk|Philippines|1936}} |scoreB=41

|H1=35–23 |H2=22–18

|points1=de Almeida 15

|points2=Loyzaga 15

|referee=Alberto Pedro (PAR), Juan M. Rossini (URU)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=31 October |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Uruguay}} |scoreA=67

|teamB={{bk|Republic of China|name=Formosa}} |scoreB=62

|H1=28–33 |H2=39–29

|points1=Moglia 27

|points2=Wang Y.J. 18

|referee=Renato Righetto (BRA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)

}}

{{basketballbox |date=31 October |time=18:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Israel}} |scoreA=48

|teamB={{bk|France|1794}} |scoreB=45 |overtime=OT

|H1=21–17 |H2=22–26 |OT=5–2

|points1=Schneor 15

|points2=Dessemme 11

|referee=Earl Schlup (USA), Helio Louzada (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=1 November |time=19:30 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Canada|1921}} |scoreA=76

|teamB={{bk|Philippines|1936}} |scoreB=83

|H1=35–41 |H2=41–42

|points1=Ridd 37

|points2=Mumar 24

|referee=Earl Schlup (USA), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox|date=1 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|United States|1912}} |scoreA=72

|teamB={{bk|Republic of China|name=Formosa}} |scoreB=28

|H1=31–11 |H2=41–17

|points1=Born 14

|points2=Ling J.H. 7

|referee=Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Juan M. Rossini (URU)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee|date=1 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Brazil|1889}} |scoreA=49

|teamB={{bk|France|1794}} |scoreB=36

|H1=25–14 |H2=24–22

|points1=Bonfietti 13

|points2=Haudegand 9

|referee=Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)

}}

{{basketballbox|date=3 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Uruguay}} |scoreA=73

|teamB={{bk|Israel}} |scoreB=69

|H1=32–31 |H2=41–38

|points1=Lombardo 22

|points2=Cohen 21

|referee=Aladino Astuto (BRA), Pietro Reverberi (ITA)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=3 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Canada|1921}} |scoreA=61

|teamB={{bk|Republic of China|name=Formosa}} |scoreB=74

|H1=29–29 |H2=32–45

|points1=Ridd 26

|points2=Tong S.F. 18

|referee=Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Orlando Tabuso (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox |date=3 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Philippines|1936}} |scoreA=66

|teamB={{bk|France|1794}} |scoreB=60

|H1=25–23 |H2=41–37

|points1=Loyzaga 19

|points2=Haudegand 11

|referee=Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Noli Coutinho (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=4 November |time=19:00 |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|United States|1912}} |scoreA=74

|teamB={{bk|Israel}} |scoreB=30

|H1=36–20 |H2=38–10

|points1=Johnson 13

|points2=Schneor 6

|referee=Angelo Benvenuto (CHI), Alberto Pedro (PAR)

}}

{{basketballbox|date=4 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Brazil|1889}} |scoreA=60

|teamB={{bk|Uruguay}} |scoreB=45

|H1=24–23 |H2=36–22

|points1=Pasos 18

|points2=Moglia 18

|referee=Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Eduardo Airaldi (PER)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=4 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Canada|1921}} |scoreA=62

|teamB={{bk|France|1794}} |scoreB=66

|H1=32–27 |H2=30–39

|points1=Ridd 22

|points2=Antoine 14

|referee=Earl Schlup (USA), Aladino Astuto (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox |date=5 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Republic of China|name=Formosa}} |scoreA=51

|teamB={{bk|Israel}} |scoreB=38

|H1=27–12 |H2=24–26

|points1=Ling J.H. 12

|points2=Ofri 11

|referee=Pietro Reverberi (ITA), Helio Louzada (BRA)

}}

{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=5 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|Philippines|1936}} |scoreA=67

|teamB={{bk|Uruguay}} |scoreB=63

|H1=32–32 |H2=35–31

|points1=Loyzaga 31

|points2=Lombardo 14

|referee=Aladino Astuto (BRA), Angelo Benvenuto (CHI)

}}

{{basketballbox |date=5 November |time= |place=Ginásio do Maracanãzinho, Rio de Janeiro

|teamA={{bk-rt|United States|1912}} |scoreA=62

|teamB={{bk|Brazil|1889}} |scoreB=41

|H1=35–19 |H2=27–22

|points1=Edward 14

|points2=Pasos 12

|referee=Eduardo Airaldi (PER), Alberto Pedro (PAR)

}}

Awards

{{winners|bk|1954 World Championship winner|United States|First|1954}}

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Most Valuable Player
{{flagicon|United States}} Kirby Minter

Top scorers

class="wikitable" width=70%
|Name

!|Country

!|Games

!|Total points

!|Average points

| Oscar Moglia{{Bk|Uruguay}}916818.7
| Carl Ridd{{Bk|Canada|1921}}916418.2
| Carlos Loyzaga{{Bk|Philippines|1936}}914816.4
| Jean-Paul Beugnot{{Bk|France|1794}}89612.0
| Kirby Minter{{Bk|United States|1912}}910011.1
| Amaury Pasos{{Bk|Brazil|1889}}910011.1
| Doug Gresham{{Bk|Canada|1921}}99810.8
| Angelo Bonfietti{{Bk|Brazil|1889}}99710.7
| Avraham Schneor{{Bk|Israel}}99710.7
| Wlamir Marques{{Bk|Brazil|1889}}99510.5

All-tournament team

{{main|FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team}}

class="wikitable" width=40%
|Name

!|Country

| Carlos Loyzaga{{Bk|Philippines|1936}}
| Kirby Minter{{Bk|United States|1912}}
| Oscar Moglia{{Bk|Uruguay}}
| Zenny de Azevedo ("Algodão"){{Bk|Brazil|1889}}
| Wlamir Marques{{Bk|Brazil|1889}}

Final standings

class="wikitable"
Rankwidth=200px| TeamRecord
bgcolor=gold

! {{gold1}}

| {{Bk|USA|1912}}

| 9–0

bgcolor=silver

! {{silver2}}

| {{Bk|BRA|1889}}

| 8–1

bgcolor=cc9966

! {{bronze3}}

| {{Bk|PHI|1936}}

| 6–3

4

| {{Bk|FRA|1794}}

| 4–5

5

| {{Bk|TAI}}

| 3–6

6

| {{Bk|URU}}

| 4–5

7

| {{Bk|CAN|1921}}

| 3–6

8

| {{Bk|ISR}}

| 2–7

9

| {{Bk|PAR|1954}}

| 3–2

10

| {{Bk|CHI}}

| 3–2

11

| {{Bk|YUG}}

| 1–4

12

| {{Bk|PER}}

| 0–5

  • source:[https://web.archive.org/web/20181220004514/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/event/p/cid/sid/2903/_/1954_World_Championship_for_Men/index.html FIBA]

References

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