Men World Championship : presentation and medal winners

Information and history

First edition	1950
Editions	15 (including 2006)
First winner	Argentina
Most wins	United States (4)
Most recent winner	Spain

All time table since 1950

Team		Appearances	First appearance	Best result	Pts	MP	W	L	GF	GA	diff
1	United States	16	1950	1st	235	131	104	27	11382	9461	+1921
2	Brazil	16	1950	1st	193	120	73	47	9673	8975	+698
3	Yugoslavia	11	1950	1st	153	87	66	21	7289	6378	+911
4	Soviet Union	9	1959	1st	146	80	66	14	7157	5666	+1491
5	Argentina	12	1950	1st	136	88	48	40	6931	6644	+287
6	Canada	13	1954	7th	126	93	33	60	7188	7438	-250
7	Spain	10	1950	1st	124	74	50	24	6310	5654	+656
8	Puerto Rico	12	1959	4th	115	80	35	45	6274	6438	-164
9	Italy	8	1963	4th	108	68	40	28	5480	5217	+263
10	Australia	10	1970	-	96	67	29	38	5399	5625	-226

   (Calculation Limited to the first 10 and based on W=2 pts and D=1 pts)

2006 ()	1.  Spain	2.  Greece	3.  United States
2002 ()	1.  Serbia	2.  Argentina	3.  Germany
1998 ()	1.  Yugoslavia	2.  Russia	3.  United States
1994 ()	1.  United States	2.  Russia	3.  Croatia
1990 ()	1.  United States	2.  Russia	3.  Croatia
1986 ()	1.  United States	2.  Soviet Union	3.  Yugoslavia
1982 ()	1.  Soviet Union	2.  United States	3.  Yugoslavia
1978 ()	1.  Yugoslavia	2.  Soviet Union	3.  Brazil
1974 ()	1.  Soviet Union	2.  Yugoslavia	3.  United States
1970 ()	1.  Yugoslavia	2.  Brazil	3.  Soviet Union
1967 ()	1.  Soviet Union	2.  Yugoslavia	3.  Brazil
1963 ()	1.  Brazil	2.  Yugoslavia	3.  Soviet Union
1959 ()	1.  Brazil	2.  United States	3.  Chile
1954 ()	1.  United States	2.  Brazil	3.  Philippines
1950 ()	1.  Argentina	2.  United States	3.  Chile

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