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Great Britain - London - 30 July 1948 - 13 August 1948
Winner
: United States
Final standings
| 1 | United States |
| 2 |  France |
| 3 |  Brazil |
| 4 |  Mexico |
| 5 |  Uruguay |
| 6 |  Chile |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia |
| 8 |  Republic of Korea |
| 9 |  Canada |
| 10 |  Peru |
| 11 |  Belgium |
| 12 |  Philippines |
| 13 |  Cuba |
| 14 |  Iran |
| 15 |  Argentina |
| 16 |  Hungary |
| 17 |  Italy |
| 18 |  China |
| 19 |  Egypt |
| 20 |  Great Britain |
| 21 |  Switzerland |
| 22 |  Iraq |
| 23 |  Ireland |
Group A (Great Britain - London - 30/07/1948 - 03/08/1948)
Classification
Last matches
30 July 1948 | |||
Brazil | 45 - 41 |  Hungary | |
Canada | 55 - 37 |  Italy | |
Uruguay | 69 - 17 | Great Britain | |
31 July 1948 | |||
| Hungary | 32 - 19 | Italy | |
| Brazil | 36 - 32 | Uruguay | |
| Canada | 44 - 24 | Great Britain | |
1 August 1948 | |||
| Hungary | 37 - 36 | Canada | |
| Uruguay | 46 - 34 | Italy | |
| Brazil | 76 - 11 | Great Britain | |
2 August 1948 | |||
| Italy | 49 - 28 | Great Britain | |
| Uruguay | 49 - 31 | Hungary | |
| Brazil | 57 - 35 | Canada | |
3 August 1948 | |||
| Brazil | 47 - 31 | Italy | |
| Canada | 52 - 50 | Uruguay | |
| Hungary | 60 - 23 | Great Britain | |
Group B (Great Britain - London - 30/07/1948 - 03/08/1948)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chile | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 269 | 162 | +107 |
| 2 | Republic of Korea | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 258 | 152 | +106 |
| 3 | China | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 281 | 202 | +79 |
| 4 | Belgium | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 232 | 155 | +77 |
| 5 | Philippines | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 261 | 198 | +63 |
| 6 | Iraq | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 113 | 545 | -432 |
Last matches
30 July 1948 | |||
Republic of Korea | 29 - 27 |  Belgium | |
Chile | 44 - 39 |  China | |
Philippines | 102 - 30 |  Iraq | |
31 July 1948 | |||
| Philippines | 35 - 33 | Republic of Korea | |
| China | 36 - 34 | Belgium | |
| Chile | 100 - 18 | Iraq | |
1 August 1948 | |||
| China | 49 - 48 | Republic of Korea | |
| Chile | 68 - 39 | Philippines | |
| Belgium | 98 - 20 | Iraq | |
2 August 1948 | |||
| Chile | 36 - 38 | Belgium | |
| Philippines | 51 - 32 | China | |
| Republic of Korea | 120 - 20 | Iraq | |
3 August 1948 | |||
| Republic of Korea | 28 - 21 | Chile | |
| Belgium | 35 - 34 | Philippines | |
| China | 125 - 25 | Iraq | |
Group C (Great Britain - London - 30/07/1948 - 03/08/1948)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 325 | 167 | +158 |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 217 | 190 | +27 |
| 3 | Argentina | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 246 | 199 | +47 |
| 4 | Peru | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 198 | 187 | +11 |
| 5 | Egypt | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 162 | 256 | -94 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 269 | -149 |
Last matches
30 July 1948 | |||
Czechoslovakia | 38 - 30 |  Peru | |
Argentina | 57 - 38 |  Egypt | |
United States | 86 - 21 |  Switzerland | |
31 July 1948 | |||
| Argentina | 49 - 23 | Switzerland | |
| Peru | 52 - 27 | Egypt | |
| United States | 53 - 28 | Czechoslovakia | |
1 August 1948 | |||
| Peru | 49 - 19 | Switzerland | |
| Czechoslovakia | 52 - 38 | Egypt | |
| United States | 59 - 57 | Argentina | |
2 August 1948 | |||
| Argentina | 42 - 34 | Peru | |
| Czechoslovakia | 54 - 28 | Switzerland | |
| United States | 66 - 28 | Egypt | |
3 August 1948 | |||
| Egypt | 31 - 29 | Switzerland | |
| Czechoslovakia | 45 - 41 | Argentina | |
| United States | 61 - 33 | Peru | |
Group D (Great Britain - London - 30/07/1948 - 03/08/1948)
Standing
Last matches
30 July 1948 | |||
Mexico | 39 - 31 |  Cuba | |
France | 62 - 30 |  Iran | |
31 July 1948 | |||
| France | 37 - 31 | Cuba | |
| Mexico | 71 - 9 |  Ireland | |
1 August 1948 | |||
| Iran | 49 - 22 | Ireland | |
| Mexico | 56 - 42 | France | |
2 August 1948 | |||
| Mexico | 68 - 27 | Iran | |
| Cuba | 88 - 25 | Ireland | |
3 August 1948 | |||
| Cuba | 63 - 30 | Iran | |
| France | 73 - 14 | Ireland | |
Final round (Great Britain - London - 04/08/1948 - 13/08/1948)
Classification Round
4 August 1948 | |||
| Belgium | 1 - 0 (forfeit) | Hungary | |
| China | 42 - 34 | Switzerland | |
| Great Britain | 46 - 21 | Ireland | |
| Italy | 77 - 28 | Iraq | |
5 August 1948 | |||
| Peru | 45 - 40 | Cuba | |
| Philippines | 45 - 43 | Argentina | |
| Switzerland | 55 - 12 | Ireland | |
| Canada | 81 - 25 | Iran | |
6 August 1948 | |||
| Iran | 1 - 0 (forfeit) | Hungary | |
| Cuba | 35 - 34 | Argentina | |
| Chile | 38 - 36 | Czechoslovakia | |
7 August 1948 | |||
| Italy | 35 - 33 | Egypt | |
| Uruguay | 45 - 36 | Republic of Korea | |
| Canada | 45 - 40 | Belgium | |
| China | 54 - 25 | Great Britain | |
8 August 1948 | |||
| Switzerland | 1 - 0 (forfeit) | Iraq | |
| Peru | 40 - 29 | Philippines | |
| Egypt | 50 - 18 | Great Britain | |
9 August 1948 | |||
| Argentina | 1 - 0 (forfeit) | Hungary | |
| Italy | 54 - 38 | China | |
| Cuba | 70 - 36 | Iran | |
10 August 1948 | |||
| Belgium | 38 - 34 | Philippines | |
| Czechoslovakia | 39 - 38 | Republic of Korea | |
| Canada | 49 - 43 | Peru | |
| Uruguay | 50 - 32 | Chile | |
Quarter-Finals
9 August 1948 | |||
| Brazil | 28 - 23 | Czechoslovakia | |
| Mexico | 43 - 32 | Republic of Korea | |
| France | 53 - 52 | Chile | |
| United States | 63 - 28 | Uruguay | |
Semi-Finals
11 August 1948 | |||
| France | 43 - 33 | Brazil | |
| United States | 71 - 40 | Mexico | |
Third Place Match
12 August 1948 | |||
| Brazil | 52 - 47 | Mexico | |
Final
13 August 1948 | |||
| United States | 65 - 21 | France | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 United States 8 2 Brazil 7 3 Canada 6 4 Belgium 5 5 China 5 6 Czechoslovakia 5 Losses 1 Great Britain 7 2 Iraq 7 3 Ireland 6 4 Switzerland 6 5 Egypt 5 6 Hungary 5