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Chile - 16th January 1959 - 25th March 1959
Men's World Championship 1959 is the 3rd edition of this competition.
The competition takes place from 16th January till 25th March 1959 in Chile.
Winner
Brazil
Final standings
| 1 | Brazil |
| 2 |  United States |
| 3 |  Chile |
| 4 |  Taiwan |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico |
| 6 |  Soviet Union |
| 7 |  Bulgaria |
| 8 |  Philippines |
| 9 |  Uruguay |
| 10 |  Argentina |
| 11 |  Egypt |
| 12 |  Canada |
| 13 |  Mexico |
First round - Group A (Chile - Santiago de Chile - 16/01/1959 - 18/01/1959)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 204 | +67 |
| 2 | Taiwan | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 207 | 209 | -2 |
| 3 | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 202 | -5 |
| 4 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 179 | 239 | -60 |
16th January 1959 | |||
Taiwan | 71 - 69 |  Egypt | |
United States | 87 - 73 |  Argentina | |
17th January 1959 | |||
| Argentina | 65 - 52 | Egypt | |
| United States | 81 - 73 | Taiwan | |
18th January 1959 | |||
| Taiwan | 63 - 59 | Argentina | |
| United States | 103 - 58 | Egypt | |
First round - Group B (Chile - Santiago de Chile - 16/01/1959 - 18/01/1959)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 211 | 175 | +36 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 229 | 199 | +30 |
| 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 169 | 174 | -5 |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 234 | -61 |
16th January 1959 | |||
Brazil | 69 - 52 |  Canada | |
Soviet Union | 102 - 72 |  Mexico | |
17th January 1959 | |||
| Canada | 54 - 51 | Mexico | |
| Soviet Union | 73 - 64 | Brazil | |
18th January 1959 | |||
| Canada | 63 - 54 | Soviet Union | |
| Brazil | 78 - 50 | Mexico | |
First round - Group C (Chile - Santiago de Chile - 16/01/1959 - 18/01/1959)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 217 | 174 | +43 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 209 | 194 | +15 |
| 3 | Philippines | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 220 | -28 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 181 | 211 | -30 |
16th January 1959 | |||
Bulgaria | 67 - 55 |  Puerto Rico | |
Philippines | 68 - 59 |  Uruguay | |
17th January 1959 | |||
| Puerto Rico | 78 - 64 | Uruguay | |
| Bulgaria | 85 - 61 | Philippines | |
18th January 1959 | |||
| Bulgaria | 65 - 58 | Uruguay | |
| Puerto Rico | 76 - 63 | Philippines | |
Classification Round - Group D (Chile - Santiago de Chile - 21/01/1959 - 23/01/1959)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 145 | 130 | +15 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 136 | 135 | +1 |
| 3 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 134 | 150 | -16 |
21th January 1959 | |||
| Philippines | 66 - 65 | Egypt | |
22th January 1959 | |||
| Egypt | 71 - 69 | Canada | |
23th January 1959 | |||
| Philippines | 79 - 65 | Canada | |
Classification Round - Group E (Chile - Santiago de Chile - 21/01/1959 - 23/01/1959)
21th January 1959 | |||
| Uruguay | 51 - 48 | Argentina | |
22th January 1959 | |||
| Uruguay | 54 - 47 | Mexico | |
23th January 1959 | |||
| Argentina | 75 - 66 | Mexico | |
Classification Round - Second Round (Chile - Santiago de Chile - 25/03/1959)
25th March 1959 | |||
| Argentina | 61 - 59 | Egypt | |
| Canada | 64 - 56 | Mexico | |
| Philippines | 78 - 70 | Uruguay | |
Final Group (Chile - Santiago de Chile - 20/01/1959 - 31/01/1959)
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 365 | 264 | +101 |
| 2 | Brazil | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 472 | 382 | +90 |
| 3 | United States | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 372 | 378 | -6 |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 315 | 338 | -23 |
| 5 | Taiwan | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 315 | 350 | -35 |
| 6 | Chile | 8 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 393 | 446 | -53 |
| 7 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 397 | 471 | -74 |
20th January 1959 | |||
| Chile | 86 - 85 | Taiwan | |
21th January 1959 | |||
| United States | 63 - 58 | Bulgaria | |
| Soviet Union | 84 - 55 | Puerto Rico | |
22th January 1959 | |||
| Chile | 83 - 71 | Puerto Rico | |
| Brazil | 94 - 76 | Taiwan | |
23th January 1959 | |||
| United States | 54 - 53 | Puerto Rico | |
| Brazil | 62 - 53 | Bulgaria | |
24th January 1959 | |||
| Soviet Union | 66 - 63 | Brazil | |
| Bulgaria | 76 - 71 | Chile | |
26th January 1959 | |||
| Soviet Union | 78 - 58 | Bulgaria | |
| United States | 85 - 69 | Taiwan | |
27th January 1959 | |||
| Soviet Union | 75 - 49 | Chile | |
| Puerto Rico | 85 - 81 | Taiwan | |
28th January 1959 | |||
| Soviet Union | 62 - 37 | United States | |
| Brazil | 99 - 71 | Puerto Rico | |
29th January 1959 | |||
| United States | 66 - 55 | Chile | |
| Bulgaria | 70 - 62 | Puerto Rico | |
30th January 1959 | |||
| Taiwan | 2 - 0 (forfeit) | Bulgaria | |
| Brazil | 81 - 67 | United States | |
31th January 1959 | |||
| Taiwan | 2 - 0 (forfeit) | Soviet Union | |
| Brazil | 73 - 49 | Chile | |