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Men's World Championship 1998 - Home
Greece - Athens - 29 July 1998 - 9 August 1998
Winner
: Yugoslavia
Final standings
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
| 2 |  Russia |
| 3 |  United States |
| 4 |  Greece |
| 5 |  Spain |
| 6 |  Italy |
| 7 |  Lithuania |
| 8 |  Argentina |
| 9 |  Australia |
| 10 |  Brazil |
| 11 |  Puerto Rico |
| 12 |  Canada |
| 13 |  Nigeria |
| 14 |  Japan |
| 15 |  Senegal |
| 16 |  Republic of Korea |
First round - Group A (Greece - Athens - 29/07/1998 - 31/07/1998)
Classification
Last matches
29 July 1998 | |||
Italy | 76 - 66 |  Senegal | |
| Greece | 78 - 72 |  Canada | |
30 July 1998 | |||
| Greece | 64 - 56 | Italy | |
| Canada | 70 - 57 | Senegal | |
31 July 1998 | |||
| Greece | 68 - 57 | Senegal | |
| Italy | 79 - 69 | Canada | |
First round - Group B (Greece - Athens - 29/07/1998 - 31/07/1998)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 261 | 194 | +67 |
| 2 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 243 | 213 | +30 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 223 | -6 |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 169 | 260 | -91 |
Last matches
29 July 1998 | |||
Yugoslavia | 80 - 66 |  Puerto Rico | |
Russia | 83 - 58 |  Japan | |
30 July 1998 | |||
| Puerto Rico | 78 - 57 | Japan | |
| Yugoslavia | 82 - 74 | Russia | |
31 July 1998 | |||
| Russia | 86 - 73 | Puerto Rico | |
| Yugoslavia | 99 - 54 | Japan | |
First round - Group C (Greece - Athens - 29/07/1998 - 31/07/1998)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lithuania | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 200 | +47 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 253 | 205 | +48 |
| 3 | Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 197 | 222 | -25 |
| 4 | Republic of Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 191 | 261 | -70 |
Last matches
29 July 1998 | |||
United States | 83 - 59 |  Brazil | |
Lithuania | 97 - 56 |  Republic of Korea | |
30 July 1998 | |||
| Brazil | 76 - 73 | Republic of Korea | |
| Lithuania | 84 - 82 | United States | |
31 July 1998 | |||
| Lithuania | 66 - 62 | Brazil | |
| United States | 88 - 62 | Republic of Korea | |
First round - Group D (Greece - Athens - 29/07/1998 - 31/07/1998)
Standing
Last matches
29 July 1998 | |||
Argentina | 66 - 62 |  Australia | |
Spain | 80 - 68 |  Nigeria | |
30 July 1998 | |||
| Argentina | 68 - 51 | Nigeria | |
| Spain | 77 - 76 | Australia | |
31 July 1998 | |||
| Spain | 68 - 67 | Argentina | |
| Australia | 70 - 64 | Nigeria | |
Second round - Group E (Greece - Athens - 02/08/1998 - 04/08/1998)
Standing
| Team | Pts | MP | W | L | GF | GA | diff | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 212 | 175 | +37 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 225 | 172 | +53 |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 184 | 194 | -10 |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 221 | 220 | +1 |
| 5 | Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 175 | 194 | -19 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 270 | -62 |
Last matches
2 August 1998 | |||
| Russia | 71 - 55 | Italy | |
| Greece | 71 - 64 | Puerto Rico | |
| Yugoslavia | 95 - 55 | Canada | |
3 August 1998 | |||
| Russia | 60 - 48 | Greece | |
| Italy | 61 - 60 | Yugoslavia | |
| Puerto Rico | 94 - 81 | Canada | |
4 August 1998 | |||
| Italy | 68 - 63 | Puerto Rico | |
| Yugoslavia | 70 - 56 | Greece | |
| Russia | 81 - 72 | Canada | |
Second round - Group F (Greece - Athens - 02/08/1998 - 04/08/1998)
Standing
Last matches
2 August 1998 | |||
| Australia | 71 - 61 | Lithuania | |
| Spain | 73 - 63 | Brazil | |
| United States | 87 - 74 | Argentina | |
3 August 1998 | |||
| Australia | 75 - 63 | Brazil | |
| United States | 75 - 73 | Spain | |
| Lithuania | 84 - 75 | Argentina | |
4 August 1998 | |||
| Spain | 86 - 80 | Lithuania | |
| Argentina | 86 - 76 | Brazil | |
| United States | 96 - 78 | Australia | |
Final Round (Greece - Athens - 02/08/1998 - 09/08/1998)
Places 13-16
2 August 1998 | |||
| Japan | 60 - 55 | Senegal | |
| Nigeria | 89 - 65 | Republic of Korea | |
Place 15
3 August 1998 | |||
| Senegal | 75 - 72 | Republic of Korea | |
Place 13
3 August 1998 | |||
| Nigeria | 70 - 60 | Japan | |
Places 9-12
7 August 1998 | |||
| Brazil | 76 - 64 | Puerto Rico | |
| Australia | 88 - 71 | Canada | |
Quarter-Finals
7 August 1998 | |||
| Greece | 69 - 62 | Spain | |
| Yugoslavia | 70 - 62 | Argentina | |
| United States | 80 - 77 | Italy | |
| Russia | 82 - 67 | Lithuania | |
Places 5-8
8 August 1998 | |||
| Italy | 76 - 71 | Lithuania | |
| Spain | 77 - 64 | Argentina | |
Semi-Finals
8 August 1998 | |||
| Russia | 66 - 64 | United States | |
| Yugoslavia | 78 - 73 | Greece | |
Place 11
8 August 1998 | |||
| Puerto Rico | 92 - 81 | Canada | |
Place 9
8 August 1998 | |||
| Australia | 79 - 75 | Brazil | |
Place 7
8 August 1998 | |||
| Lithuania | 77 - 76 | Argentina | |
Place 5
8 August 1998 | |||
| Spain | 64 - 61 | Italy | |
Third Place Match
8 August 1998 | |||
| United States | 84 - 61 | Greece | |
Final
9 August 1998 | |||
| Yugoslavia | 64 - 62 | Russia | |
Statistics
- General statistics
- Various statistics
Wins 1 Yugoslavia 8 2 Russia 7 3 Spain 7 4 United States 7 5 Australia 5 6 Greece 5 Losses 1 Canada 7 2 Argentina 6 3 Brazil 6 4 Puerto Rico 5 5 Republic of Korea 5 6 Greece 4
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