By Kostas Giataganas / info@eurohoops.net
China is the host nation of the 18th edition of FIBA World Cup that tips off on Saturday and all eyes are set there. Let’s take a few moments to remember how we got this far, with the Top 10 events of FIBA World Cup, as seen by Eurohoops.
1950: The first final
1950 marked the launch of FIBA World Cup and Argentina was the first host and nation to lift the trophy after beating USA 64-50 in the final. The World Cup back then was much different, with only 10 teams participating.
The tournament turned out to be merely political, as Uruguay didn’t participate due to political reasons. Meanwhile, Socialist Yugoslavia played as normal until the point they came across with Francoist Spain when they finally refused to play.