The first Basketball World Cup was held in 1950 and has been one of the most prestigious events in international basketball ever since. Teams such as the United States, the Soviet Union (now Russia), Spain, Australia and Yugoslavia (now independent nations) have stood out in the competition over the years.

The United States has enjoyed remarkable success at the Basketball World Cup, winning multiple titles over the years. However, the popularity and participation of NBA players at the Summer Olympics often attracts more attention than the Basketball World Cup.

The current edition, in 2023, will have three seats: Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. In the current edition, there are 32 teams, divided into eight groups of four. Two teams qualify for the next phase and thus begin the round of 16 of the competition, as happens in the Football World Cup.

Group A: Angola, Dominican Republic, Philippines and Italy

Group B: South Sudan, Serbia, People’s Republic of China and Puerto Rico

Group C: United States, Jordan, Greece and New Zealand

Group D: Egypt, Mexico, Montenegro and Lithuania

Group E: Germany, Finland, Australia and Japan

Group F: Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia and Venezuela

Group G: Brazil, Islamic Republic of Iran, Spain and Ivory Coast

Group H: Canada, Latvia, France and Lebanon.

The biggest winners of the tournament: United States (5), Brazil (2), Argentina (1), Spain (2), former Yugoslavia (5) and the Soviet Union (3).