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{{Short description|1998 edition of the FIBA World Championship}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox international basketball competition
| tourney_name   = FIBA World Championship
| year           = 1998
| other_titles   = Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ανδρών 1998<br>''FIBA pankósmio protáthlima básket 1998''
| image          = 1998 FIBA World Championship logo.png
| size           = 140
| alt            = 
| caption        = 
| city           = [[Athens]]<br>[[Piraeus]]
| country        = Greece
| dates          = 29 July – 9 August
| opened         = [[Konstantinos Stephanopoulos]]
| num_teams      = 16
| confederations = 5
| venues         = 2
| cities         = 1
| champion       = FR Yugoslavia
| count          = 1
| second         = Russia
| third          = United States
| fourth         = Greece
| games          = 62
| attendance     = 
| mvp            = {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Dejan Bodiroga]]
| top_scorer     = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Herreros]]<br>(17.9 [[points per game]])
| prevseason     = [[1994 FIBA World Championship|1994]]
| nextseason     = [[2002 FIBA World Championship|2002]]
| updated        =
}}
The '''1998 FIBA World Championship''' was the 13th [[FIBA World Championship]], the international [[basketball]] world championship for men's national teams. The tournament was organised by the [[International Basketball Federation]] (FIBA), and hosted in [[Greece]] from 29 July to 9 August 1998. It was contested by 16 nations, with matches held at two venues, in [[Athens]] and [[Piraeus]].

Because of the [[National Basketball Association]] [[1998–99 NBA lockout|lockout]] and unlike in the [[1994 FIBA World Championship|previous championship]], the [[USA Basketball|USA Basketball Association]] was unable to send a team composed of NBA players, thus causing the [[United States men's national basketball team|American national team]] roster consisting of professional basketball players playing in Europe and two college players.<ref>[http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=mwc_1998 1998 USA Basketball] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080910035529/http://www.usabasketball.com/news.php?news_page=mwc_1998 |date=10 September 2008 }}</ref> The tournament was won by [[Serbia and Montenegro men's national basketball team|FR Yugoslavia]], in their first participation after the [[breakup of Yugoslavia]], defeating [[Russia men's national basketball team|Russia]] in the final 64–62.

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
! colspan=2|[[Athens]]-[[Piraeus]]
! [[Greece]]
|-
! width=180|[[Marousi]], [[Attica]]
! width=180|[[Piraeus]], [[Attica]]
|rowspan=3|{{Location map+ |Greece|width=200 |float=center |caption= |places=
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=38.037862 |long=23.784676 |label=[[Marousi]], [[Attica]] |position=right |marksize=8 }}
{{Location map~ |Greece |lat=37.942475 |long=23.667297 |label=[[Piraeus]], [[Attica]] |position=left |marksize=8 }}
}}
|-
| [[Olympic Indoor Hall|Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]]<br>Capacity: 18,700
| [[Peace and Friendship Stadium]]<br>Capacity: 14,776
|-
| [[File:OAKA1010436.JPG|150px]]
| [[File:Peace and Friendship stadium.jpg|150px]]
|}

==Squads==
{{main|1998 FIBA World Championship squads}}

==Qualification==
[[Image:FIBA WC 1998 Teams.PNG|thumb|right|Competing teams]]
There were 16 teams taking part in the 1998 World Cup of Basketball. After the 1996 Olympics, the continental allocation for FIBA Americas was reduced by one when the United States won the Olympic tournament, automatically qualifying them for the 1998 World Cup.

* '''Host nation''': 1 berth
* '''[[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|1996 Summer Olympics]]:''' 12 teams competing for 1 berth, removed from that country's FIBA zone.
* '''[[1997 FIBA Oceania Championship|FIBA Oceania]]:''' 3 teams competing for 1 berth
* '''[[EuroBasket 1997|FIBA Europe]]:''' 16 teams competing for 5 berths
* '''[[FIBA Africa Championship 1997|FIBA Africa]]:''' 9 teams competing for 2 berths
* '''[[1997 Tournament of the Americas|FIBA Americas]]:''' 10 teams competing for 4 berths
* '''[[1997 ABC Championship|FIBA Asia]]:''' 15 teams competing for 2 berths

===Qualified teams===
{|class=wikitable style="font-size:95%;"
|-
!Means of qualification !! Date !! Venue !! Berths !! Teams qualified
|-
|Host || &ndash; ||  || style="text-align:center;" | 1 || {{bk|GRE}}
|-
|[[Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics - Men's tournament|1996 Olympics]]
|July 20–August 3, 1996 || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Atlanta]] || style="text-align:center;" | 1 || {{bk|USA}}
|-
|[[1997 FIBA Oceania Championship]] 
| June 1–4, 1997 || {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Wellington]] and [[Palmerston North]] || style="text-align:center;" | 1 || {{bk|AUS}}
|-
|[[EuroBasket 1997]] 
|June 24–July 6, 1997 ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Badalona]], [[Girona]] and [[Barcelona]] || style="text-align:center;" | 5 || {{bk|FRY}}<br>{{bk|ITA}}<br>{{bk|RUS}}<br>{{bk|ESP}}<br>{{bk|LTU}}
|-
|[[FIBA Africa Championship 1997]]
|July 25–August 3, 1997 || {{flagicon|SEN}} [[Dakar]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2 || {{bk|NGR}}<br>{{bk|SEN}}
|-
|[[1997 Tournament of the Americas]] 
|August 21-31, 1997|| {{flagicon|URU}} [[Montevideo]] || style="text-align:center;" | 4 || {{bk|PUR}}<br>{{bk|BRA}}<br>{{bk|ARG}}<br>{{bk|CAN}}
|-
|[[1997 ABC Championship]]
|September 11-19, 1997|| {{flagicon|KSA}} [[Riyadh]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2 || {{bk|KOR|1997}}<br>{{bk|JAP}}
|-
! Total !! colspan="2"| !! 16 !!
|}

== Draw ==
{| class="wikitable" width=40%
!width=25%|Group A
!width=25%|Group B
!width=25%|Group C
!width=25%|Group D
|-
|
{{Bk|CAN}}<BR />
{{Bk|GRE}}<BR />
{{Bk|ITA}}<BR />
{{Bk|SEN}}<BR />
|
{{Bk|JAP|1947}}<BR />
{{Bk|PUR}}<BR />
{{Bk|RUS}}<BR />
{{Bk|FRY}}<BR />
|
{{Bk|BRA}}<BR />
{{Bk|LTU}}<BR />
{{Bk|KOR|1997}}<BR />
{{Bk|USA}}
| valign="top"|
{{Bk|ARG}}<BR />
{{Bk|AUS}}<BR />
{{Bk|NGR}}<BR />
{{Bk|ESP}}<BR />
|}

==Preliminary round==

The top three teams in each group advance to the [[#Second round|second round]], into either Group E or F. The fourth place team in each group moves onto the [[#13th–16th classification|13th–16th classification]].

===Group A===
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|name_C={{bk|CAN}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=211 |ga_C=214
|name_D={{bk|SEN}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=180 |ga_D=214

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===Group Β===
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|name_B={{bk|RUS}} |win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=243 |ga_B=213
|name_C={{bk|PUR}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=217 |ga_C=223
|name_D={{bk|JPN|1947}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=169 |ga_D=260

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|H1=41-34|H2=32-52}}

===Group C===
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|name_A={{bk|LTU|1988}} |win_A=3 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=247 |ga_A=200
|name_B={{bk|USA}} |win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=253 |ga_B=205
|name_C={{bk|BRA}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=197 |ga_C=222
|name_D={{bk|KOR|1997}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=191 |ga_D=261

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===Group D===
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|name_A={{bk|ESP}} |win_A=3 |loss_A=0 |gf_A=225 |ga_A=211
|name_B={{bk|ARG}} |win_B=2 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=201 |ga_B=181
|name_C={{bk|AUS}} |win_C=1 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=208 |ga_C=207
|name_D={{bk|NGA}} |win_D=0 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=183 |ga_D=218

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==Second round==
First three teams in each group of the first group phase qualify to the second phase, creating two new groups of six teams. The final standings also take in account the results of previous round matches.

===Group Ε===
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|team_order=A, B, C, D, E, F

|name_A={{bk|FRY}} |win_A=5 |loss_A=1 |gf_A=486 |ga_A=366 |hth_A=Head-to-head record: FR Yugoslavia 1–0 Russia
|name_B={{bk|RUS}} |win_B=5 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=455 |ga_B=388 |hth_B=A
|name_C={{bk|GRE}} |win_C=4 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=385 |ga_C=379 |hth_C=Head-to-head record: Greece 1–0 Italy |status_C=H
|name_D={{bk|ITA}} |win_D=4 |loss_D=2 |gf_D=395 |ga_D=393 |hth_D=C
|name_E={{bk|PUR}} |win_E=2 |loss_E=4 |gf_E=438 |ga_E=443
|name_F={{bk|CAN}} |win_F=1 |loss_F=5 |gf_F=419 |ga_F=484

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|H1=42-44|H2=39-50}}
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|teamA='''{{bk-rt|ITA}}''' |scoreA='''61'''
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===Group F===
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|name_A={{bk|USA}} |win_A=5 |loss_A=1 |gf_A=511 |ga_A=430 |hth_A=Head-to-head results: United States 1–0 Spain
|name_B={{bk|ESP}} |win_B=5 |loss_B=1 |gf_B=457 |ga_B=429 |hth_B=A
|name_C={{bk|LTU|1988}} |win_C=4 |loss_C=2 |gf_C=472 |ga_C=432
|name_D={{bk|ARG}} |win_D=3 |loss_D=3 |gf_D=436 |ga_D=428 |hth_D=Head-to-head results: Argentina 1–0 Australia
|name_E={{bk|AUS}} |win_E=3 |loss_E=3 |gf_E=432 |ga_E=427 |hth_E=D
|name_F={{bk|BRA}} |win_F=1 |loss_F=5 |gf_F=399 |ga_F=456

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|col_CR=red1    |text_CR=[[1998 FIBA World Championship#9th–12th classification|9th–12th classification round]]
}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=2 August |place=[[Peace and Friendship Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], [[Attica]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|AUS}} '''|scoreA='''71'''
|teamB={{bk|LTU|1988}} |scoreB=61
|H1=35-37|H2=36-24}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=2 August |place=[[Peace and Friendship Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], [[Athens]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|ARG}} |scoreA=74
|teamB='''{{bk|USA}}''' |scoreB='''87'''
|H1=38-47|H2=36-40}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=2 August |place=[[Peace and Friendship Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], [[Attica]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|ESP}} '''|scoreA='''73'''
|teamB={{bk|BRA}} |scoreB=63
|H1=31-24|H2=42-39}}
{{basketballbox|date=3 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|LTU|1988}}''' |scoreA='''84'''
|teamB={{bk|ARG}} |scoreB=75
|H1=41-33|H2=43-42}}
{{basketballbox|date=3 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|BRA}} |scoreA=63
|teamB='''{{bk|AUS}} '''|scoreB='''75'''
|H1=35-31|H2=28-44}}
{{basketballbox|date=3 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|USA}}''' |scoreA='''75'''
|teamB={{bk|ESP}} |scoreB=73
|H1=31-42|H2=44-31}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=4 August |place=[[Peace and Friendship Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], [[Attica]] |overtime=OT
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|ESP}} '''|scoreA='''86'''
|teamB={{bk|LTU|1988}} |scoreB=80
|H1=43-40|H2=32-35|OT=11-5}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=4 August |place=[[Peace and Friendship Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], [[Attica]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|ARG}} '''|scoreA='''86'''
|teamB={{bk|BRA}} |scoreB=76
|H1=42-38|H2=44-38}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=4 August |place=[[Peace and Friendship Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], [[Attica]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|AUS}} |scoreA=78
|teamB='''{{bk|USA}}'''|scoreB='''96'''
|H1=31-54|H2=37-42}}

==Classification round==

===13th–16th classification===
{{Round4-with third
<!--Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- semi finals -->
|2 August 1998|{{Bk|Senegal}}|55|'''{{Bk|Japan|1947}}'''|'''60'''
|2 August 1998|{{Bk|South Korea|1997}}|65|'''{{Bk|Nigeria}}'''|'''89'''
<!--final -->
|3 August 1998|{{Bk|Japan|1947}}|60|'''{{Bk|Nigeria}}'''|'''70'''
<!--third place -->
|3 August 1998|'''{{Bk|Senegal}}'''|'''75'''|{{Bk|South Korea}}|72
|RD1=Thirteenth to sixteenth|RD2=Thirteenth place|Consol=Fifteenth place}}

====Semifinals====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=2 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|SEN}} |scoreA=55
|teamB='''{{bk|JPN|1947}}''' |scoreB='''60'''
|H1=29-27|H2=26-33}}
{{basketballbox|date=2 August |place=[[Peace and Friendship Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], [[Attica]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|KOR|1997}} |scoreA=65
|teamB='''{{bk|NGA}}''' |scoreB='''89'''
|H1=36-45|H2=29-44}}

====Fifteenth place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=3 August |place=[[Peace and Friendship Stadium]], [[Piraeus]], [[Attica]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|SEN}} '''|scoreA='''75'''
|teamB={{bk|KOR|1997}} |scoreB=72
|H1=45-42|H2=30-30}}

====Thirteenth place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=3 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|JPN|1947}} |scoreA=60
|teamB='''{{bk|NGA}}''' |scoreB='''70'''
|H1=23-33|H2=37-37}}

===9th–12th classification===
{{Round4-with third
<!--Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- semi finals -->
|7 August 1998|{{Bk|Puerto Rico}}|64|'''{{Bk|Brazil}}'''|'''76'''
|7 August 1998|{{Bk|Canada}}|71|'''{{Bk|Australia}}'''|'''88'''
<!--final -->
|8 August 1998|{{Bk|Brazil}}|75|'''{{Bk|Australia}}'''|'''79'''
<!--third place -->
|8 August 1998|'''{{Bk|Puerto Rico}}'''|'''92'''|{{Bk|Canada}}|81
|RD1=Ninth to twelfth|RD2=Ninth place|Consol=Eleventh place}}

====Semifinals====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=7 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|PUR}} |scoreA=64
|teamB='''{{bk|BRA}}'''|scoreB='''76'''
|H1=27-38|H2=37-38}}
{{basketballbox|date=7 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|AUS}}''' |scoreA='''88'''
|teamB={{bk|CAN}} |scoreB=71
|H1=39-35|H2=49-36}}

====Eleventh place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=8 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|PUR}}'''|scoreA='''92'''
|teamB={{bk|CAN}} |scoreB=81
|H1=60-33|H2=32-48}}

====Ninth place playoff====
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=8 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|BRA}} |scoreA=75
|teamB='''{{bk|AUS}}''' |scoreB='''79'''
|H1=40-35|H2=35-44}}

==5th–8th classification==
{{Round4-with third|RD1=5th–8th place|RD2=5th place|Consol=7th place
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
|8 August 1998|{{Bk|Lithuania|1988}}|71|'''{{Bk|Italy}}'''|'''76'''
|8 August 1998|{{Bk|Argentina}}|64|'''{{Bk|Spain}}'''|'''77'''
<!--5h thesi -->
|9 August 1998|{{Bk|Italy}}|61|'''{{Bk|Spain}}'''|'''64'''
<!--7h Place -->
|9 August 1998|'''{{Bk|Lithuania|1988}}'''|'''77'''|{{Bk|Argentina}}|76
}}

===Semifinals===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=8 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|Argentina}} |scoreA=64
|teamB='''{{bk|ESP}}''' |scoreB='''77'''
|H1=34-37|H2=30-40}}
{{basketballbox|date=8 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|LTU|1988}} |scoreA=71
|teamB='''{{bk|ITA}}''' |scoreB='''76'''
|H1=42-46|H2=29-30}}

===Seventh place playoff===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=9 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|ARG}} |scoreA=76
|teamB='''{{bk|LTU|1988}}''' |scoreB='''77'''
|H1=38-47|H2=38-30}}

===Fifth place playoff===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=9 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Athens]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|ESP}}'''|scoreA='''64'''
|teamB={{bk|ITA}} |scoreB=61
|H1=32-32|H2=32-29}}

==Final round==
{{Round8-with third
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--Quarter-round  -->
|7 August 1998|'''{{Bk|Russia}}'''|'''82'''|{{Bk|Lithuania|1988}}|67
|7 August 1998|{{Bk|Italy}}|77|'''{{Bk|United States}}'''|'''80'''
|7 August 1998|'''{{Bk|FR Yugoslavia 
}}'''|'''70'''|{{Bk|Argentina}}|62
|7 August 1998|'''{{Bk|Greece}}'''|'''69'''|{{Bk|Spain}}|62
<!--semifinals-->
|8 August 1998|'''{{Bk|Russia}}'''|'''66'''|{{Bk|United States}}|64
|8 August 1998|'''{{Bk|FR Yugoslavia}}''' (OT)|'''78'''|{{Bk|Greece}}|73
<!--final-->
|9 August 1998|{{Bk|Russia}}|62|'''{{Bk|FR Yugoslavia}}'''|'''64'''
<!--Third -->
|9 August 1998|'''{{Bk|United States}}'''|'''84'''|{{Bk|Greece}}|61
}}

===Quarterfinals===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=7 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Attica]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}''' |scoreA='''70'''
|teamB={{bk|ARG}} |scoreB=62
|H1=34-31|H2=36-31}}
{{basketballbox|date=7 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Attica]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|RUS}}''' |scoreA='''82'''
|teamB={{bk|LTU|1988}} |scoreB=67
|H1=35-38|H2=47-29}}
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=7 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Attica]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|USA}}'''|scoreA='''80'''
|teamB={{bk|ITA}} |scoreB=77
|H1=38-41|H2=42-36}}
{{basketballbox|date=7 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Attica]]
|teamA={{bk-rt|ESP}} |scoreA=62
|teamB='''{{bk|GRE}}'''|scoreB='''69'''
|H1=34-40|H2=28-29}}

===Semifinals===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=8 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Attica]] |overtime=OT
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}''' |scoreA='''78'''
|teamB={{bk|GRE}} |scoreB=73
|OT=21-16|H1=31-33|H2=26-24}}
{{basketballbox|date=8 August |place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Attica]]
|teamA='''{{bk-rt|RUS}}''' |scoreA='''66'''
|teamB={{bk|USA}} |scoreB=64
|H1=37-39|H2=29-25}}

===Third place playoff===
{{basketballbox|bg=#eee 
 | date=9 August 
 | time = 17:45
 | report = [https://archive.today/20140909222604/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/3/rid/1681/sid/2914/_/1998_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
 | teamA={{bk-rt|GRE}} 
 | scoreA=61
 | scoreB='''84'''
 | H1 = 27–'''48''' || H2 = 34–'''36'''
 | OT = 
 | teamB='''{{bk|USA}}'''
 | points1 = [[Dimitrios Papanikolaou|Papanikolaou]] 18
 | rebounds1 = [[Panagiotis Fasoulas|Fasoulas]] 10
 | assist1 = [[Panagiotis Fasoulas|Fasoulas]] 3
 | points2 = [[Jason Sasser|Sasser]] 23
 | rebounds2 = [[Ashraf Amaya|Amaya]] 7
 | assist2 = [[Michael Hawkins (basketball)|Hawkins]] 5
 | place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Attica]]
 | attendance = 20,000 || referee = Bill Mildenhall (AUS), Romualdas Brazauskas (LTU)
}}

===Final===
{{basketballbox|bg=#ffffd0
 | date=9 August 
 | time = 20:00
 | report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20090907191325/http://archive.fiba.com/pages/eng/fa/game/p/gid/A/grid/4/rid/1681/sid/2914/_/1998_World_Championship_for_Men/statistic.html Boxscore]
 | teamA='''{{bk-rt|FR Yugoslavia}}''' 
 | scoreA='''64''' 
 | scoreB=62
 | H1 = 30–'''35''' || H2 = '''34'''–27
 | OT = 
 | teamB={{bk|RUS}}
 | points1 = [[Željko Rebrača|Rebrača]] 16
 | rebounds1 = [[Željko Rebrača|Rebrača]] 11
 | assist1 = [[Dejan Bodiroga|Bodiroga]] 2
 | points2 = [[Igor Kudelin|Kudelin]] 14
 | rebounds2 = [[Evgeni Kisurin|Kisurin]] 5
 | assist2 = [[Evgeni Kisurin|Kisurin]] 2
 | place=[[Athens Olympic Indoor Hall]], [[Marousi]], [[Attica]]
 | attendance = 20,000 || referee = Reuven Virovnik (ISR), Juan Figueroa (PUR)
}}

==Awards==
{{winners|bk|1998 World Championship winner|FR Yugoslavia|First}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
![[FIBA World Cup MVP|MVP]]
|-
|{{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} '''[[Dejan Bodiroga]]'''
|}

==Final standings==
[[File:1998 FIBA World Championship final rankings.png|thumb|600px|1998 FIBA World Championship final rankings.]]

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank
!width=200px|Team
! Record
|- bgcolor=gold
! 1
| {{bk|FR Yugoslavia}}
| 8–1
|- bgcolor=silver
! 2
| {{bk|RUS}} 
| 7–2
|-
|- bgcolor=cc9966
! 3
| {{bk|USA}}
| 7–2
|-
! 4
| {{bk|GRE}} 
| 5–4
|-
! 5
| {{bk|ESP}} 
| 7–2
|-
! 6
| {{bk|ITA}} 
| 5–4
|-
! 7
| {{bk|LTU|1988}} 
| 5–4
|-
! 8
| {{bk|ARG}} 
| 3–6
|-
! 9
| {{bk|AUS}} 
| 5–3
|-
! 10
| {{bk|BRA}} 
| 2–6
|-
! 11
| {{bk|PUR}}
| 3–5
|-
! 12
| {{bk|CAN}} 
| 1–7
|-
! 13
| {{bk|NGA}} 
| 2–3
|-
! 14
| {{bk|JPN|1947}} 
| 1–4
|-
! 15
| {{bk|SEN}} 
| 1–4
|-
! 16
| {{bk|KOR|1997}} 
| 0–5
|-
|}

== All-Tournament Team ==

{{main|FIBA Basketball World Cup All-Tournament Team}}
* {{flagicon|RUS}} [[Vasili Karasev]]
* {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Alberto Herreros]]
* {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Dejan Bodiroga]] — [[FIBA World Cup MVP|MVP]]
* {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gregor Fučka]]
* {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}} [[Željko Rebrača]]

==Top scorers==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Country
! Name
! Ppg
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|Spain}}
| [[Alberto Herreros]]
| 17.9
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|NGA}}
| [[Mohammed Acha]]
| 17.5
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|Lithuania|1988}}
| [[Artūras Karnišovas]]
| 17.1
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|AUS}}
| [[Shane Heal]]
| 17.0
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|AUS}}
| [[Andrew Gaze]]
| 16.8
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}}
| [[José Ortiz (basketball)|José "Piculín" Ortiz]]
| 16.5
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|JPN|1947}}
| [[Maikeru Takahashi]]
| 16.4
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|RUS}}
| [[Vasili Karasev]]
| 16.1
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|KOR|1997}}
| [[Seo Jang-hoon]]
| 15.2
|-
|align=center| {{flagicon|FR Yugoslavia}}
| [[Dejan Bodiroga]]
| 14.7
|-
|}

==References==
<references/>

==External links==
* {{officialwebsite|http://www.fiba.com|FIBA official website}}
* {{Official website|https://www.eurobasket.com/world-cup/basketball.aspx|EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page}}

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