# 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women

The 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women (Malay: Kejohanan Dunia FIBA 1990 untuk Wanita) was the 11th FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Malaysia, from 12 to 22 July 1990. It was the first edition of the tournament to raise the number of participating teams to 16; prior editions had seen between 8 and 14 teams competing, but this and future editions (2022 excepted) would include 16. The United States won their fifth world championship, defeating Yugoslavia 88–78 in the final.

## Venues

* Kuala Lumpur
* Kuching
* Kota Kinabalu
* Kota

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 270 | 194 | +76 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinal Round |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 163 | +70 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinal Round |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 177 | +56 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Eliminated |
* 12 July 13:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 96–27 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 51-10, 45-17 |||
| Pts: Thornton 21 | | Pts: Lew Foo 13 |
* 12 July 18:00
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 63–67 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 31-27, 32-40 |||
| Pts: Hadjijankova 16 | | Pts: Fullin 19 |
* 13 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| Malaysia | 56–130 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 29-59, 27-71 |||
| Pts: Chin Kim 15 | | Pts: Hadjijankova 33 |
* 13 July 19:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 59–66 | Australia |
| Scoring by half: 32-31, 27-35 |||
| Pts: Pollini 24 | | Pts: Timms 18 |
* 14 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 107–48 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 52-20, 55-28 |||
| Pts: Pollini 19 | | Pts: Wan Geok 9 |
* 14 July 19:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 71–77 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 34-37, 37-40 |||
| Pts: Timms 24 | | Pts: Hadjijankova 25 |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 199 | +87 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinal Round |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 213 | −11 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinal Round |
| 3 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 248 | −34 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 227 | 269 | −42 | 3 | Eliminated |
* 12 July 13:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 103–79 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 53-39, 50-40 |||
| Pts: Zassoulskaia 17 | | Pts: Katō 31 |
* 12 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 74–56 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 28-33, 46-23 |||
| Pts: Goodale 18 | | Pts: Marcari 25 |
* 13 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Japan | 69–75 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 35-33, 34-42 |||
| Pts: Katō 17 | | Pts: Stammberger 18 |
* 13 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 95–67 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 46-36, 49-31 |||
| Pts: Minkh 16 | | Pts: Arcain 31 |
* 14 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 91–79 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 52-43, 39-36 |||
| Pts: Marcari 28 | | Pts: Mikawa 22 |
* 14 July 19:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 88–53 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 41-24, 47-29 |||
| Pts: Zassoulskaia 15 | | Pts: Clarke 12 |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 150 | +129 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinal Round |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 183 | +36 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinal Round |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 207 | −20 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 271 | −145 | 3 | Eliminated |
* 12 July 15:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 106–36 | Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 52-22, 54-14 |||
| Pts: Edwards 19 | | Pts: Diakhaté 9 |
* 12 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 67–60 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 41-28, 26-32 |||
| Pts: Dobrovicova 17 | | Pts: Seong 17 |
* 13 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 37–93 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 18-34, 19-59 |||
| Pts: Mbengue 12 | | Pts: Vasilkova 22 |
* 13 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 55–87 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 34-44, 21-43 |||
| Pts: Choi 16 | | Pts: Edwards 25 |
* 14 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 72–53 | Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 34-22, 38-31 |||
| Pts: Choi 27 | | Pts: Mbengue 18 |
* 14 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 86–59 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 50-27, 36-32 |||
| Pts: Edwards 15 | | Pts: Dobrovicova 9 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 177 | +50 | 6 | Advance to Quarterfinal Round |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 219 | +13 | 5 | Advance to Quarterfinal Round |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 226 | −3 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Zaire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 209 | −60 | 3 | Eliminated |
* 12 July 00:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 64–39 | Zaire |
| Scoring by half: 30-19, 34-20 |||
| Pts: Golić 12 | | Pts: Lingenga 8 |
* 12 July 00:00
* Boxscore
| China | 84–88 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 48-47, 36-41 |||
| Pts: Zheng 28 | | Pts: Hernández 23 |
* 13 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| Zaire | 50–69 | China |
| Scoring by half: 19-33, 31-36 |||
| Pts: Bompoko 15 | | Pts: Zheng 15 |
* 13 July 19:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 68–75 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 32-37, 36-38 |||
| Pts: Borrell 18 | | Pts: Mujanovic 25 |
* 14 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 76–60 | Zaire |
| Scoring by half: 45-32, 31-28 |||
| Pts: Hernandez 20 | | Pts: Lingenga 16 |
* 14 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 88–70 | China |
| Scoring by half: 43-29, 45-41 |||
| Pts: Mujanovic 24 | | Pts: Zheng 30 |

## Quarterfinal round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 220 | +38 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 237 | −1 | 5 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 237 | −19 | 4 | Advance to 5-8th place Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 235 | −35 | 3 | Advance to 5-8th place Semi-Finals |
* 17 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 65–61 | Canada |
* 17 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 87–78 | Cuba |
* 18 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 95–70 | Canada |
* 18 July 19:00
* Boxscore
| Cuba | 83–81 | Bulgaria |
* 19 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 69–75 | Cuba |
* 19 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 72–93 | United States |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 199 | +26 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 214 | +17 | 5 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Soviet Union | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 206 | +6 | 4 | Advance to 5-8th place Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 233 | −49 | 3 | Advance to 5-8th place Semi-Finals |
* 17 July 14:00
* 17 Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 66–81 | Yugoslavia |
* 17 July 19:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 60–70 | Soviet Union |
* 18 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 79–82 | Czechoslovakia |
* 18 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 80–70 | Australia |
* 19 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Australia | 54–83 | Czechoslovakia |
* 19 July 19:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 64–63 | Soviet Union |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 202 | +56 | 6 | Advance to 9-12th place Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 239 | −16 | 5 | Advance to 9-12th place Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Italy | 3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 226 | −4 | 4 | Advance to 13-16th place Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Zaire | 3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 233 | −36 | 3 | Advance to 13-16th place Semi-Finals |
* 17 July 10:00
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 79–70 | Zaire |
| Scoring by half: 34-34, 45-36 |||
| Pts: Seong 19 | | Pts: Lingenga 20 |
* 17 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 78–81 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 40-35, 31-36 |||
| Pts: Pollini 25 | | Pts: Kato 20 |
* 18 July 10:00
* Boxscore
| Zaire | 64–74 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 38-40, 26-34 |||
| Pts: Fullin 24 | | Pts: Lingenga 29 |
* 18 July 12:00
* Boxscore
| Japan | 62–98 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 30-45, 32-53 |||
| Pts: Kakizaki 14 | | Pts: Choi 24 |
* 19 July 10:00
* Boxscore
| Japan | 80–63 | Zaire |
| Scoring by half: 41-30, 39-33 |||
| Pts: Mikawa 18 | | Pts: Mbuyi 15 |
* 19 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 70–81 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 29-38, 41-43 |||
| Pts: Fullin 20 | | Pts: Choi 23 |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 318 | 202 | +116 | 6 | Advance to 9-12th place Semi-Finals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 326 | 204 | +122 | 5 | Advance to 9-12th place Semi-Finals |
| 3 | Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 222 | −39 | 4 | Advance to 13-16th placeSemi-Finals |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 339 | −199 | 3 | Advance to 13-16th placeSemi-Finals |
* 17 July 10:00
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 55–106 | China |
* 17 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| Malaysia | 50–143 | Brazil |
* 18 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| China | 123–49 | Malaysia |
* 18 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 75–55 | Senegal |
* 19 July 12:00
* Boxscore
| Malaysia | 41–73 | Senegal |
* 19 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 100–97 | China |

## Knockout stage
### Championship Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 21 July | 21 July |
| United States | 87 |
| United States | 87 | 22 July | 22 July |
| Czechoslovakia | 59 | 22 July | 22 July |
| Czechoslovakia | 59 | United States | 88 |
| 21 July | 21 July | | United States | 88 |
| 21 July | 21 July | Yugoslavia | 78 |
| Yugoslavia | 74 | Yugoslavia | 78 |
| Cuba | 66 | | |
| Cuba | 66 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 22 July | 22 July |
| | | Czechoslovakia | 61 |
| | | Cuba | 83 |

### 5–8th place Bracket

| 5–8th-place semifinals | 5–8th-place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 21 July | 21 July |
| Soviet Union | 80 |
| Soviet Union | 80 | 22 July | 22 July |
| Canada | 56 | 22 July | 22 July |
| Canada | 56 | Soviet Union | 97 |
| 21 July | 21 July | | Soviet Union | 97 |
| 21 July | 21 July | Australia | 73 |
| Bulgaria | 71 | Australia | 73 |
| Australia | 73 | | |
| Australia | 73 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 22 July | 22 July |
| | | Canada | 75 |
| | | Bulgaria | 56 |

### 9–12th place Bracket

| 9–12th-place semifinals | 9–12th-place semifinals | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| 21 July | 21 July |
| South Korea | 80 |
| South Korea | 80 | 22 July | 22 July |
| China | 81 | 22 July | 22 July |
| China | 81 | China | 95 |
| 21 July | 21 July | | China | 95 |
| 21 July | 21 July | Brazil | 90 |
| Brazil | 100 | Brazil | 90 |
| Japan | 90 | | |
| Japan | 90 | Eleventh place | Eleventh place |
| | | 22 July | 22 July |
| | | South Korea | 100 |
| | | Japan | 84 |

### 13–16th place Bracket

| 13–16th-place semifinals | 13–16th-place semifinals | Thirteenth place | Thirteenth place |
| 21 July | 21 July |
| Italy | 128 |
| Italy | 128 | 22 July | 22 July |
| Malaysia | 60 | 22 July | 22 July |
| Malaysia | 60 | Italy | 76 |
| 21 July | 21 July | | Italy | 76 |
| 21 July | 21 July | Senegal | 57 |
| Senegal | 60 | Senegal | 57 |
| Zaire | 52 | | |
| Zaire | 52 | Fifteenth place | Fifteenth place |
| | | 22 July | 22 July |
| | | Malaysia | 46 |
| | | Zaire | 88 |

### 13–16th-place semifinals

* 21 July 10:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 128–60 | Malaysia |
* 21 July 12:00
* Boxscore
| Senegal | 60–52 | Zaire |

### 9–12th-place semifinals

* 21 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 80–81 | China |
* 21 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Brazil | 100–90 | Japan |

### 5–8th-place semifinals

* 21 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| Bulgaria | 71–73 | Australia |
* 21 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 80–56 | Canada |

### Semi-finals

* 21 July 19:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 87–59 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 48-35, 39-24 |||
| Pts: Edwards 23 | | Pts: Vasilkova 9 |
* 21 July 21:00
* Boxscore
| Yugoslavia | 74–66 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 37-28, 37-38 |||
| Pts: Mujanović 29 | | Pts: Perdomo 13 |

### Match for 15th place

* 22 July 10:00
* Boxscore
| Malaysia | 46–88 | Zaire |

### Match for 13th place

* 22 July 12:00
* Boxscore
| Italy | 76–57 | Senegal |

### Match for 11th place

* 22 July 14:00
* Boxscore
| South Korea | 100–84 | Japan |

### Match for 9th place

* 22 July 16:00
* Boxscore
| China | 95–90 | Brazil |

### Match for 7th place

* 22 July 13:00
* Boxscore
| Canada | 75–56 | Bulgaria |

### Match for 5th place

* 22 July 15:00
* Boxscore
| Soviet Union | 97–73 | Australia |

### Bronze-medal game

* 22 July 18:00
* Boxscore
| Czechoslovakia | 61–83 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 34-54, 27-31 |||
| Pts: Dobrovicová 17 | | Pts: Hernández 26 |

### Final

* 22 July 20:00
* Boxscore
| United States | 88–78 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 41-31, 47-47 |||
| Pts: McClain 23 | | Pts: Mujanovic 20 |

## Final standings

| # | Team | W-L |
| | United States | 8–0 |
| | Yugoslavia | 7–1 |
| | Cuba | 5–3 |
| 4. | Czechoslovakia | 4–4 |
| 5. | Soviet Union | 6–2 |
| 6. | Australia | 3–5 |
| 7. | Canada | 3–5 |
| 8. | Bulgaria | 3–5 |
| 9. | China | 5–3 |
| 10. | Brazil | 5–3 |
| 11. | South Korea | 5–3 |
| 12. | Japan | 2–6 |
| 13. | Italy | 5–3 |
| 14. | Senegal | 2–6 |
| 15. | Zaire | 1–7 |
| 16. | Malaysia | 0–8 |

## Awards

* 1990 World Championship winner
* United States Fifth title