# 1967 FIBA World Championship

The 1967 FIBA World Championship was the 5th FIBA World Championship, the international basketball world championship for men's national teams. It was hosted by Montevideo, Uruguay from 27 May to 11 June 1967.

## Venues

| Group | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Group A | Mercedes | Gimnasio de Praga | – |
| Group B | Montevideo | Peñarol Palace | 10,000 |
| Group C | Salto | Gimnasio de Salto | – |
| Classification round | Córdoba | Córdoba Sport Club | – |
| Final round | Montevideo | Cilindro Municipal | 18,000 |

## Competing nations

| Group A | Group B | Group C |
| Italy  Mexico  Yugoslavia  United States | Argentina  Japan  Peru  Soviet Union | Brazil  Paraguay  Poland  Puerto Rico |
| Uruguay – advanced automatically to the final round as host |||

## Competition format

* Preliminary round: Three groups of four teams play each other once; top two teams progress to the final round, bottom two teams relegated to classification round.
* Classification round: All bottom two teams from preliminary round group play each other once. The team with the best record is ranked eighth; the worst is ranked 13th.
* Final round: All top two teams from preliminary round group, the 1964 Olympic champion, and the host team play each other once. The team with the best record wins the championship.

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 218 | 192 | +26 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 211 | +17 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 216 | 221 | −5 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Italy | 3 | 0 | 3 | 178 | 216 | −38 | 3 | Classification round |
* 27 May
| Mexico | 73–86 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 34-43, 39-43 |||
* Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
* 27 May
| United States | 67–56 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 28-30, 39-26 |||
* Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
* 28 May
| United States | 75–65 | Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 42-34, 33-31 |||
* Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
* 28 May
| Italy | 62–71 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 30-31, 32-40 |||
* Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
* 29 May
| Italy | 60–78 | Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 27-33, 33-45 |||
* Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes
* 30 May
| United States | 76–71 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 34-38, 42-33 |||
* Gimnasio de Praga, Mercedes

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 3 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 168 | +116 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 208 | 233 | −25 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | Peru | 3 | 1 | 2 | 192 | 215 | −23 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 177 | 245 | −68 | 3 | Classification round |
* 27 May
| Argentina | 69–63 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 34-34, 35-29 |||
* Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
* 27 May
| Soviet Union | 84–46 | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 46-17, 38-29 |||
* Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
* 28 May
| Peru | 65–73 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 40-40, 25-33 |||
* Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
* 28 May
| Soviet Union | 95–56 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 49-26, 46-30 |||
* Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
* 30 May
| Peru | 81–58 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 37-18, 44-40 |||
* Peñarol Palace, Montevideo
* 30 May
| Soviet Union | 105–66 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 53-37, 52-29 |||
* Peñarol Palace, Montevideo

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 260 | 164 | +96 | 6 | Final round |
| 2 | Poland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 244 | 207 | +37 | 5 | Final round |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 2 | 206 | 220 | −14 | 4 | Classification round |
| 4 | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 3 | 153 | 272 | −119 | 3 | Classification round |
* 27 May
| Brazil | 85–41 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 45-17, 40-24 |||
* Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
* 28 May
| Poland | 76–64 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 35-29, 41-35 |||
* Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
* 28 May
| Paraguay | 52–86 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 23-37, 29-49 |||
* Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
* 29 May
| Brazil | 83–67 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 48-37, 35-30 |||
* Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
* 30 May
| Paraguay | 60–101 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 26-57, 34-44 |||
* Gimnasio de Salto, Salto
* 30 May
| Brazil | 92–56 | Puerto Rico |
| Scoring by half: 48-18, 44-38 |||
* Gimnasio de Salto, Salto

## Classification round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 8 | Mexico | 5 | 5 | 0 | 318 | 265 | +53 | 10 |
| 9 | Italy | 5 | 4 | 1 | 373 | 298 | +75 | 9 |
| 10 | Peru | 5 | 3 | 2 | 279 | 281 | −2 | 8 |
| 11 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 3 | 327 | 344 | −17 | 7 |
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 1 | 4 | 342 | 355 | −13 | 6 |
| 13 | Paraguay | 5 | 0 | 5 | 283 | 379 | −96 | 5 |
* 3 June
| Paraguay | 46–65 | Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 26-30, 20-35 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 3 June
| Puerto Rico | 52–57 | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 36-19, 16-38 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 4 June
| Paraguay | 58–91 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 22-32, 36-59 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 4 June
| Mexico | 56–44 | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 30-17, 26-27 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 4 June
| Puerto Rico | 79–86 (2OT) | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 29-24, 32-37 Overtime: 9-9; 9-16 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 5 June
| Puerto Rico | 59–65 | Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 32-30, 27-35 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 5 June
| Italy | 74–57 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 41-32, 33-25 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 6 June
| Paraguay | 55–80 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 26-40, 29-40 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 6 June
| Italy | 68–46 | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 36-25, 32-21 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 7 June
| Japan | 54–69 | Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 34-37, 20-32 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 7 June
| Puerto Rico | 78–69 | Paraguay |
| Scoring by half: 37-34, 41-35 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 8 June
| Paraguay | 55–65 | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 24-26, 31-39 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 8 June
| Puerto Rico | 74–78 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 41-39, 33-39 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 9 June
| Japan | 50–67 | Peru |
| Scoring by half: 18-31, 32-36 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba
* 9 June
| Italy | 62–63 | Mexico |
| Scoring by half: 28-30, 34-33 |||
* Córdoba Sport Club, Córdoba

## Final round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Soviet Union (C) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 449 | 368 | +81 | 11 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 451 | 432 | +19 | 10 |
| 3 | Brazil | 6 | 4 | 2 | 465 | 432 | +33 | 10 |
| 4 | United States | 6 | 4 | 2 | 457 | 391 | +66 | 10 |
| 5 | Poland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 422 | 469 | −47 | 8 |
| 6 | Argentina | 6 | 1 | 5 | 399 | 479 | −80 | 7 |
| 7 | Uruguay (H) | 6 | 1 | 5 | 347 | 419 | −72 | 7 |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head record: Yugoslavia 2–0, Brazil 1–1, United States 0–2
* 1 2 Head-to-head record: Argentina 1–0 Uruguay
* 1 June
| Brazil | 63–45 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 23-14, 40-31 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 2 June
| United States | 76–66 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 32-30, 44-36 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 2 June
| Poland | 61–86 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 29-41, 32-45 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 3 June
| Brazil | 74–78 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 42-42, 32-36 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 3 June
| Uruguay | 75–79 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 29-35, 46-44 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 4 June
| Poland | 78–82 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 42-40, 36-42 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 4 June
| Uruguay | 53–88 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 26-36, 27-52 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 5 June
| Soviet Union | 96–61 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 51-39, 45-22 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 5 June
| Brazil | 84–87 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 47-41, 37-46 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 6 June
| Brazil | 90–85 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 47-35, 43-50 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 6 June
| Soviet Union | 58–59 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 23-29, 35-30 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 7 June
| Yugoslavia | 93–69 | Argentina |
| Scoring by half: 40-38, 53-31 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 7 June
| Uruguay | 54–60 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 26-27, 28-33 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 8 June
| Yugoslavia | 73–72 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 33-39, 40-33 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 8 June
| Argentina | 58–65 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 33-27, 25-38 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 9 June
| United States | 91–61 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 41-39, 50-22 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 9 June
| Yugoslavia | 57–58 | Uruguay |
| Scoring by half: 29-28, 28-30 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 10 June
| Argentina | 66–74 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 30-39, 36-35 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 10 June
| Uruguay | 62–72 | Poland |
| Scoring by half: 31-26, 31-46 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 11 June
| Yugoslavia | 59–71 | Soviet Union |
| Scoring by half: 26-33, 33-38 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo
* 11 June
| United States | 71–80 | Brazil |
| Scoring by half: 29-40, 42-40 |||
* Cilindro Municipal, Montevideo

## Awards

* 1967 World Championship winner
* Soviet Union First title
* Most Valuable Player
* Ivo Daneu

## Final standings

| Rank | Team | Record |
| 1 | Soviet Union | 8–1 |
| 2 | Yugoslavia | 6–3 |
| 3 | Brazil | 7–2 |
| 4 | United States | 7–2 |
| 5 | Poland | 4–5 |
| 6 | Argentina | 3–6 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 1–5 |
| 8 | Mexico | 6–2 |
| 9 | Italy | 4–4 |
| 10 | Peru | 4–4 |
| 11 | Japan | 2–6 |
| 12 | Puerto Rico | 2–6 |
| 13 | Paraguay | 0–8 |

## All-Tournament Team

* Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia)
* Ivo Daneu (Yugoslavia)
* Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland)
* Modestas Paulauskas (USSR)
* Luiz Cláudio Menon (Brazil)

## Top scorers (ppg)

* Mieczyslaw Lopatka (Poland) 19.7
* Bohdan Likszo (Poland) 19.3
* Luiz Cláudio Menon (Brazil) 18.6
* Ernesto Ghermann (Argentina) 18.3
* Gianfranco Lombardi (Italy) 17.5
* Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (Brazil) 15.9
* Manuel Raga (Mexico) 15.6
* Radivoj Korać (Yugoslavia) 14.6
* Arturo Guerrero (Mexico) 14.4
* Ivo Daneu (Yugoslavia) 14.0