Politics reared its head again at the 1963 FIBA World Championship. The event was awarded to Manila, Philippines in what was to be the first tournament held outside South America. However, the Philippine government refused to give visas to the socialist countries (Soviet Union and Yugoslavia). The tournament was instead moved back to Brazil for the second time in three tournaments. Rio de Janeiro again hosted the final round, and routinely had sellout crowds of more than 25,000. The tournament belonged to the hosts, as Brazil did not lose a game en route to winning its second consecutive world championship. Although the tournament was once again dominated by teams from the Americas (eight of thirteen teams), Europe grabbed its first medals with Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union claiming the silver and bronze, respectively. The United States team, although later deemed "inferior" by FIBA, was still composed of the same AAU, college, and armed forces players that won the gold medal at the 1963 Pan American Games just weeks before. Despite this, the Americans had three losses to finish in fourth place, the first time they failed to win a medal at the tournament.