1998 FIBA World Championship
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The 1998 FIBA World Championship was the 13th FIBA World Championship, an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation and hosted in Greece from 29 July to 9 August 1998. The tournament was contested by 16 nations and the matches were played in two venues in Athens and Piraeus.
| Παγκόσμιο Πρωτάθλημα Καλαθοσφαίρισης Ανδρών 1998 FIBA pankósmio protáthlima básket 1998 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Greece |
| City | Athens Piraeus |
| Dates | 29 July – 9 August |
| Officially opened by | Konstantinos Stephanopoulos |
| Teams | 16 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | .svg/23px-Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(1992–2006).svg.png){kind=small} FR Yugoslavia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Russia |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Greece |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 62 |
| MVP | Dejan Bodiroga |
| Top scorer |  Alberto Herreros(17.9 points per game) |
← 1994 2002 → | |
Because of the National Basketball Association lockout and unlike in the previous championship, the USA Basketball Association was unable to send a team composed of NBA players, thus causing the American national team roster consisting of professional basketball players playing in Europe and two college players.[1] The tournament was won by FR Yugoslavia, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating Russia in the final 64–62.