1998 FIBA World Championship
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| 13th FIBA World Championship | |||||||||||||
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| Host nation | Greece | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 29 July – 9 August | ||||||||||||
| Teams | 16 (from 5 federations) | ||||||||||||
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) | ||||||||||||
| Champions |
 Yugoslavia (4th title)
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| MVP |
 Dejan Bodiroga
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| Qualified for the second round groups I and II | |
| Qualified for the second round groups III and IV |
| Qualified for the final round | |
| Qualified for the 9th–12th classification |
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.
Because of the National Basketball Association lockout and unlike the previous championship, the USA Basketball Association was unable to send a team comprised from NBA players, thus causing the American national team roster to be comprised out of professional basketball players playing in Europe and two college players. The tournament was won by Yugoslavia, in their first participation after the breakup of Yugoslavia, defeating 64–62 Russia in the final.
Greece and the United States qualified automatically, the first because of its status as host country, and the latter due to earning a gold medal in the 1996 Summer Olympics.
The remaining places were secured according to the different continental tournaments held in 1997.
The top three teams in each group advance to the second round, into either Group E or F. The fourth place team in each group moves onto the 13th–16th classification.
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