As South Korea withdrew due to travel difficulties, and Uruguay withdrew after being refused visas to enter Argentina, FIBA extended invitations to Ecuador, Yugoslavia, Spain and Peru.
Seeded to the 1st preliminary round
Seeded to the 2nd preliminary round
Egypt
Peru
Yugoslavia
Ecuador
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
France
Spain
United States
Preliminary rounds[edit]
First round
Second round
First repass round (1st and 2nd round losers)
Second repass round (1st repass round winners)
Chile
33
United States
37
Chile
40
Yugoslavia
24
Brazil
40
Peru
33
Peru
33
Yugoslavia
27
Chile
54
Spain
40
First round
Second round
First repass round (1st and 2nd round losers)
Second repass round (1st repass round winners)
Egypt
43
Ecuador
37
Egypt
57
Spain
56
Ecuador
43
France
48
Argentina
56
France
40
Peru
46
France
49
First phase[edit]
October 22
Peru
33–27
Yugoslavia
Buenos Aires
October 22
Egypt
43–37
Ecuador
Buenos Aires
Egypt and Peru advance to the second preliminary phase.
Ecuador and Yugoslavia advance to the first repass round.
Second phase[edit]
October 23
United States
37–33
Chile
Buenos Aires
October 23
Argentina
56–40
France
Buenos Aires
October 23
Peru
33–40
Brazil
Buenos Aires
October 23
Spain
56–57
Egypt
Buenos Aires
Argentina, Brazil, Egypt and USA advance to the final round.
Chile and France advance to the first repass round
Peru and Spain advance to the second repass round.
Repass rounds[edit]
First phase[edit]
October 24
Chile
40–24
Yugoslavia
Buenos Aires
October 24
Ecuador
43–48
France
Buenos Aires
Chile and France advance to the second phase.
Ecuador and Yugoslavia are relegated to the classification round.
Second phase[edit]
October 25
Spain
40–54
Chile
Buenos Aires
October 25
France
49–46 (OT)
Peru
Buenos Aires
Chile and France advance to the final round.
Peru and Spain are relegated to the classification round.
Classification round[edit]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
7
Peru
3
3
0
140
123
+17
6
8
Ecuador
3
2
1
142
141
+1
5
9
Spain
3
1
2
89
97
−8
4
10
Yugoslavia
3
0
3
83
93
−10
3
October 27
Ecuador
45–40
Yugoslavia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 27
Peru
43–37
Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 29
Yugoslavia
43–46 (2OT)
Peru
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 29
Ecuador
54–50
Spain
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 30
Spain
2–0
Yugoslavia
Yugoslavia refused to stand for the Spanish national anthem or play for political reasons. Spain were awarded the game on forfeit.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 30
Ecuador
43–51
Peru
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Final round[edit]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
PF
PA
PD
Pts
1
Argentina
5
5
0
300
200
+100
10
2
United States
5
4
1
221
200
+21
9
3
Chile
5
2
3
209
233
−24
7
4
Brazil
5
2
3
214
182
+32
7
5
Egypt
5
2
3
158
208
−50
7
6
France
5
0
5
173
252
−79
5
October 27
Chile
48–44
France
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 27
Egypt
32–34
United States
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 29
Egypt
31–28
France
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 29
Argentina
40–35
Brazil
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 30
Argentina
62–41
Chile
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 30
Brazil
42–45
United States
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 31
Brazil
38–19
Egypt
Buenos Aires, Argentina
October 31
Argentina
66–41
France
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 1
Chile
29–44
United States
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 1
Argentina
68–33
Egypt
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 2
France
33–48
United States
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 2
Brazil
40–51
Chile
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 3
Chile
40–43
Egypt
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 3
Brazil
59–27
France
Buenos Aires, Argentina
November 3
Argentina
64–50
United States
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Awards[edit]
1950 World Championship Winner
Argentina First title
Most Valuable Player
Oscar Furlong
Final rankings[edit]
The Argentina squad that won their first World championship.
Аргентина (1-й титул)
Соединенные Штаты
Чили
Бразилия
Сальвадорес 
United States
Yugoslavia
Peru
Egypt
Ecuador
France
Brazil
