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The 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women (Malay: Kejohanan Dunia FIBA 1990 untuk Wanita) was the 11th FIBA World Championship for Women. The tournament was hosted by Malaysia, from 12 to 22 July 1990. It was the first edition of the tournament to raise the number of participating teams to 16; prior editions had seen between 8 and 14 teams competing, but this and future editions (2022 excepted) would include 16. The United States won their fifth world championship, defeating Yugoslavia 88–78 in the final.
| 11th FIBA World Championship for Women | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Malaysia |
| Dates | 12–22 July |
| Teams | 16 |
| Venue(s) | 4 (in 4 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  United States (5th title) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer |  Marcari (31.5) |
| PPG (Team) | United States (91.1) |
| Official website | |
| 1990 FIBA World Championship for Women | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulgaria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 270 | 194 | +76 | 5 | Advance to Eighth-Final Round |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 163 | +70 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Italy |
3 | 2 | 1 | 233 | 177 | +56 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
12 July 13:00 |
| Australia |
96–27 | Malaysia |
| Scoring by half: 51-10, 45-17 | ||
| Pts: Thornton 21 | Pts: Lew Foo 13 | |
12 July 18:00 |
| Bulgaria |
63–67 | Italy |
| Scoring by half: 31-27, 32-40 | ||
| Pts: Hadjijankova 16 | Pts: Fullin 19 | |
13 July 14:00 |
| Malaysia |
56–130 | Bulgaria |
| Scoring by half: 29-59, 27-71 | ||
| Pts: Chin Kim 15 | Pts: Hadjijankova 33 | |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
3 | 3 | 0 | 286 | 199 | +87 | 6 | Advance to Eighth-Final Round |
| 2 |  Canada |
3 | 2 | 1 | 202 | 213 | −11 | 5 | |
| 3 | Brazil |
3 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 248 | −34 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Japan |
3 | 0 | 3 | 227 | 269 | −42 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
12 July 13:00 |
| Soviet Union |
103–79 | Japan |
| Scoring by half: 53-39, 50-40 | ||
| Pts: Zassoulskaia 17 | Pts: Katō 31 | |
14 July 19:00 |
| Soviet Union |
88–53 | Canada |
| Scoring by half: 41-24, 47-29 | ||
| Pts: Zassoulskaia 15 | Pts: Clarke 12 | |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 150 | +129 | 6 | Advance to Eighth-Final Round |
| 2 |  Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 219 | 183 | +36 | 5 | |
| 3 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 187 | 207 | −20 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Senegal |
3 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 271 | −145 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
12 July 15:00 |
| United States |
106–36 | Senegal |
| Scoring by half: 52-22, 54-14 | ||
| Pts: Edwards 19 | Pts: Diakhaté 9 | |
12 July 21:00 |
| Czechoslovakia |
67–60 | South Korea |
| Scoring by half: 41-28, 26-32 | ||
| Pts: Dobrovicova 17 | Pts: Seong 17 | |
13 July 16:00 |
| Senegal |
37–93 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 18-34, 19-59 | ||
| Pts: Mbengue 12 | Pts: Vasilkova 22 | |
13 July 21:00 |
| South Korea |
55–87 | United States |
| Scoring by half: 34-44, 21-43 | ||
| Pts: Choi 16 | Pts: Edwards 25 | |
14 July 21:00 |
| United States |
86–59 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 50-27, 36-32 | ||
| Pts: Edwards 15 | Pts: Dobrovicova 9 | |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Yugoslavia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 177 | +50 | 6 | Advance to Eighth-Final Round |
| 2 |  Cuba |
3 | 2 | 1 | 232 | 219 | +13 | 5 | |
| 3 |  China |
3 | 1 | 2 | 223 | 226 | −3 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 4 |  Zaire |
3 | 0 | 3 | 149 | 209 | −60 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States |
3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 220 | +38 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Cuba |
3 | 2 | 1 | 236 | 237 | −1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 237 | −19 | 4 | Advance to 5-8th place Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Canada |
3 | 0 | 3 | 200 | 235 | −35 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yugoslavia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 225 | 199 | +26 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Czechoslovakia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 231 | 214 | +17 | 5 | |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 206 | +6 | 4 | Advance to 5-8th place Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Australia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 184 | 233 | −49 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 202 | +56 | 6 | Advance to 9-12th place Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 223 | 239 | −16 | 5 | |
| 3 | Italy |
3 | 1 | 2 | 222 | 226 | −4 | 4 | Advance to 13-16th place Semi-Finals |
| 4 | Zaire |
3 | 0 | 3 | 197 | 233 | −36 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 318 | 202 | +116 | 6 | Advance to 9-12th place Semi-Finals |
| 2 | China |
3 | 2 | 1 | 326 | 204 | +122 | 5 | |
| 3 | Senegal |
3 | 1 | 2 | 183 | 222 | −39 | 4 | Advance to 13-16th placeSemi-Finals |
| 4 | Malaysia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 140 | 339 | −199 | 3 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Standings
Championship Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| United States | 87 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 59 | |||||
| United States | 88 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Yugoslavia | 78 | |||||
| Yugoslavia | 74 | |||||
| Cuba | 66 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Czechoslovakia | 61 | |||||
| Cuba | 83 | |||||
5–8th place Bracket
| 5–8th-place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Soviet Union | 80 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Canada | 56 | |||||
| Soviet Union | 97 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Australia | 73 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 71 | |||||
| Australia | 73 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Canada | 75 | |||||
| Bulgaria | 56 | |||||
9–12th place Bracket
| 9–12th-place semifinals | Ninth place | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| South Korea | 80 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| China | 81 | |||||
| China | 95 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Brazil | 90 | |||||
| Brazil | 100 | |||||
| Japan | 90 | |||||
| Eleventh place | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| South Korea | 100 | |||||
| Japan | 84 | |||||
13–16th place Bracket
| 13–16th-place semifinals | Thirteenth place | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Italy | 128 | |||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Malaysia | 60 | |||||
| Italy | 76 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Senegal | 57 | |||||
| Senegal | 60 | |||||
| Zaire | 52 | |||||
| Fifteenth place | ||||||
| 22 July | ||||||
| Malaysia | 46 | |||||
| Zaire | 88 | |||||
13–16th-place semifinals
9–12th-place semifinals
5–8th-place semifinals
Semi-finals
21 July 19:00 |
| United States |
87–59 | Czechoslovakia |
| Scoring by half: 48-35, 39-24 | ||
| Pts: Edwards 23 | Pts: Vasilkova 9 | |
Match for 15th place
Match for 13th place
Match for 11th place
Match for 9th place
Match for 7th place
Match for 5th place
Bronze-medal game
22 July 18:00 |
| Czechoslovakia |
61–83 | Cuba |
| Scoring by half: 34-54, 27-31 | ||
| Pts: Dobrovicová 17 | Pts: Hernández 26 | |
Final
22 July 20:00 |
| United States |
88–78 | Yugoslavia |
| Scoring by half: 41-31, 47-47 | ||
| Pts: McClain 23 | Pts: Mujanovic 20 | |
| # | Team | W-L |
|---|---|---|
 |
United States |
8–0 |
 |
Yugoslavia |
7–1 |
 |
Cuba |
5–3 |
| 4. | Czechoslovakia |
4–4 |
| 5. | Soviet Union |
6–2 |
| 6. | Australia |
3–5 |
| 7. | Canada |
3–5 |
| 8. | Bulgaria |
3–5 |
| 9. | China |
5–3 |
| 10. | Brazil |
5–3 |
| 11. | South Korea |
5–3 |
| 12. | Japan |
2–6 |
| 13. | Italy |
5–3 |
| 14. | Senegal |
2–6 |
| 15. | Zaire |
1–7 |
| 16. | Malaysia |
0–8 |
| 1990 World Championship winner |
|---|
 United States Fifth title |
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