Final Round (1st-7th), 1959 FIBA World Cup
January 30, 1959 · Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile
Final Round (1st-7th), 1959 FIBA World Cup: Formosa 2–0 Soviet Union, at Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile on January 30, 1959.
Not played: the Soviet Union refused, on Cold War-era political (non-recognition) grounds, to take the court against Formosa (Taiwan). FIBA awarded Formosa a 2-0 forfeit win and used the refusal, together with Bulgaria's identical forfeit two days later, to justify demoting the Soviet Union to the bottom of the final-round standings despite its 5-1 on-court record in the group.
Top performers
No individual player stats were located for Formosa in this game.
No individual player stats were located for Soviet Union in this game.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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