In the summer of 1990, the World Cup was held in Argentina, where Yugoslavia won the Gold medal by defeating the Soviet Union by a clear 92-75 in the final. At that time the Yugoslavs were by far the best team in the world

In the semifinals the Yugoslavs beat the United States 99-91, and the Soviet Union overcame Puerto Rico 98-82. In the fight for Bronzes the metal went to the United States after defeating Puerto Rico by a tight 107-105.

Yugoslavia 92
·Petrovic – 20p, 4a.
·Perasovic – 0p, 1r.
·Paspalj – 16p, 5r.
·Kukoc – 14p, 7a.
·Divac – 6p, 8r.
Zdovc – 13p, 2a.
Obradovic – 5p, 1a.
Cutura – 7p, 2r.
Savic – 11p, 4r.
Curcic – 0p, 3r.
Komacek – 0p, 2br.
Jovanovic – 0p.

Union Sovietica 75
·Vetra – 9p, 3a.
·Bazarevich – 7p, 2a.
·Volkov – 15p, 8r.
·Tikhonenko – 11p, 6r.
·Belostenny – 7p, 8r.
Sokk – 3p, 2a.
Bereznov – 7p, 3r.
Sukharev – 2p, 3r.
Meleshcenko – 11p, 5r.
Lopatov – 3p, 4r.
Korolev – 0p.
Pinchuk – 0p.