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SCORIGAMI: Spain 79, Japan 59 is the first 79-59 game in FIBA World Cup history

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Final · September 7, 2026

For the first time ever, FIBA World Cup produced a 79-59 final. Spain beat Japan on September 7, 2026, filling a cell that had stayed empty across 2,041 games.

Where 79-59 sits among nearby FIBA World Cup scores. Deeper blue means a score has happened more often; the outlined cell is the new one.

The league's previous scorigami was 127-118, Canada over United States on September 10, 2023, 2 years and 12 months earlier. This is FIBA World Cup's 1st new final score of the 2026 season.

Its closest neighbors show how tight the score space had become: 80-59 had happened 1 time and 79-60 had happened 3 times. It sits in the busy heart of the grid, proof that even an ordinary-looking score can go a league's whole history without happening.

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SCORIGAMI: Spain 79, Japan 59 is the first 79-59 game in FIBA World Cup history

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