In the Madrid"s final World Cup 2014 the Americans beat the team of Serbia – 129: 92 (35:21, 32:20, 38:26, 24:25), according to Ukrinform.
The third place was taken by the French team that achieved dramatic victory over the Lithuanians – 95:93 (22:19, 21:23, 21:29, 31:22).
It is to be recalled that a team from Ukraine for the first time in its history played at the World Cup. The debutants achieved two victories (over the Dominican Republic and Turkey) in five games, taking the 5th place in the Group C. The "blue-yellows" needed one point to make the playoff in the world championship.