Basketball World Cup 2023: How to watch, who's playing, who's favored and more

The U.S.-Canada rivalry in men's basketball has been one-sided. The teams have played 22 times in senior men's official competition; the U.S. has a 21-1 record in those games.

It hasn't always been as easy as it looks.

The teams will meet in the bronze-medal game at the World Cup in Manila on Sunday afternoon (4:30 a.m. EDT), and history suggests the matchup could be a close one. The U.S. has won nine games by 12 points or less — and is 7-0 against the Canadians in games decided by six points or less.

Canada's lone win in the series came in 2005. The U.S. has gone 12-0 against Canada in either Olympic or World Cup competition.

Sunday — U.S. vs. Canada, bronze-medal game, 4:30 a.m. EDT; Germany vs. Serbia, gold-medal game, 8:40 a.m. EDT.

—In the U.S.: The bronze-medal game against Canada will not be aired on U.S. television. It will be available on streaming services in the U.S., as will the gold-medal game between Serbia and Germany.

Germany, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, is a 1.5-point favorite over Serbia in the gold-medal game. The U.S. is a 6.5-point favorite over Canada in the bronze-medal matchup.

What you need to know about the Basketball World Cup, and the U.S. road to getting here:

— Serbia tops Canada, Germany tops the U.S. in semifinals

— The World Cup semifinals are here

— U.S. rolls past Italy to make World Cup semifinals

—A preview of the World Cup quarterfinals

— U.S. falls to Lithuania to close second-round play

— Anthony Edwards talks the talk, and more than backs it up for the U.S.

— U.S. rallies past Montenegro to open play in Round 2

—Early U.S. wins: U.S. runs past Jordan to finish perfect in opening group play, U.S. beats Greece in second game, U.S. tops New Zealand in opening game

— The Americans are using lots of depth to their advantage

— For Erik Spoelstra, this trip to Manila is very much like a homecoming