 On 12 June 1949 he netted on his debut, a 4–1 win against the Republic of Ireland.A week later, in another friendly, he scored a hat-trick within fifteen minutes against France at the "Stade de Colombes", being subsequently dubbed by the French press "The Monster of Colombes".Basora represented the nation at the 1950 FIFA World Cup in France, forming a formidable offensive partnership with Telmo Zarra.