2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Qualification
FIBA World Cup 2023 Qualifiers.png
Tournament details
Dates20 February 2020 – 28 February 2023
Teams213 max. 
(from 213 federations)
Official website
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The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification process will determine the 29 or 30 out of 32 teams that will participate at the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1]

Schedule of windows[]

Similar to the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, the format will be six windows over a 15-month period across all FIBA regions. 80 national teams are expected to compete during the qualification process. The schedule for the six windows are as follows:[2]

Window Dates
1 20–30 November 2021
2 21 February – 1 March 2022
3 27 June – 5 July 2022
4 22–30 August 2022
5 7–15 November 2022
6 20–28 February 2023

Qualified teams[]

Co-host Indonesia has not yet qualified for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and has to place within the top eight teams in the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup in order to directly qualify for the tournament.[3]

Team Qualification Appearance Best performance FIBA World Ranking
As Date Last Total Streak
 Japan Host nation 9 December 2017 2019 5 2 11th place (1967) 41
 Philippines Host nation 9 December 2017 2019 7 3 3rd place (1954) 31

Format[]

The Qualifiers format for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will remain unchanged, with six windows over a 15-month period across the four regions of Africa, Americas, Asia (including Oceania) and Europe. The Qualifiers will take place from November 2021 to February 2023 with 80 national teams competing for a spot in the World Cup.

The road to the 2023 World Cup in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines began in February 2020 with the start of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers, which ended in August 2021, qualifying eight teams for the European Qualifiers.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Americas Pre-Qualifiers qualified four teams to the Americas Qualifiers.

The draw for the qualifiers were held on 31 August 2021 in Mies, Switzerland.[4][5]

FIBA zone Qualifying tournaments World Cup berths
Division A
top ranked
teams 		Division B
maximum
possible entrants 		Allocated
berths 		Berth as the
host nation 		Total
berths
FIBA Africa 16 2 5 0 5
FIBA Americas 16 2 7 0 7
FIBA Asia
FIBA Oceania		 16 17 6 or 5 2 or 3 8
FIBA Europe 32 13 12 0 12
Total 80 114 30 or 29 2 or 3 32

Confederation qualifications[]

FIBA Africa[]

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa)

Current stage (first round)[]

Group A[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  NGR  MLI  UGA  CPV
1  Nigeria 3 2 1 238 218 +20 5 Second round — 72–70 3 Jul 1 Jul
2  Mali 3 2 1 210 196 +14 5 2 Jul — 76–66 3 Jul
3  Uganda 3 1 2 212 245 −33 4 69–95 1 Jul — 77–74
4  Cape Verde 3 1 2 211 212 −1 4 79–71 58–64 2 Jul —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2021. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  SSD  TUN  CMR  RWA
1  South Sudan 3 3 0 214 188 +26 6 Second round — 2 Jul 74–68 68–56
2  Tunisia 3 2 1 184 174 +10 5 72–64 — 1 Jul 65–51
3  Cameroon 3 1 2 176 174 +2 4 3 Jul 51–55 — 2 Jul
4  Rwanda 3 0 3 152 190 −38 3 1 Jul 3 Jul 45–57 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  CIV  ANG  GUI  CAF
1  Ivory Coast 3 3 0 229 189 +40 6 Second round — 57–56 80–69 2 Jul
2  Angola 3 2 1 209 164 +45 5 1 Jul — 75–59 3 Jul
3  Guinea 3 1 2 204 226 −22 4 3 Jul 2 Jul — 76–71
4  Central African Republic 3 0 3 183 246 −63 3 64–92 48–78 1 Jul —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 November 2021. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  SEN  COD  EGY  KEN
1  Senegal 3 2 1 232 174 +58 5 Second round — 2 Jul 75–57 3 Jul
2  DR Congo 3 2 1 179 175 +4 5 62–57 — 3 Jul 1 Jul
3  Egypt 3 2 1 224 177 +47 5 1 Jul 62–51 — 105–51
4  Kenya 3 0 3 162 271 −109 3 55–100 56–66 2 Jul —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

FIBA Americas[]

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas)

Current stage (first round)[]

Group A[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  VEN  ARG  PAN  PAR
1  Venezuela (A) 4 4 0 316 215 +101 8 Second round — 30 Jun 77–56 3 Jul
2  Argentina (A) 4 3 1 298 239 +59 7 58–71 — 65–58 83–67
3  Panama 4 1 3 248 272 −24 5 53–71 3 Jul — 30 Jun
4  Paraguay 4 0 4 217 353 −136 4 48–97 43–82 59–81 —
Updated to match(es) played on 26 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group B[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  BRA  URU  CHI  COL
1  Brazil (A) 4 4 0 362 247 +115 8 Second round — 85–66 77–53 119–73
2  Uruguay (A) 4 3 1 309 296 +13 7 30 Jun — 3 Jul 83–75
3  Chile 4 1 3 265 312 −47 5 55–81 67–78 — 90–76
4  Colombia 4 0 4 293 374 −81 4 3 Jul 69–82 30 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group C[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  CAN  DOM  BAH  ISV
1  Canada (A) 4 4 0 407 275 +132 8 Second round — 85–79 115–73 94–46
2  Dominican Republic (A) 4 3 1 356 271 +85 7 1 Jul — 4 Jul 87–65
3  Bahamas 4 1 3 301 392 −91 5 77–113 65–90 — 86–74
4  Virgin Islands 4 0 4 241 367 −126 4 4 Jul 56–100 1 Jul —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group D[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  USA  MEX  PUR  CUB
1  United States (A) 4 3 1 365 330 +35 7 Second round — 89–67 93–76 95–90
2  Mexico (A) 4 3 1 336 335 +1 7 97–88 — 90–86 1 Jul
3  Puerto Rico (A) 4 2 2 296 305 −9 6 1 Jul 4 Jul — 69–60
4  Cuba (E) 4 0 4 284 311 −27 4 4 Jul 72–82 62–65 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania[]

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia)

Current stage (first round)[]

Group A[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  NZL  PHI  IND  KOR
1  New Zealand (A) 3 3 0 284 169 +115 6 Second round — 88–63 101–46 CXL
2  Philippines (A) 2 1 1 151 152 −1 3 3 Jul — 30 Jun CXL
3  India (A) 3 0 3 170 284 −114 3 60–95 64–88 — CXL
4  South Korea[a] (D) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified CXL CXL CXL —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (D) Disqualified
Notes:
  1. ^ South Korea forfeited the games against the Philippines and New Zealand due to positive COVID-19 cases among its delegation and was subsequently disqualified.[6][7][8]
Group B[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  AUS  JPN  CHN  TPE
1  Australia 3 3 0 268 196 +72 6 Second round — 80–64 Jun 98–61
2  Japan 4 1 3 276 336 −60 5 3 Jul — 73–106 Jun
3  China 2 2 0 185 136 +49 4 Jun 79–63 — 3 Jul
4  Chinese Taipei 3 0 3 203 264 −61 3 71–90 71–76 Jun —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  JOR  LBN  KSA  IDN
1  Jordan (A) 4 3 1 300 260 +40 7 Second round — 74–63 68–61 94–64
2  Lebanon (A) 4 3 1 350 244 +106 7 1 Jul — 4 Jul 96–38
3  Saudi Arabia 4 2 2 296 279 +17 6 72–64 68–81 — 95–66
4  Indonesia 4 0 4 232 395 −163 4 4 Jul 64–110 1 Jul —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group D[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  KAZ  IRI  SYR  BHR
1  Kazakhstan (A) 4 4 0 333 262 +71 8 Second round — 1 Jul 84–74 4 Jul
2  Iran (A) 4 3 1 331 271 +60 7 69–73 — 80–68 82–66
3  Syria 4 1 3 293 309 −16 5 71–81 4 Jul — 1 Jul
4  Bahrain 4 0 4 242 357 −115 4 48–95 64–100 64–80 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

FIBA Europe[]

Main article: 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe)

Current stage (first round)[]

Group A[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  SRB  LAT  BEL  SVK
1  Serbia (A) 4 3 1 316 299 +17 7 Second round — 101–100 3 Jul 75–63
2  Latvia (A) 4 3 1 316 303 +13 7 30 Jun — 68–63 82–74
3  Belgium 4 2 2 284 260 +24 6 73–69 65–66 — 30 Jun
4  Slovakia 4 0 4 257 311 −54 4 63–71 3 Jul 57–83 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group B[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  GRE  TUR  BLR  GBR
1  Greece 4 3 1 294 283 +11 7 Second round — 72–71 77–67 30 Jun
2  Turkey 4 1 3 292 299 −7 5 67–76 — 30 Jun 84–67
3  Belarus 2 1 1 151 147 +4 3 3 Jul 84–70 — TBD
4  Great Britain 2 1 1 145 153 −8 3 78–69 3 Jul TBD —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  FIN  SLO  SWE  CRO
1  Finland 4 3 1 308 298 +10 7 Second round — 86–76 30 Jun 77–71
2  Slovenia 4 2 2 325 332 −7 6 79–83 — 94–89 30 Jun
3  Sweden 4 2 2 329 325 +4 6 72–62 3 Jul — 98–105 (OT)
4  Croatia 4 1 3 314 321 −7 5 3 Jul 74–76 64–70 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  GER  ISR  EST  POL
1  Germany 4 3 1 293 285 +8 7 Second round — 84–80 66–69 3 Jul
2  Israel 4 2 2 295 285 +10 6 67–71 — 3 Jul 69–61
3  Estonia 4 2 2 281 286 −5 6 30 Jun 69–79 — 75–71
4  Poland 4 1 3 271 284 −13 5 69–72 30 Jun 70–68 —
Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group E[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  FRA  MNE  HUN  POR
1  France (A) 4 4 0 314 233 +81 8 Second round — 73–67 4 Jul 94–56
2  Montenegro 4 2 2 317 297 +20 6 1 Jul — 84–88 83–69
3  Hungary 4 2 2 290 320 −30 6 54–78 67–83 — 1 Jul
4  Portugal 4 0 4 256 327 −71 4 56–69 4 Jul 75–81 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group F[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  LTU  BIH  BUL  CZE
1  Lithuania (A) 4 4 0 318 268 +50 8 Second round — 77–56 89–69 4 Jul
2  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 2 2 315 320 −5 6 77–78 — 4 Jul 97–90
3  Bulgaria 4 1 3 303 327 −24 5 1 Jul 75–85 — 79–70
4  Czech Republic 4 1 3 309 330 −21 5 66–74 1 Jul 83–80 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group G[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  GEO  ESP  UKR  MKD
1  Georgia (A) 4 3 1 319 307 +12 7 Second round — 4 Jul 88–83 91–70
2  Spain 3 3 0 271 200 +71 6 89–61 — 88–74 1 Jul
3  Ukraine 3 1 2 235 237 −2 4 1 Jul TBD — 78–61
4  North Macedonia 4 0 4 261 342 −81 4 65–79 65–94 4 Jul —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group H[]
Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification  RUS  ITA  ISL  NED
1  Russia 3 3 0 261 212 +49 6 Second round — 92–78 89–65 80–69
2  Italy 4 2 2 353 359 −6 6 1 Jul — 95–87 75–73
3  Iceland 4 2 2 338 366 −28 6 4 Jul 107–105 — 1 Jul
4  Netherlands 3 0 3 219 234 −15 3 TBD 4 Jul 77–79 —
Updated to match(es) played on 27 February 2022. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

References[]

  1. ^ Muthiariny, Dewi Elvia (16 September 2019). "Indonesia, Philippines, Japan to Host 2023 FIBA World Cup". Tempo.co. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ "How to Qualify". FIBA. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  3. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 co-host Indonesia to battle it out for direct qualification". FIBA. 3 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers Draw coming Tuesday". FIBA. 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  5. ^ "Draw results set the stage for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifier games". FIBA. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ Saldajeno, Ivan (27 February 2022). "FIBA disqualifying South Korea from WCQ". Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ^ "FIBA statement on Korea participation to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers". FIBA. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Yet to issue statement, Fiba website reflects Korea 'disqualified'". SPIN.ph. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.

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