FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers: who's in trouble and who can qualify? / News - Basketnews.com

With the 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers ahead, BasketNews offers to have a look at possible scenarios of which teams can qualify or lose all their hopes of qualifying for the next year's World Cup.

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Today begins the fifth 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers window, in which few teams will have an opportunity to secure a place in the main tournament that will take place in Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines.

The 2023 FIBA World Cup European Qualifiers Second Round consists of four groups. From each group, the top three teams will qualify for the main tournament.

So far, only Finland has secured a spot in the main tournament, while the Netherlands is the lone team with no chance of going through.

Group I

Pos Team GM W L 1 Latvia 6 5 1 2 Greece 6 4 2 3 Belgium 6 3 3 4 Serbia 6 3 3 5 Turkey 6 2 4 6 Great Britain 6 1 5

Latvia is leading the group, but all 6 teams have a chance of qualifying. Latvia will clinch a place in the World Cup if they beat Greece tonight, and Serbia or Belgium will suffer a defeat.

Turkey will host Belgium tonight, while Serbia will be visiting Great Britain. On Monday, Latvia will play Great Britain, Serbia will face Turkey, and Belgium will meet Greece.

If Greece wins both games, they will also clinch a place in the main tournament. In such case, either Serbia or Turkey will miss the World Cup.

Neither Serbia nor Turkey can secure a ticket to the main tournament in this window.

Group J

Pos Team GM W L 1 Germany 8 7 1 2 Finland 8 7 1 3 Slovenia 8 5 3 4 Sweden 8 3 5 5 Israel 8 3 5 6 Estonia 8 2 6

Germany and Finland lead the group, as Finns already have a ticket to the tournament.

Germany would secure a place in the tournament if they beat Finland tonight or Sweden lost against Estonia.

Slovenia stands in third place, and if they win against Israel and Germany in this window, they will also punch a ticket to the next year's World Cup.

However, at the moment, even Estonia has a chance of qualifying.

Group K

Pos Team GM W L 1 Lithuania 8 7 1 2 France 8 6 2 3 Montenegro 8 5 3 4 Hungary 8 4 4 5 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8 4 4 6 Czech Republic 8 3 5

Lithuania is leading the group, and a victory against France and Hungary's loss against Bosnia and Herzegovina would secure them a place in the World Cup.

France and Montenegro can also punch the ticket to the World Cup in this window, but in order to do so, they need to win both games and wait for some favorable results.

Group L

Pos Team GM W L 1 Italy 6 5 1 2 Spain 6 5 1 3 Iceland 6 4 2 4 Georgia 6 3 3 5 Ukraine 6 1 5 6 Netherlands 6 0 6

Spain and Italy share the first two places, with Iceland trying to catch up. All three teams can secure a place in the next year's World Cup if they win both wins and receive some favorable results from other games.

Italy schedule

Spain on November 11 Georgia on November 14

Spain schedule

Italy on November 11 Netherlands on November 14

Iceland

Georgia on November 11 Ukraine on November 14

Georgia and Ukraine will need wins in this and the last upcoming window to keep their hopes alive.

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