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FIBA has announced the full schedule of FIBA Basketball World Cup.

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The exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games is available.

Clickhereto view the schedule, complete with the exact timing of the games online.

The opening FIBA Basketball World Cup day will begin with the Angola-Italy game that will tip-off at 8 a.m. GMT. It will be followed by Latvia-Lebanon, Mexico-Montenegro, Finland-Australia, Egypt-Lithuania, and Germany-Japan games. Probably the most interesting matchup of Game 1 will take place in Indonesia, where Canada will face France.

Day 1 schedule (all times GMT)

Angola vs. Italy – 8 a.m. Finland vs. Australia – 8 a.m. Mexico vs. Montenegro – 8:45 a.m. Latvia vs. Lebanon – 9:15 a.m. Dominican Republic vs. Philippines – 12:00 p.m. Germany vs. Japan – 12:10 p.m. Egypt vs. Lithuania – 12:30 p.m. Canada vs. France – 13:30 p.m.

You can also check the full schedule here:

FIBA World Cup scheduleCredit FIBA

Groups

The draw sorted the qualified teams into eight groups, with four teams in each of them.

One of the most exciting matchups will take place in Group C, where the star-stacked Team USA will face Giannis Antetokounmpo's Greece.

Title-defending Spain was placed in Group G, with Iran, Cote D'Ivoire, and Brazil in it as well.

If Victor Wembanyama comes to World Cup, he and France will play against Canada, Latvia, and Lebanon.

Group A (Manila, Philippines)

No. Teams 1. Angola 2. Dominican Republic 3. Philippines 4. Italy

Group B(Manila, Philippines)

No. Teams 1. South Sudan 2. Serbia 3. China 4. Puerto Rico

Group C (Manila, Philippines)

No. Teams 1. USA 2. Jordan 3. Greece 4. New Zealand

Group D(Manila, Philippines)

No. Teams 1. Egypt 2. Mexico 3. Montenegro 4. Lithuania

Group E (Okinawa, Japan)

No. Teams 1. Germany 2. Finland 3. Australia 4. Japan

Group F (Okinawa, Japan)

No. Teams 1. Slovenia 2. Cape Verde 3. Georgia 4. Venezuela

Group G(Jakarta, Indonesia)

No. Teams 1. Iran 2. Spain 3. Cote D'Ivoire 4. Brazil

Group H (Jakarta, Indonesia)

No. Teams 1. Canada 2. Latvia 3. Lebanon 4. France

Format

Similar to the 2019 edition, the FIBA World Cup 2023 will be played in three phases -- the group stage, the second round, and the final phase.

In the group stage, the 32 qualified teams will be sorted into eight groups of four (A–H), where every team in a group will play each other once. The top two teams from each group will then advance to the second round.

The bottom two teams will then play two classification games to determine the 17th to 32nd rankings.

In the second round, there will be four groups (I–L) of four made up of the teams that advanced from the first round, again playing each other once. The top two teams from groups I to L will qualify for the final phase.

The teams that lost in the quarterfinals will then play classification games to determine the 5th to 8th rankings.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 takes place from August 25-September 10.

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