FIBA World Cup 2023: groups, teams, and schedule / News - Basketnews.com

FIBA World Cup 2023 groups have been confirmed, with the tournament taking place from August 25 to September 10, 2023, in three countries: Indonesia, Japan, and the Philippines.

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After FIBA World Cup Draw took place, it was confirmed which teams will face each other in the group stages.

The Basketball World Cup will take place in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia from August 25th to September 10th and will be hosted by the three nations for the first time.

Spain, who recently made history by overtaking the US in the FIBA ranking, will be defending the title.

After a 7th-place finish in the previous World Cup, Team USA will be looking for its sixth trophy to surpass Yugoslavia and have the most golden accolades in the account. Kevin Durant-led Team USA finished first in the last major basketball event -- 2021 Tokyo Olympics.

As well as deciding who will be the world champion, the upcoming World Cup will also allocate seven Paris Olympics 2024 berths.

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.

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Teams

The 32-team pool consists of 12 European participants, 7 Americas teams, 8 Asian squads (including Australia and New Zealand that played in Asian Qualifiers), and 5 African sides.

Europe (12 teams)

Greece Latvia Finland Germany Slovenia Lithuania France Spain Italy Georgia Montenegro Serbia

America (7 teams)

Canada USA Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Brazil Venezuela Mexico

American Qualifiers provided arguably the biggest upset in recent FIBA windows. Despite having a 17-point lead, star-studded Argentina lost against the Dominican Republic 75-79 and was eliminated from contention for the World Cup.

Argentina's national team claimed the silver medal in the FIBA World Cup 2019.

It will be their first absence from the event since 1982.

Asia (8 teams)

Australia China Japan Iran Lebanon New Zealand Philippines Jordan

Africa (5 teams)

Ivory Coast Angola South Sudan Egypt Cape Verde

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

Schedule

You can find the full schedule here.

Group Stage 1st round will take place from August 25 to August 30. 2nd round is scheduled from August 31 to September 3.

FIBA World Cup Final phase will take place from September 5 to September 10. All times are yet to be confirmed.

Quarterfinals: September 5 and September 6. Semifinals: September 8. Final: September 10. Subscribe to BN+ and get access to exclusive content.