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FIBA has announced FIBA World Cup seeding and procedure, placing USA, Spain, Australia, and the Philippines in Pot 1. France, Serbia, Slovenia, and Lithuania are in Pot 2, while Greece, Italy, Germany, and Brazil were placed in Pot 3.

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The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw, presented by Wanda, will take place on 29 April in Manila, Philippines, and will be carried out according to specific draw principles.

Scheduled at 19:30 local time (GMT +8) at the Araneta Coliseum, the draw for the flagship event will see the 32 participating nationsfindingout how exciting their path is going to be.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw Principles will be based on theFIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike, and on geographical principles. The Philippines and Japan, as host nations, will play at home in one of the groups hosted in their country.

The three hosts of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023have selected a preferred team based on commercial reasons. USA will play in the Philippines, Slovenia will travel to Japan, and Canada will land in Indonesia.

FIBA World Cup Pots

The 32 teams have been placed into 8 pots, each containing four nations. Philippines, as host of the Group and Final Phase, is placed in pot 1. All other teams are placed in their respective pot based on their position in theFIBA World Ranking Men, presented by Nike.

Seed 1: Philippines, Spain, USA, Australia Seed 2: France, Serbia, Slovenia, Lithuania Seed 3: Greece, Italy, Germany, Brazil Seed 4: Canada, Venezuela, Montenegro, Puerto Rico Seed 5: Iran, Dominican Republic, Finland, New Zealand Seed 6: China, Latvia, Mexico, Georgia Seed 7: Jordan, Japan, Angola, Cote d'Ivoire Seed 8: Lebanon, Egypt, South Sudan, Cape Verde

FIBA World Cup Draw procedure

The following video explains the complete FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw Principles:

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw, presented by Wanda, will be available live and in full on the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Website,on theFIBA YouTube channel,and official streaming serviceCourtside 1891, it will be broadcasted live by many of FIBA’s official broadcast partners across the world on both television and digital services.

For more information about the activities, the VIPs, and details regarding the event, please check this Press Release.

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