FIBA World Cup 2023 participants: Serbia completes 32-team list / News - Basketnews.com

All qualified teams: Greece, Latvia, Finland, Germany, Slovenia, Lithuania, France, Spain, Italy, Georgia, Montenegro, Serbia, Canada, USA, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, Australia, China, Japan, Iran, Lebanon, New Zealand, Philippines, Jordan, Ivory Coast, Angola, South Sudan, Egypt, and Cape Verde.

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With Serbia beating Great Britain in a decisive European Qualifiers game and punching the last ticket to the FIBA World Cup 2023, all 32 participating countries are known.

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.

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.

The tournament draw will take place on April 29th in Manila, Philippines.

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.

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

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