2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A
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Group A was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 31 August to 4 September 2019, and consisted of China, Ivory Coast, Poland, and Venezuela. Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at Wukesong Arena, Beijing.[1] After all of the games were played, the top two teams with the best records qualified for the Second round and the bottom two teams played in the Classification Round.[2]
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Ivory Coast | African Best third placed team | 24 February 2019 | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 13th place (1982, 1986) | 64 |
 Poland | European Second Round Group J Top 3 | 22 February 2019 | 1967 | 2 | 1 | 5th place (1967) | 25 |
 Venezuela | Americas Second Round Group F Top 3 | 2 December 2018 | 2006 | 4 | 1 | 11th place (1990) | 20 |
 China | Host nation | 7 August 2015 | 2010 | 9 | 1 | 8th place (1994) | 30 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland |
3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 208 | +31 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Venezuela |
3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 210 | +18 | 5 | |
| 3 | China (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 206 | −1 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 237 | −48 | 3 |