2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

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The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification process will determine 31 of the 32 teams that will qualify for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] As hosts, Qatar will receive automatic qualification for the tournament.

Dates19 February 2024 – 2 March 2027
Teams212 max. (from 212 federations)
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2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Qualification
Tournament details
Dates19 February 2024 – 2 March 2027
Teams212 max. (from 212 federations)
Official website
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Schedule of windows

Similar to the 2019 and the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifications, the matches will be held in six windows over a 15-month period across all FIBA regions. 80 national teams will compete during the qualification process. The schedule for the six windows is as follows:[2]

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Window Dates
124 November – 2 December 2025
223 February – 3 March 2026
329 June – 7 July 2026
424 August – 1 September 2026
523 November – 1 December 2026
622 February – 2 March 2027
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Qualified teams

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Team Qualification method Date of qualification Appearance(s) Previous best performance[a] WR[b]
Total First Last Streak
 Qatar Host nation 28 April 2023 2nd 2006 1 21st place (2006) TBD
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Format

The qualifiers format for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup remained unchanged, with six windows over a 15-month period across the four regions of Africa, Americas, Asia (including Oceania) and Europe. The qualifiers will take place from November 2025 to March 2027 with 80 national teams competing for a spot in the World Cup.

The road to the 2027 World Cup will begin in February 2024 with the start of the European pre-qualifiers, which will end at August 2024.

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 13 May 2025 in Doha.[3][4]

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FIBA zoneQualifying tournamentsWorld Cup berths
Division A
top ranked
teams		 Division B
maximum
possible entrants		 Allocated
berths		 Berth as the
host nation		 Total
berths
FIBA Africa162505
FIBA Americas162707
FIBA Asia
FIBA Oceania		1617718
FIBA Europe321312012
Total8011431132
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Confederation qualifications

FIBA Africa

Main article: 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa)

The 16 teams that qualified for the AfroBasket 2025 will participate in the African qualifiers.

First round

Group A

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 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification South Sudan Cameroon Cape Verde Libya
1  South Sudan 3 2 1 244 194 +50 5 Second round — 5 Jul 3 Jul 79–55
2  Cameroon 3 2 1 214 209 +5 5 60–56 — 77–82 3 Jul
3  Cape Verde 3 2 1 246 260 −14 5 79–109 2 Jul — 5 Jul
4  Libya 3 0 3 200 241 −41 3 2 Jul 71–77 74–85 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 30 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Ivory Coast Senegal Democratic Republic of the Congo Madagascar
1  Ivory Coast 3 3 0 285 213 +72 6 Second round — 2 Jul 96–59 5 Jul
2  Senegal 3 2 1 254 212 +42 5 80–90 — 75–56 3 Jul
3  DR Congo 3 1 2 202 250 −48 4 3 Jul 5 Jul — 87–79
4  Madagascar 3 0 3 219 285 −66 3 74–99 66–99 2 Jul —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Guinea Tunisia Nigeria Rwanda
1  Guinea 3 3 0 217 182 +35 6 Second round — 66–57 69–55 2 Jul
2  Tunisia 3 2 1 224 210 +14 5 5 Jul — 2 Jul 79–66
3  Nigeria 3 1 2 208 226 −18 4 3 Jul 78–88 (OT) — 75–69 (OT)
4  Rwanda 3 0 3 205 236 −31 3 70–82 3 Jul 5 Jul —
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Updated to game(s) played on 30 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Mali Angola Egypt Uganda
1  Mali 3 3 0 250 229 +21 6 Second round — 80–79 86–77 3 Jul
2  Angola 3 2 1 252 220 +32 5 5 Jul — 3 Jul 90–68
3  Egypt 3 1 2 240 221 +19 4 2 Jul 72–83 — 5 Jul
4  Uganda 3 0 3 193 265 −72 3 73–84 2 Jul 52–91 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

FIBA Americas

Main article: 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas)

The 16 teams participating in the Americas qualifiers consist of 12 teams from the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup and 4 teams from the Americas pre-qualifiers.

First round

Group A

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 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Dominican Republic United States Mexico Nicaragua
1  Dominican Republic (A) 4 3 1 353 314 +39 7 Second round — 3 Jul 88–89 6 Jul
2  United States (A) 4 3 1 427 335 +92 7 79–87 — 123–88 123–93
3  Mexico 4 2 2 361 375 −14 6 85–92 6 Jul — 3 Jul
4  Nicaragua 4 0 4 293 410 −117 4 61–86 67–102 72–99 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Canada Jamaica Puerto Rico The Bahamas
1  Canada (A) 4 4 0 398 329 +69 8 Second round — 6 Jul 3 Jul 94–88
2  Jamaica 4 2 2 366 378 −12 6 81–97 — 92–90 96–99
3  Puerto Rico 4 1 3 338 351 −13 5 85–96 (OT) 92–97 — 71–66
4  Bahamas 4 1 3 328 372 −44 5 75–111 3 Jul 6 Jul —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Brazil Colombia Venezuela Chile
1  Brazil (A) 4 4 0 355 284 +71 8 Second round — 101–72 94–84 82–78
2  Colombia 3 2 1 238 257 −19 5 5 Jul — 80–78 2 Jul
3  Venezuela 3 1 2 234 242 −8 4 2 Jul 30 Jun — 5 Jul
4  Chile 4 0 4 274 318 −44 4 66–82 78–86 68–72 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Uruguay Argentina Panama Cuba
1  Uruguay (A) 4 4 0 326 248 +78 8 Second round — 2 Jul 84–82 2 Jul
2  Argentina (A) 4 3 1 330 253 +77 7 44–61 — 101–75 105–49
3  Panama 4 1 3 301 359 −58 5 60–93 2 Jul — 2 Jul
4  Cuba 4 0 4 260 357 −97 4 62–88 68–80 81–84 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round

FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania

Main article: 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia)

The 16 teams that qualified for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup will participate in the Asian qualifiers. Qatar will participate despite already qualified automatically as the host nation.

First round

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Australia New Zealand Philippines Guam
1  Australia (A) 4 4 0 349 302 +47 8 Second round — 84–79 6 Jul 3 Jul
2  New Zealand 4 2 2 324 296 +28 6 77–79 — 3 Jul 6 Jul
3  Philippines (A) 4 2 2 314 279 +35 6 66–93 66–69 — 95–71
4  Guam 4 0 4 264 374 −110 4 80–93 67–99 46–87 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Japan South Korea China Chinese Taipei
1  Japan 4 3 1 328 296 +32 7 Second round — 78–72 80–87 90–64
2  South Korea 4 2 2 307 307 0 6 6 Jul — 90–76 3 Jul
3  China 4 2 2 339 343 −4 6 3 Jul 76–80 — 6 Jul
4  Chinese Taipei 4 1 3 307 335 −28 5 73–80 77–65 93–100 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Jordan Iran Syria Iraq
1  Jordan 3 3 0 247 167 +80 6 Second round — 5 Jul 74–59 2 Jul
2  Iran 3 2 1 240 212 +28 5 60–73 — Post. 94–68
3  Syria 3 1 2 185 244 −59 4 48–100 5 Jul — 2 Jul
4  Iraq 3 0 3 209 258 −49 3 Post. 71–86 70–78 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 27 February 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Lebanon Qatar Saudi Arabia India
1  Lebanon 3 2 1 252 224 +28 5 Second round — 83–86 94–64 Post.
2  Qatar 3 2 1 259 231 +28 5 Second round as host of the final tournament 74–75 — Post. 99–73
3  Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 220 202 +18 5 Second round 2 Jul 5 Jul — 75–51
4  India 3 0 3 181 255 −74 3 5 Jul 2 Jul 57–81 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 27 February 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

FIBA Europe

Main article: 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe)

The 32 teams participated in the European qualifiers consist of 24 teams from the EuroBasket 2025 and eight teams from the European pre-qualifiers. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, both Russia and Belarus have been disqualified.

Pre-qualifiers

First round
Group A

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 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Switzerland Republic of Ireland Kosovo Azerbaijan
1   Switzerland 6 6 0 484 341 +143 12 Second round — 85–54 75–43 72–53
2  Ireland 6 3 3 454 470 −16 9 63–86 — 91–85 91–67
3  Kosovo 6 2 4 442 489 −47 8 73–81 83–76 — 81–79
4  Azerbaijan 6 1 5 405 485 −80 7 55–85 64–79 87–77 —
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Romania Norway Luxembourg
1  Romania 4 3 1 316 287 +29 7 Second round — 85–71 72–76 (OT)
2  Norway 4 2 2 273 277 −4 6 62–75 — 68–59
3  Luxembourg 4 1 3 271 296 −25 5 78–84 58–72 —
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Austria Armenia Albania
1  Austria 4 3 1 401 312 +89 7 Second round — 106–91 67–78
2  Armenia 4 2 2 346 384 −38 6 80–129 — 84–79
3  Albania 4 1 3 290 341 −51 5 63–99 67–91 —
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Second round
Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Ukraine Switzerland Slovakia
1  Ukraine 4 3 1 315 287 +28 7 Qualifiers — 73–64 80–71
2   Switzerland 4 2 2 275 282 −7 6 66–64 — 85–72
3  Slovakia 4 1 3 302 323 −21 5 86–98 73–60 —
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Romania Hungary North Macedonia
1  Romania 4 3 1 235 202 +33 7 Qualifiers — 76–64 79–66
2  Hungary 4 2 2 235 216 +19 6 86–66 — 96–58
3  North Macedonia 4 1 3 278 330 −52 5 72–80 82–75 —
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

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 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Netherlands Austria Bulgaria
1  Netherlands 4 3 1 313 287 +26 7 Qualifiers — 65–64 97–70
2  Austria 4 2 2 313 298 +15 6 83–70 — 88–76
3  Bulgaria 4 1 3 303 344 −41 5 70–81 87–78 —
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Croatia Denmark Norway
1  Croatia 4 4 0 379 271 +108 8 Qualifiers — 100–71 102–53
2  Denmark 4 2 2 318 317 +1 6 76–79 — 89–71
3  Norway 4 0 4 262 371 −109 4 68–101 70–79 —
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Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Qualifiers

First round
Group A

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 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Spain Ukraine Georgia (country) Denmark
1  Spain (A) 4 4 0 328 255 +73 8 Second round — 78–64 90–61 2 Jul
2  Ukraine 4 2 2 310 314 −4 6 66–86 — 2 Jul 88–71
3  Georgia (A) 4 2 2 318 313 +5 6 5 Jul 79–92 — 89–60
4  Denmark 4 0 4 266 340 −74 4 64–74 5 Jul 71–89 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Greece Portugal Montenegro Romania
1  Greece 4 3 1 311 264 +47 7 Second round — 5 Jul 65–67 91–64
2  Portugal 4 2 2 346 321 +25 6 68–76 — 2 Jul 99–82
3  Montenegro 4 2 2 274 302 −28 6 65–79 62–83 — 5 Jul
4  Romania 4 1 3 322 366 −44 5 2 Jul 101–96 75–80 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Turkey Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Switzerland
1  Turkey (A) 4 4 0 354 295 +59 8 Second round — 94–86 93–71 5 Jul
2  Serbia 4 2 2 328 334 −6 6 78–82 — 5 Jul 90–86
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (A) 4 2 2 318 287 +31 6 2 Jul 72–74 — 84–60
4   Switzerland 4 0 4 266 350 −84 4 60–85 2 Jul 60–91 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group D

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Italy Lithuania Iceland United Kingdom
1  Italy 4 3 1 335 294 +41 7 Second round — 5 Jul 76–81 84–75
2  Lithuania 4 2 2 354 338 +16 6 81–82 — 99–82 2 Jul
3  Iceland 4 2 2 333 350 −17 6 2 Jul 86–85 — 84–90
4  Great Britain 4 1 3 310 350 −40 5 57–93 88–89 5 Jul —
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Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group E

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Croatia Germany Israel Cyprus
1  Croatia (A) 4 3 1 367 310 +57 7 Second round — 93–88 6 Jul 100–60
2  Germany (A) 4 3 1 351 315 +36 7 91–89 (OT) — 89–69 6 Jul
3  Israel (A) 4 2 2 317 282 +35 6 71–85 3 Jul — 94–54
4  Cyprus 4 0 4 232 360 −128 4 3 Jul 64–83 54–83 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group F

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Pos Team
 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Poland Netherlands Latvia Austria
1  Poland (A) 4 4 0 351 315 +36 8 Second round — 6 Jul 92–72 90–78
2  Netherlands 4 2 2 337 322 +15 6 83–85 — 3 Jul 87–88
3  Latvia 4 1 3 318 330 −12 5 82–84 78–86 — 6 Jul
4  Austria 4 1 3 305 344 −39 5 3 Jul 71–81 68–86 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group G

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 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Finland France Hungary Belgium
1  Finland (A) 4 3 1 314 306 +8 7 Second round — 83–76 3 Jul 78–75
2  France (A) 4 3 1 327 296 +31 7 6 Jul — 98–79 79–63
3  Hungary 4 2 2 326 339 −13 6 89–82 71–74 — 6 Jul
4  Belgium 4 0 4 289 315 −26 4 66–71 3 Jul 85–87 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
Group H

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 Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Slovenia Czech Republic Estonia Sweden
1  Slovenia 4 3 1 372 320 +52 7 Second round — 99–59 93–94 (OT) 6 Jul
2  Czechia 4 2 2 337 357 −20 6 84–86 — 6 Jul 97–80
3  Estonia 4 2 2 343 346 −3 6 3 Jul 92–97 — 69–79
4  Sweden 4 1 3 319 348 −29 5 83–94 3 Jul 77–88 —
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Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Notes

  1. [a]
    Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. [b]
    World ranking at start of tournament.

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