Finalize the list of 32 teams participating in the final round of FIBA World Cup 2023
After the final qualifying round ended on February 27, the FIBA World Cup 2023 - the World Cup of basketball - closed 32 teams representing 4 continents to the final round.
The list of 32 teams participating in the final round of the FIBA World Cup 2023 is as follows:
- Africa: Angola, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, Egypt, South Sudan
- Americas: Brazil, Canada, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico, USA, Venezuela
- Asia: Australia, China, Iran, Japan, Lebanon, New Zealand, Philippines
- Europe: France, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain
Taking place from August 25 to September 10 this year, the 2023 FIBA World Cup final round will be co-hosted by three countries, Japan, the Philippines and Indonesia.
This year's tournament will have the presence of 9 countries that did not participate in the last finals (in 2019), including four countries participating in the FIBA World Cup for the first time, Cape Verde, Georgia, Latvia and South Sudan.
There are also five teams returning to the world's largest basketball arena after an absence: Egypt, Lebanon, Mexico, Slovenia and Finland.
The top candidates for the championship are still familiar names such as Spain, USA, France, Serbia or Slovenia. These teams have many stars playing in the top leagues in Europe or the NBA (USA).
One of the big surprises of the finals this time is the absence of Argentina. The defending runner-up team of the World Cup played underwhelming and somewhat subjective in the final qualifying round. Despite having the same winning and losing record as Venezuela and Brazil (won 8 - lost 4), Argentina was eliminated due to poor performance in the sub-index.
For the 32 teams that have reached the finals of the FIBA World Cup 2023, they will wait for the results of the draw (taking place on April 29) to determine the group and opponents in the group stage.
Only 28 teams that have just stopped in the final qualifying round of the FIBA World Cup will be given a special chance to participate in the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments.
This is a tournament with the participation of a total of 40 teams to find the owner of 5 early tickets to the Summer Olympics - Olympic Paris in 2024.
