2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Qualification
Tournament details
Dates19 February 2024 – 2 March 2027
Teams212 max.
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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.

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]

Window Dates
1 24 November – 2 December 2025
2 23 February – 3 March 2026
3 29 June – 7 July 2026
4 24 August – 1 September 2026
5 23 November – 1 December 2026
6 22 February – 2 March 2027

Qualified teams

Team Qualification Appearance Best performance FIBA World Ranking[3]
As Date First Last Total Streak
 Qatar Host 28 April 2023 2006 2006 2 1 21st place (2006) TBD

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.[4][5]

FIBA zone Qualifying tournaments World Cup berths
Division A
top ranked
teams 		Division B
maximum
possible entrants 		Allocated
berths 		Berth as the
host nation 		Total
berths
FIBA Africa 16 2 5 0 5
FIBA Americas 16 2 7 0 7
FIBA Asia
FIBA Oceania		 16 17 7 1 8
FIBA Europe 32 13 12 0 12
Total 80 114 31 1 32

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Cameroon South Sudan Libya Cape Verde
1  Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 30 Nov 3 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 — 27 Nov 3 Jul '26
3  Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 2 Jul '26 — 30 Nov
4  Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 28 Nov 5 Jul '26 —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Senegal Democratic Republic of the Congo Madagascar Ivory Coast
1  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 1 Mar 3 Jul '26 26 Feb
2  DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 — 26 Feb 3 Jul '26
3  Madagascar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Feb 2 Jul '26 — 1 Mar
4  Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 27 Feb 5 Jul '26 —
First game(s) will be played: 26 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Nigeria Rwanda Guinea Tunisia
1  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 30 Nov 3 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 — 27 Nov 3 Jul '26
3  Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 2 Jul '26 — 30 Nov
4  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 28 Nov 5 Jul '26 —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Mali Angola Uganda Egypt
1  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 1 Mar 3 Jul '26 26 Feb
2  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 — 26 Feb 3 Jul '26
3  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Feb 2 Jul '26 — 1 Mar
4  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 27 Feb 5 Jul '26 —
First game(s) will be played: 26 November 2025. 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 including 12 from the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup and the 4 teams from the Americas pre-qualifiers will participate in the Americas qualifiers.

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification United States Dominican Republic Mexico Nicaragua
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 26 Feb 1 Mar 1 Dec
2  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 — 1 Dec 6 Jul '26
3  Mexico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jul '26 28 Nov — 3 Jul '26
4  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 1 Mar 26 Feb —
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Puerto Rico Canada The Bahamas Jamaica
1  Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 26 Feb 1 Mar 1 Dec
2  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 — 1 Dec 6 Jul '26
3  Bahamas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jul '26 28 Nov — 3 Jul '26
4  Jamaica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 1 Mar 26 Feb —
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Brazil Venezuela Colombia Chile
1  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 27 Feb 2 Mar 30 Nov
2  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 — 30 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 27 Nov — 2 Jul '26
4  Chile 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Nov 2 Mar 27 Feb —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Argentina Uruguay Panama Cuba
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 27 Feb 2 Mar 30 Nov
2  Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 — 30 Nov 2 Jul '26
3  Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 27 Nov — 2 Jul '26
4  Cuba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Nov 2 Mar 27 Feb —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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 host.

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Australia New Zealand Philippines Guam
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 28 Nov 6 Jul '26 3 Jul '26
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec — 03 Jul '26 6 Jul '26
3  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar '26 26 Feb '26 — 1 Dec
4  Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Feb '26 1 Mar 28 Nov —
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Japan China South Korea Chinese Taipei
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 26 Feb 1 Mar 28 Nov
2  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 — 28 Nov 6 Jul '26
3  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jul '26 1 Dec — 3 Jul '26
4  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 1 Mar 26 Feb —
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Iran Jordan Syria Iraq
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 27 Feb 2 Mar 27 Nov
2  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 — 27 Nov 2 Jul '26
3  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 30 Nov — 2 Jul '26
4  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Mar 27 Feb —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Lebanon Saudi Arabia India Qatar
1  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 27 Feb 2 Mar 27 Nov
2  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 — 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 30 Nov — 2 Jul '26
4  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round as host of the final tournament 30 Nov 2 Mar 27 Feb —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. 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 including 24 from the EuroBasket 2025 and the 8 teams from the European pre-qualifiers will participate in the European qualifiers. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's participation remains to be seen as the country is currently banned from competing.

Pre-qualifiers

First round
Group A

Pos Team 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 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B

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 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

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 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Second round
Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Switzerland Ukraine Slovakia
1   Switzerland 4 2 2 275 282 −7 6 Qualifiers — 66–64 85–72
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 217 201 +16 5 73–64 — 80–71
3  Slovakia 3 1 2 216 225 −9 4 73–60 20 Aug —
Updated to game(s) played on 16 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Romania Hungary North Macedonia
1  Romania (A) 4 3 1 235 202 +33 7 Qualifiers — 76–64 79–66
2  Hungary (A) 3 2 1 160 134 +26 5 86–66 — 96–58
3  North Macedonia (E) 3 0 3 196 255 −59 3 72–80 20 Aug —
Updated to game(s) played on 16 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated
Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Austria Netherlands Bulgaria
1  Austria 4 2 2 313 298 +15 6 Qualifiers — 83–70 88–76
2  Netherlands 3 2 1 216 217 −1 5 65–64 — 20 Aug
3  Bulgaria 3 1 2 233 247 −14 4 87–78 70–81 —
Updated to game(s) played on 16 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Croatia Denmark Norway
1  Croatia (A) 3 3 0 303 192 +111 6 Qualifiers — 100–71 102–53
2  Denmark (A) 3 2 1 239 241 −2 5 20 Aug — 89–71
3  Norway (E) 4 0 4 262 371 −109 4 68–101 70–79 —
Updated to game(s) played on 16 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round; (E) Eliminated

Qualifiers

First round
Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Georgia (country) 3 Spain
1 Second place SR D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 27 Feb 5 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mar — 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3 Winner SR A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Jul '26 — 27 Feb
4  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Mar —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Greece Montenegro Portugal 4
1  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 27 Feb 5 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mar — 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Jul '26 — 27 Feb
4 Winner SR B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Mar —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Serbia Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
1  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 27 Feb 5 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mar — 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Jul '26 — 27 Feb
4 Second place SR A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Mar —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification United Kingdom Italy Iceland Lithuania
1  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 30 Nov 5 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mar — 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Jul '26 — 30 Nov
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Mar —
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Germany Israel Cyprus
1 Winner SR D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 26 Feb 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar — 28 Nov 6 Jul '26
3  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 3 Jul '26 — 26 Feb
4  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 1 Mar —
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Latvia Poland 3 4
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 26 Feb 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar — 28 Nov 6 Jul '26
3 Second place SR C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 3 Jul '26 — 26 Feb
4 Winner SR C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 1 Mar —
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 France Belgium Finland
1 Second place SR B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 26 Feb 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
2  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar — 28 Nov 6 Jul '26
3  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 3 Jul '26 — 26 Feb
4  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 1 Mar —
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Slovenia Czech Republic Sweden Estonia
1  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 26 Feb 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar — 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 3 Jul '26 — 26 Feb
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 1 Mar —
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

References

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