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The FIBA Basketball World Cup is the quadrennial International Basketball World championship for men’s national teams organized by FIBA, the sport’s global governing body. The tournament is considered the flagship event of FIBA.

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When is the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup?

The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup is from August 25 to September 10, 2023. The Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia are co-hosting it. So, be ready to stream FIBA Basketball World Cup live in UK with ExpressVPN.


What are the Venues for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup?

The Philippines will host 16 teams, while Japan and Indonesia will host eight. The Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, will host the final.

Venue City Country Capacity
Mall of Asia Arena Pasay Philippines 20,000
Araneta Coliseum Quezon City Philippines 16,000
Philippine Arena Bocaue Philippines 55,000
Okinawa Arena Okinawa Japan 10,000
Indonesia Arena Jakarta Indonesia 16,000

What Time Does the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup in UK?

The schedule table below shows the timing of each match in UCT time. The UK time is one hour ahead of the UCT time. So if a match is happening around 8:00 a.m, UCT will be 9:00 am in UK time, and likewise for all the other match timings.


What are the Participating Teams in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

Following are the participating teams in the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup:

  1. Angola
  2. Australia
  3. Brazil
  4. Cape Verde
  5. Canada
  6. China
  7. Cote d’Ivoire
  8. Dominican Republic
  9. Egypt
  10. Finland
  11. France
  12. Germany
  13. Greece
  14. Georgia
  15. Iran
  16. Italy
  17. Japan
  18. Jordan
  19. Latvia
  20. Lithuania
  21. lebanon
  22. Mexico
  23. Montenegro
  24. New Zealand
  25. Philippines
  26. Puerto Rico
  27. Serbia
  28. Slovenia
  29. South Sudan
  30. Spain
  31. United States
  32. Venezuela

The 32 teams were divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams in each group will advance to the knockout stage. The final will be played at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines.


What are the different stages of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will have three different stages:

  1. Group Stage: The 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each. Each team will play against the other teams in their group once. The top 2 teams in each group will advance to the knockout stage.
  2. Knockout Stage: The knockout stage will consist of the quarterfinals, semifinals, finals, and classification games for 17th to 32nd places. The quarterfinals will be played in a single-elimination format, with the winners advancing to the semifinals. The semifinals will also be played in a single-elimination format, with the winners advancing to the final. The final will be played in a best-of-five format.
  3. Classification Games: The teams that finish third and fourth in each group will play in classification games for 17th to 32nd places. The teams that finish fifth and sixth in each group will play in classification games for 33rd to 38th places. The teams that finish seventh and eighth in each group will play in classification games for 39th to 40th places.

What is the format for the First Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

The First Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will have the following format:

  1. The 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups of 4 teams each.
  2. Each team will play against the other teams in their group once.
  3. The top 2 teams in each group will advance to the Second Round.
  4. The bottom 2 teams in each group will play in classification games for 17th to 32nd places.

What are the Groups in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

Following are the names of each FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 teams in their specific groups:

Group Teams
Group A Angola, Dominican Republic, Philippines, Italy
Group B South Sudan, Serbia, People’s Republic of China, Puerto Rico
Group C United States, Jordan, Greece, New Zealand
Group D Egypt, Mexico, Montenegro, Lithuania
Group E Germany, Finland, Australia, Japan
Group F Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia, Venezuela
Group G Islamic Republic of Iran, Spain, Cote d’Ivoire, Brazil
Group H Canada, Latvia, Lebanon, France

What is the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Schedule?

The table below shows the full-fledged schedule of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023:

Date Match Time (UTC) Group Location
25 Aug, 2023 Angola v Italy 08:00 Group A Araneta Coliseum
25 Aug, 2023 Finland v Australia 08:00 Group E Okinawa Arena
25 Aug, 2023 Mexico v Montenegro 08:45 Group D Mall of Asia Arena
25 Aug, 2023 Latvia v Lebanon 09:15 Group H Indonesia Arena
25 Aug, 2023 Dominican Republic v Philippines 12:00 Group A Araneta Coliseum
25 Aug, 2023 Germany v Japan 12:10 Group E Okinawa Arena
25 Aug, 2023 Egypt v Lithuania 12:30 Group D Mall of Asia Arena
25 Aug, 2023 Canada v France 13:30 Group H Indonesia Arena
26 Aug, 2023 South Sudan v Puerto Rico 08:00 Group B Araneta Coliseum
26 Aug, 2023 Cape Verde v Georgia 08:00 Group F Okinawa Arena
26 Aug, 2023 Jordan v Greece 08:45 Group C Mall of Asia Arena
26 Aug, 2023 Iran v Brazil 09:45 Group G Indonesia Arena
26 Aug, 2023 Slovenia v Venezuela 11:30 Group F Okinawa Arena
26 Aug, 2023 Serbia v China 12:00 Group B Araneta Coliseum
26 Aug, 2023 USA v New Zealand 12:40 Group C Mall of Asia Arena
26 Aug, 2023 Spain v Cote d’Ivoire 13:30 Group G Indonesia Arena
FIBA World Cup 2023 schedule: Match day Two
Date Match Time (UTC) Group Location
27 Aug, 2023 Italy v Dominican Republic 08:00 Group A Araneta Coliseum
27 Aug, 2023 Australia v Germany 08:30 Group E Okinawa Arena
27 Aug, 2023 Montenegro v Egypt 08:45 Group D Mall of Asia Arena
27 Aug, 2023 Lebanon v Canada 09:45 Group H Indonesia Arena
27 Aug, 2023 Philippines v Angola 12:00 Group A Araneta Coliseum
27 Aug, 2023 Japan v Finland 12:10 Group E Okinawa Arena
27 Aug, 2023 Lithuania v Mexico 12:30 Group D Mall of Asia Arena
27 Aug, 2023 France v Latvia 13:30 Group H Indonesia Arena
28 Aug, 2023 China v South Sudan 08:00 Group B Araneta Coliseum
28 Aug, 2023 Venezuela v Cape Verde 08:00 Group F Okinawa Arena
28 Aug, 2023 New Zealand v Jordan 08:45 Group C Mall of Asia Arena
28 Aug, 2023 Cote d’Ivoire v Iran 09:45 Group G Indonesia Arena
28 Aug, 2023 Georgia v Slovenia 11:30 Group F Okinawa Arena
28 Aug, 2023 Puerto Rico v Serbia 12:00 Group B Araneta Coliseum
28 Aug, 2023 Greece v USA 12:40 Group C Mall of Asia Arena
28 Aug, 2023 Brazil v Spain 13:30 Group G Indonesia Arena
FIBA World Cup 2023 schedule: Match day Three
Date Match Time (UTC) Group Location
29 Aug, 2023 Germany v Finland 07:30 Group E Okinawa Arena
29 Aug, 2023 Angola v Dominican Republic 08:00 Group A Araneta Coliseum
29 Aug, 2023 Egypt v Mexico 08:45 Group D Mall of Asia Arena
29 Aug, 2023 Lebanon v France 09:45 Group H Indonesia Arena
29 Aug, 2023 Australia v Japan 11:10 Group E Okinawa Arena
29 Aug, 2023 Philippines v Italy 12:00 Group A Araneta Coliseum
29 Aug, 2023 Montenegro v Lithuania 12:30 Group D Mall of Asia Arena
29 Aug, 2023 Canada v Latvia 13:30 Group H Indonesia Arena
30 Aug, 2023 South Sudan v Serbia 08:00 Group B Araneta Coliseum
30 Aug, 2023 Georgia v Venezuela 08:00 Group F Okinawa Arena
30 Aug, 2023 USA v Jordan 08:40 Group C Mall of Asia Arena
30 Aug, 2023 Cote d’Ivoire v Brazil 09:45 Group G Indonesia Arena
30 Aug, 2023 Slovenia v Cape Verde 11:30 Group F Okinawa Arena
30 Aug, 2023 China v Puerto Rico 12:00 Group B Araneta Coliseum
30 Aug, 2023 Greece v New Zealand 12:40 Group C Mall of Asia Arena
30 Aug, 2023 Iran v Spain 13:30 Group G Indonesia Arena
FIBA World Cup 2023 schedule: Second round
Date Match Time (UTC) Group Location
1 Sep, 2023 Group A winner v Group B runner-up TBC Group I Araneta Coliseum
1 Sep, 2023 Group B winner v Group A runner-up TBC Group I Araneta Coliseum
1 Sep, 2023 Group C winner v Group D runner-up TBC Group J Mall of Asia
1 Sep, 2023 Group D winner v Group C runner-up TBC Group J Mall of Asia
1 Sep, 2023 Group E winner v Group F runner-up TBC Group K Okinawa Arena
1 Sep, 2023 Group F winner v Group E runner-up TBC Group K Okinawa Arena
1 Sep, 2023 Group G winner v Group H runner-up TBC Group L Indonesia Arena
1 Sep, 2023 Group H winner v Group G runner-up TBC Group L Indonesia Arena
3 Sep, 2023 Group A runner-up v Group B runner-up TBC Group I Araneta Coliseum
3 Sep, 2023 Group A winner v Group B winner TBC Group I Araneta Coliseum
3 Sep, 2023 Group C runner-up v Group D runner-up TBC Group J Mall of Asia
3 Sep, 2023 Group C winner v Group D winner TBC Group J Mall of Asia
3 Sep, 2023 Group E runner-up v Group F runner-up TBC Group K Okinawa Arena
3 Sep, 2023 Group E winner v Group F winner TBC Group K Okinawa Arena
3 Sep, 2023 Group G runner-up v Group H runner-up TBC Group L Indonesia Arena
3 Sep, 2023 Group G winner v Group H winner TBC Group L Indonesia Arena
FIBA World Cup 2023 schedule: Quarter-finals
Date Match Time (UTC) Fixture Location
5 Sep, 2023 Group I winner v Group J runner-up TBC QF1 Mall of Asia Arena
5 Sep, 2023 Group J winner v Group I runner-up TBC QF3 Mall of Asia Arena
6 Sep, 2023 Group K winner v Group L runner-up TBC QF2 Mall of Asia Arena
6 Sep, 2023 Group L winner v Group K runner-up TBC QF4 Mall of Asia Arena
FIBA World Cup 2023 schedule: Semi-finals
Date Match Time (UTC) Fixture Location
8 Sep, 2023 QF1 winner v QF2 winner TBC Semi-final 1 Mall of Asia Arena
8 Sep, 2023 QF3 winner v QF4 winner TBC Semi-final 2 Mall of Asia Arena
FIBA World Cup 2023 schedule: Final
Date Match Time (UTC) Fixture Location
10 Sep, 2023 Losers: SF1 vs SF2 08:30 Third place play-off Mall of Asia Arena
10 Sep, 2023 Winners: SF1 vs SF2 12:40 Final Mall of Asia Arena

Which NBA Players are playing in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

The table below shows the name of NBA players who are participating in each team with their group names:

Group Team NBA Players
A Angola
Dominican Republic Karl-Anthony Towns, Lester Quinones
Italy Simone Fontecchio
Philippines Jordan Clarkson
B China Kyle Anderson
Serbia Bogdan Bogdanovic, Aleksej Pokusevski, Nikola Jovic, Filip Petrusev
South Sudan
Puerto Rico No NBA players on roster
C Greece Thanasis Antetokounmpo
Jordan
New Zealand No NBA players on roster
United States Paolo Banchero, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Anthony Edwards, Tyrese Haliburton, Josh Hart, Brandon Ingram, Jaren Jackson Jr., Cameron Johnson, Walker Kessler, Bobby Portis, Austin Reaves
D Egypt No NBA players on roster
Lithuania Jonas Valanciunas, Azuolas Tubelis
Mexico No NBA players on roster
Montenegro Nikola Vucevic
E Australia Xavier Cooks, Dyson Daniels, Dante Exum, Josh Giddey, Josh Green, Joe Ingles, Jock Landale, Patty Mills, Matisse Thybulle, Jack White
Finland Lauri Markkanen
Germany Dennis Schroder, Daniel Theis, Franz Wagner, Moritz Wagner
Japan Yuta Watanabe
F Cape Verde No NBA players on roster
Georgia Goga Bitadze, Sandro Mamukelashvili
Slovenia Luka Doncic
Venezuela No NBA players on roster
G Brazil Raul Neto
Cote d’Ivoire No NBA players on roster
Iran No NBA players on roster
Spain Santi Aldama, Usman Garuba
H Canada Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, RJ Barrett, Dillon Brooks, Lu Dort, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Kelly Olynyk, Dwight Powell
France Frank Ntilikina, Nicolas Batum, Evan Fournier, Rudy Gobert
Latvia Davis Bertans
Lebanon No NBA players on roster

NBA Player who will not play in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

The following table shows the names of the NBA players who are not participating in FIBA this year:

Players and their NBA teams Country
Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets) Serbia
Joel Embiid (Philadelphia 76ers) France/United States
Giannis Antetokounmpo (Milwaukee Bucks) Greece
Jayson Tatum (Boston Celtics) United States
Kevin Durant (Phoenix Suns) United States
Bam Adebayo (Miami Heat) United States
Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers) United States
Devin Booker (Phoenix Suns) United States
Draymond Green (Golden State Warriors) United States
Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors) United States
Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors) United States
Anthony Davis (Los Angeles Lakers) United States
Khris Middleton (Milwaukee Bucks) United States
Zach LaVine (Chicago Bulls) United States
Jrue Holiday (Milwaukee Bucks) United States
Keldon Johnson (San Antonio Spurs) United States
Jerami Grant (Portland Trail Blazers) United States

Where Can I buy the Tickets for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023?

There are a few different places where you can buy FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 tickets..

  1. Official FIBA website: The official FIBA website is the best place to buy tickets for the tournament. You can find tickets for all the games, including the preliminary rounds, the playoffs, and the finals.
  2. Ticketnet: Ticketnet is the official ticketing partner for the FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines. You can buy tickets for all of the games in Manila, including the games of Gilas Pilipinas.
  3. Stubhub: Stubhub is an all-in-one platform for tickets, and FIBA tickets are also available.

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FAQs – 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup


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The coach for the USA FIBA World Cup 2023 is Steve Kerr. He is the head coach of the Golden State Warriors and has won three NBA championships with the team. He is also a former player, having played for the Phoenix Suns and Chicago Bulls. Kerr is known for his offensive coaching style and his ability to get the best out of his players. He is also a strong advocate for player development.


There are 32 countries that participate in the FIBA World Cup. The tournament is held every four years and is the most prestigious international basketball tournament for men’s national teams. The current champions are Spain, who defeated Argentina in the final of the 2019 tournament.


Spain won the last FIBA World Cup title in 2019. They defeated Argentina in the final by a score of 95-75. It was Spain’s second FIBA World Cup title, having also won in 2006. Since this is a game of basketball, so FIBA Basketball World Cup prediction can go wrong most of the time.


Yes, Team USA has won the FIBA World Cup title five times: 1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, and 2014. They are the most successful team in FIBA World Cup history, followed by Yugoslavia (3 titles) and Spain (2 titles).



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