The 2023 FIBA World Cup: Updates and results

The largest basketball occasion of the yr is occurring within the Philippines: the 2023 FIBA World Cup!

The Philippines will host a few of the world’s greatest basketball gamers as they vie for the Naismith Trophy and the possibility to earn the title of being the most effective basketball group on the planet.

Tournament format and outcomes

The World Cup consists of 32 groups who’ve earned the correct to play via continental qualifiers held from 2022 as much as early this yr.

The groups have been earlier divided in eight teams of 4 and can play in 4 completely different venues throughout the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.

Group A (Smart Araneta Coliseum, Manila)

• Philippines
  • vs. Dominican Republic (August 25)
  • vs. Angola (August 27)
  • vs. Italy (August 29)
• Angola
• Dominican Republic
• Italy

Group B (Smart Araneta Coliseum, Manila)

• South Sudan
• Serbia
• China
• Puerto Rico

Group C (Mall of Asia Arena, Manila)

• USA
  • vs. New Zealand (August 26)
  • vs. Greece (August 28)
  • vs. Jordan (August 30)
• Jordan
• Greece
• New Zealand

Group D (Mall of Asia Arena, Manila)

• Egypt
• Mexico
• Montenegro
• Lithuania

Group E (Okinawa Arena, Japan)

• Germany
• Finland
• Australia
• Japan

Group F (Okinawa Arena, Japan)

• Slovenia
• Cape Verde
• Georgia
• Venezuela

Group G (Indonesia Arena)

• Iran
• Spain
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Brazil

Group H (Indonesia Arena)

• Canada
• Latvia
• Lebanon
• France

The high two groups of every group can have a crossover match with the opposite group from the identical venue for the second spherical. Those who is not going to qualify will proceed to a classification spherical.

The winners of every crossover match will advance to the ultimate part which might be held on the Mall of Asia Arena.

Who’s in, who’s out?

Various NBA gamers are additionally taking part in within the FIBA World Cup equivalent to Jordan Clarkson (Philippines), Anthony Edwards (USA), Luka Doncic (Slovenia), and Rudy Gobert (France).

Check out this listing right here.

Gilas in focus

Gilas Pilipinas will purpose for the highest Asian spot as in addition they hope for a slot within the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Here are the outcomes of their tuneup video games:

—JKC, GMA Integrated News