2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

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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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 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

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]

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
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 —
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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 1 Mar 3 Jul 26 Feb
2  DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul — 26 Feb 3 Jul
3  Madagascar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Feb 2 Jul — 1 Mar
4  Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul 27 Feb 5 Jul —
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
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 —
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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round — 1 Mar 3 Jul 26 Feb
2  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul — 26 Feb 3 Jul
3  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Feb 2 Jul — 1 Mar
4  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul 27 Feb 5 Jul —
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 participated 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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 2 2 0 225 160 +65 4 Second round — 26 Feb 1 Mar 123–93
2  Dominican Republic 2 1 1 180 174 +6 3 3 Jul — 88–89 6 Jul
3  Mexico 2 1 1 174 180 −6 3 6 Jul 85–92 — 3 Jul
4  Nicaragua 2 0 2 160 225 −65 2 67–102 1 Mar 26 Feb —
Updated to game(s) played on 1 December 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
1  Canada 2 2 0 205 163 +42 4 Second round — 6 Jul 3 Jul 94–88
2  Jamaica 2 2 0 189 182 +7 4 1 Mar — 92–90 26 Feb
3  Puerto Rico 2 0 2 182 189 −7 2 26 Feb 92–97 — 1 Mar
4  Bahamas 2 0 2 163 205 −42 2 75–111 3 Jul 6 Jul —
Updated to game(s) played on 1 December 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
1  Brazil 2 2 0 160 128 +32 4 Second round — 2 Mar 82–78 27 Feb
2  Colombia 1 1 0 80 78 +2 2 5 Jul — 2 Jul 80–78
3  Chile 2 0 2 128 160 −32 2 66–82 27 Feb — 2 Mar
4  Venezuela 1 0 1 78 80 −2 1 2 Jul Postp. 5 Jul —
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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 2 2 0 185 117 +68 4 Second round — 27 Feb 2 Mar 105–49
2  Uruguay 2 2 0 177 142 +35 4 2 Jul — 84–82 2 Jul
3  Panama 2 0 2 142 177 −35 2 2 Jul 60–93 — 2 Jul
4  Cuba 2 0 2 117 185 −68 2 68–80 2 Mar 27 Feb —
Updated to game(s) played on 1 December 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 the host nation.

First round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Philippines 2 2 0 182 117 +65 4 Second round — 1 Mar 26 Feb 95–71
2  Australia 2 2 0 163 156 +7 4 6 Jul — 84–79 3 Jul
3  New Zealand 2 0 2 156 163 −7 2 3 Jul 77–79 — 6 Jul
4  Guam 2 0 2 117 182 −65 2 46–87 26 Feb 1 Mar —
Updated to game(s) played on 1 December 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
1  Japan 2 2 0 170 137 +33 4 Second round — 1 Mar 26 Feb 90–64
2  South Korea 2 2 0 170 152 +18 4 6 Jul — 90–76 3 Jul
3  China 2 0 2 152 170 −18 2 3 Jul 76–80 — 6 Jul
4  Chinese Taipei 2 0 2 137 170 −33 2 73–80 26 Feb 1 Mar —
Updated to game(s) played on 1 December 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
1  Jordan 2 2 0 174 107 +67 4 Second round — 5 Jul 2 Jul 74–59
2  Iran 2 2 0 180 139 +41 4 27 Feb — 94–68 2 Mar
3  Iraq 2 0 2 139 180 −41 2 2 Mar 71–86 — 27 Feb
4  Syria 2 0 2 107 174 −67 2 48–100 5 Jul 2 Jul —
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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 156 108 +48 4 Second round — 5 Jul 2 Jul 75–51
2  Qatar 2 1 1 160 158 +2 3 Second round as host of the final tournament 2 Mar — 74–75 27 Feb
3  Lebanon 2 1 1 158 160 −2 3 Second round 27 Feb 83–86 — 2 Mar
4  India 2 0 2 108 156 −48 2 57–81 2 Jul 5 Jul —
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.

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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
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
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
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
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 —
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
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 —
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
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 —
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
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 —
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Qualifiers

First round
Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 2 2 0 164 125 +39 4 Second round — 2 Mar 2 Jul 90–61
2  Ukraine 2 2 0 180 150 +30 4 27 Feb — 88–71 2 Jul
3  Denmark 2 0 2 135 162 −27 2 64–74 5 Jul — 27 Feb
4  Georgia 2 0 2 140 182 −42 2 5 Jul 79–92 2 Mar —
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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 2 2 0 167 132 +35 4 Second round — 5 Jul 27 Feb 91–64
2  Portugal 2 1 1 151 138 +13 3 68–76 — 2 Jul 27 Feb
3  Montenegro 2 1 1 142 158 −16 3 2 Mar 62–83 — 5 Jul
4  Romania 2 0 2 139 171 −32 2 2 Jul 2 Mar 75–80 —
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 C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey 2 2 0 178 131 +47 4 Second round — 2 Mar 93–71 5 Jul
2  Serbia 2 2 0 164 158 +6 4 27 Feb — 5 Jul 90–86
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 2 0 2 143 167 −24 2 2 Jul 72–74 — 27 Feb
4   Switzerland 2 0 2 146 175 −29 2 60–85 2 Jul 2 Mar —
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

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 2 1 1 178 173 +5 3 Second round — 88–89 5 Jul 30 Nov
2  Lithuania 2 1 1 170 170 0 3 2 Jul — 2 Mar 81–82
3  Iceland 2 1 1 165 166 −1 3 84–90 30 Nov — 2 Jul
4  Italy 2 1 1 158 162 −4 3 2 Mar 5 Jul 76–81 —
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 E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 2 2 0 185 131 +54 4 Second round — 26 Feb 6 Jul 100–60
2  Germany 2 2 0 172 133 +39 4 1 Mar — 89–69 6 Jul
3  Israel 2 0 2 140 174 −34 2 71–85 3 Jul — 26 Feb
4  Cyprus 2 0 2 124 183 −59 2 3 Jul 64–83 1 Mar —
Updated to game(s) played on 1 December 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
1  Poland 2 2 0 175 161 +14 4 Second round — 6 Jul 1 Mar 90–78
2  Netherlands 2 1 1 169 163 +6 3 83–85 — 3 Jul 1 Mar
3  Latvia 2 1 1 164 154 +10 3 26 Feb 78–86 — 6 Jul
4  Austria 2 0 2 146 176 −30 2 3 Jul 26 Feb 68–86 —
Updated to game(s) played on 1 December 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  Hungary 2 2 0 176 167 +9 4 Second round — 89–82 26 Feb 6 Jul
2  Finland 2 1 1 165 165 0 3 3 Jul — 83–76 1 Mar
3  France 2 1 1 155 146 +9 3 1 Mar 6 Jul — 79–63
4  Belgium 2 0 2 148 166 −18 2 85–87 26 Feb 3 Jul —
Updated to game(s) played on 1 December 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
1  Czechia 2 2 0 194 172 +22 4 Second round — 1 Mar 97–80 6 Jul
2  Slovenia 2 1 1 187 177 +10 3 26 Feb — 93–94 (OT) 6 Jul
3  Estonia 2 1 1 186 190 −4 3 92–97 3 Jul — 1 Mar
4  Sweden 2 0 2 163 191 −28 2 3 Jul 83–94 26 Feb —
Updated to game(s) played on 1 December 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Notes

  1. ^ Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
  2. ^ World ranking at start of tournament.

References

  1. ^ "Qatar to host men's basketball World Cup in 2027". ESPN. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Qualifiers". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ Henson, Joaquin (16 April 2025). "WC qualifiers draw set in Doha". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  4. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw concluded in Doha". FIBA. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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