Group G was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 26 to 30 August 2023, and consisted of Brazil, Iran, Ivory Coast, and Spain. [1] [2] Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at the Indonesia Arena, Jakarta, Indonesia. The top two teams advanced to the second round and the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds. [3]
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | WR [4] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Iran | Asian Group F top three | 26 February 2023 | 2019 | 4 | 4 | 19th place (2010) | 20 |
 Spain | European Group L top three | 14 November 2022 | 13 | 11 | Champions (2006, 2019) | 1 | |
 Ivory Coast | African Group E top two | 28 August 2022 | 5 | 2 | 13th place (1982) | 43 | |
 Brazil | American best fourth placed team | 26 February 2023 | 19 | 19 | Champions (1959, 1963) | 13 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 275 | 207 | +68 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 267 | 232 | +35 | 5 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | 2 | 212 | 252 | −40 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 256 | −63 | 3 |
All times are local (UTC+7). [5]
This was the third meeting between Brazil and Iran in the World Cup. The Brazilians won the first two meetings in 2010 and 2014.
26 August 2023 16:45 |
| Iran | 59–100 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter: 12–33, 13–24, 21–25, 13–18 | ||
| Pts: Aghajanpour 11 Rebs: Amini 6 Asts:four players 3 | Pts: Caboclo 16 Rebs: Caboclo 7 Asts: Huertas, Yago 6 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 6,251 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Daigo Urushima (JPN) |
This was the first competitive game between Spain and the Ivory Coast.
26 August 2023 20:30 |
| Spain | 94–64 | Ivory Coast |
| Scoring by quarter:24–17, 29–17, 20–13, 21–17 | ||
| Pts: W. Hernangómez 22 Rebs: Garuba 7 Asts: Núñez 8 | Pts: Koné 11 Rebs: V. Fofana 5 Asts: Koné 3 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 8,144 Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Andrés Bartel (URU), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ) |
This was the first competitive game between the Ivory Coast and Iran.
28 August 2023 16:45 |
| Ivory Coast | 71–69 | Iran |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 22–15, 17–21, 17–13 | ||
| Pts: Zouzoua 17 Rebs: Bah, Sidibé 5 Asts:three players 3 | Pts: Yakhchali 19 Rebs: Haddadi, Kazemi 8 Asts: Amini 4 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 4,558 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Scott Beker (AUS), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU) |
This was the ninth game between Brazil and Spain. The Spaniards have won seven games, including their last head-to-head World Cup game in 2014, with Brazil's only tournament win coming from their meeting in 1986. The Brazilians won their last two Olympic matchups against Spain in 2012 and 2016, respectively.
This was the first competitive game between the Ivory Coast and Brazil.
30 August 2023 16:45 |
| Ivory Coast | 77–89 | Brazil |
| Scoring by quarter:25–23, 21–27, 19–20, 12–19 | ||
| Pts: Bah 13 Rebs: Bah 13 Asts: Diabate, Koné 3 | Pts: Yago 24 Rebs: Caboclo 8 Asts: Yago 12 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 6,190 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Scott Beker (AUS), Andrés Bartel (URU) |
This was the third meeting in the World Cup between Spain and Iran. The Spaniards won the first two matchups, in 2014 and 2019.
30 August 2023 20:30 |
| Iran | 65–85 | Spain |
| Scoring by quarter:17–16, 17–27, 18–21, 13–21 | ||
| Pts: Amini 19 Rebs: Girgoorian, Haddadi 5 Asts: Haddadi, Yakhchali 7 | Pts: J. Hernangómez 21 Rebs: W. Hernangómez 9 Asts: Núñez 6 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 7,320 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernández (ARG), Johnny Batista (PUR) |