Group H was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 25 to 29 August 2023 and consisted of Canada, Latvia, Lebanon, and France. [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 | |||
 Canada | Americas Group E top three | 10 November 2022 | 2019 | 15 | 2 | 6th place (1978, 1982) | 15 |
 Latvia | European Group I top three | 11 November 2022 | — | 1 | 1 | Debut | 29 |
 Lebanon | Asian Group E top three | 29 August 2022 | 2010 | 4 | 1 | 16th place (2002) | 42 |
 France | European Group K top three | 14 November 2022 | 2019 | 9 | 5 | 3rd place (2014, 2019) | 5 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 324 | 213 | +111 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Latvia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 272 | 257 | +15 | 5 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 262 | −26 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Lebanon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 222 | 322 | −100 | 3 |
All times are local (UTC+7). [5]
This was the first competitive game between Latvia and Lebanon.
25 August 2023 16:15 |
| Latvia | 109–70 | Lebanon |
| Scoring by quarter:27–17, 28–13, 27–18, 27–22 | ||
| Pts: Dai. Bertāns 20 Rebs: Gražulis, Šmits 7 Asts: Žagars 11 | Pts: El Darwich 19 Rebs: El Darwich 5 Asts: Arakji 8 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 5,834 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Scott Beker (AUS), Jenna Reneau (USA) |
This was the third game between Canada and France in the World Cup. The French won the first meeting in 2010 and won in the final of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila.
25 August 2023 20:30 |
| Canada | 95–65 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–18, 29–22, 25–8, 27–17 | ||
| Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 27 Rebs: Gilgeous-Alexander 13 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 6 | Pts: Fournier 21 Rebs: Gobert 9 Asts: Okobo 4 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 12,091 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Johnny Batista (PUR), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU) |
This was the second game between Lebanon and Canada in the World Cup. The Lebanese won the first meeting in 2010, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.
27 August 2023 16:45 |
| Lebanon | 73–128 | Canada |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–29, 17–37, 18–34, 25–28 | ||
| Pts: Spellman 16 Rebs:three players 3 Asts: Arakji 5 | Pts: Barrett 17 Rebs: Olynyk 8 Asts: Bell-Haynes 8 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 10,180 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Jenna Reneau (USA), Daigo Urushima (JPN) |
This was the first game between France and Latvia in the World Cup. The French won in the quarter-finals of EuroBasket 2015, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.
This was the third game between Lebanon and France in the World Cup. The Lebanese won the first meeting in 2006 while the French won their second encounter in 2010.
29 August 2023 16:45 |
| Lebanon | 79–85 | France |
| Scoring by quarter:20–19, 17–19, 22–20, 20–27 | ||
| Pts: Arakji 29 Rebs: Haidar, Zeinoun 6 Asts: Arakji, El Darwich 4 | Pts: Fournier 17 Rebs: Cordinier 5 Asts: Okobo 5 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 6,549 Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Daigo Urushima (JPN) |
This was the first competitive game between Canada and Latvia.
29 August 2023 20:30 |
| Canada | 101–75 | Latvia |
| Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 30–19, 24–15, 34–18 | ||
| Pts: Gilgeous-Alexander 27 Rebs: Ejim 7 Asts: Gilgeous-Alexander 6 | Pts: Gražulis 16 Rebs: R. Kurucs 10 Asts: Šķēle 6 | |
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta Attendance: 11,186 Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Jenna Reneau (USA), Johnny Batista (PUR) |
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