2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup

Qualification
Tournament details
Dates	19 February 2024 – 2 March 2027
Teams	212 max.
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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		Appearance				Best performance	FIBA World Ranking [3]
	As	Date	First	Last	Total	Streak
Qatar	Host	28 April 2023	2006	2006	2	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. ^{[4] [5]}

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 v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		CMR	SSD	LBA	CPV
1	Cameroon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	30 Nov	3 Jul '26	27 Nov
2	South Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5 Jul '26	—	27 Nov	3 Jul '26
3	Libya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			28 Nov	2 Jul '26	—	30 Nov
4	Cape Verde	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	28 Nov	5 Jul '26	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		SEN	COD	MAD	CIV
1	Senegal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	1 Mar	3 Jul '26	26 Feb
2	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5 Jul '26	—	26 Feb	3 Jul '26
3	Madagascar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			27 Feb	2 Jul '26	—	1 Mar
4	Ivory Coast	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	27 Feb	5 Jul '26	—

First match(es) 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 v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		NGR	RWA	GUI	TUN
1	Nigeria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	30 Nov	3 Jul '26	27 Nov
2	Rwanda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5 Jul '26	—	27 Nov	3 Jul '26
3	Guinea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			28 Nov	2 Jul '26	—	30 Nov
4	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	28 Nov	5 Jul '26	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		MLI	ANG	UGA	EGY
1	Mali	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round,		—	1 Mar	3 Jul '26	26 Feb
2	Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5 Jul '26	—	26 Feb	3 Jul '26
3	Uganda	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			27 Feb	2 Jul '26	—	1 Mar
4	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	27 Feb	5 Jul '26	—

First match(es) 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 including 12 from the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup and the 4 teams from the Americas pre-qualifiers will participate in the Americas qualifiers.

First round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		USA	DOM	3	NCA
1	United States	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	26 Feb	1 Mar	1 Dec
2	Dominican Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3 Jul '26	—	1 Dec	6 Jul '26
3	Winner PQ N	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6 Jul '26	28 Nov	—	3 Jul '26
4	Nicaragua	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			28 Nov	1 Mar	26 Feb	—

First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		PUR	CAN	BAH	4
1	Puerto Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	26 Feb	1 Mar	1 Dec
2	Canada	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3 Jul '26	—	1 Dec	6 Jul '26
3	Bahamas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6 Jul '26	28 Nov	—	3 Jul '26
4	Second place PQ N	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			28 Nov	1 Mar	26 Feb	—

First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		BRA	VEN	COL	4
1	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	27 Feb	2 Mar	30 Nov
2	Venezuela	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	—	30 Nov	5 Jul '26
3	Colombia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5 Jul '26	27 Nov	—	2 Jul '26
4	Winner PQ S	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			27 Nov	2 Mar	27 Feb	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		ARG	URU	PAN	4
1	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	27 Feb	2 Mar	30 Nov
2	Uruguay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	—	30 Nov	2 Jul '26
3	Panama	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	27 Nov	—	2 Jul '26
4	Second place PQ S	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			27 Nov	2 Mar	27 Feb	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 November 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 host.

First round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		AUS	NZL	PHI	GUM
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	26 Feb	1 Mar	28 Nov
2	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3 Jul '26	—	28 Nov	6 Jul '26
3	Philippines	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6 Jul '26	1 Dec	—	3 Jul '26
4	Guam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Dec	1 Mar	26 Feb	—

First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		JPN	CHN	KOR	TPE
1	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	26 Feb	1 Mar	28 Nov
2	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3 Jul '26	—	28 Nov	6 Jul '26
3	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6 Jul '26	1 Dec	—	3 Jul '26
4	Chinese Taipei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Dec	1 Mar	26 Feb	—

First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		IRI	JOR	SYR	IRQ
1	Iran	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	27 Feb	2 Mar	27 Nov
2	Jordan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5 Jul '26	—	27 Nov	2 Jul '26
3	Syria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5 Jul '26	30 Nov	—	2 Jul '26
4	Iraq	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30 Nov	2 Mar	27 Feb	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		LBN	KSA	IND	QAT
1	Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	27 Feb	2 Mar	27 Nov
2	Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	—	27 Nov	5 Jul '26
3	India	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			5 Jul '26	30 Nov	—	2 Jul '26
4	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round as host of the final tournament		30 Nov	2 Mar	27 Feb	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 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 including 24 from the EuroBasket 2025 and the 8 teams from the European pre-qualifiers will participate in the European qualifiers. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's participation remains to be seen as the country is currently banned from competing.

Pre-qualifiers

First round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	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 v t e	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 v t e	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 v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovakia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualifiers		—	2 Aug	20 Aug
2	Switzerland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			13 Aug	—	6 Aug
3	Ukraine	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			9 Aug	16 Aug	—

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Macedonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualifiers		—	2 Aug	20 Aug
2	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			13 Aug	—	6 Aug
3	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			9 Aug	16 Aug	—

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualifiers		—	2 Aug	20 Aug
2	Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			13 Aug	—	6 Aug
3	Bulgaria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			9 Aug	16 Aug	—

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualifiers		—	2 Aug	20 Aug
2	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			13 Aug	—	6 Aug
3	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			9 Aug	16 Aug	—

First match(es) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Qualifiers

First round

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		1	GEO	3	ESP
1	Second place SR D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	27 Feb	5 Jul '26	27 Nov
2	Georgia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Mar	—	27 Nov	5 Jul '26
3	Winner SR A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30 Nov	2 Jul '26	—	27 Feb
4	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	30 Nov	2 Mar	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		GRE	MNE	POR	4
1	Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	27 Feb	5 Jul '26	27 Nov
2	Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Mar	—	27 Nov	5 Jul '26
3	Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30 Nov	2 Jul '26	—	27 Feb
4	Winner SR B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	30 Nov	2 Mar	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		SRB	TUR	BIH	4
1	Serbia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	27 Feb	5 Jul '26	27 Nov
2	Turkey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Mar	—	27 Nov	5 Jul '26
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30 Nov	2 Jul '26	—	27 Feb
4	Second place SR A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	30 Nov	2 Mar	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		GBR	ITA	ISL	LTU
1	Great Britain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	30 Nov	5 Jul '26	27 Nov
2	Italy	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Mar	—	27 Nov	5 Jul '26
3	Iceland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30 Nov	2 Jul '26	—	30 Nov
4	Lithuania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			2 Jul '26	30 Nov	2 Mar	—

First match(es) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group E

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		1	GER	ISR	CYP
1	Winner SR D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	26 Feb	6 Jul '26	28 Nov
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Mar	—	28 Nov	6 Jul '26
3	Israel	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Dec	3 Jul '26	—	26 Feb
4	Cyprus	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3 Jul '26	1 Dec	1 Mar	—

First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group F

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		LAT	POL	3	4
1	Latvia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	26 Feb	6 Jul '26	28 Nov
2	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Mar	—	28 Nov	6 Jul '26
3	Second place SR C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Dec	3 Jul '26	—	26 Feb
4	Winner SR C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3 Jul '26	1 Dec	1 Mar	—

First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group G

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		1	FRA	BEL	FIN
1	Second place SR B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	26 Feb	6 Jul '26	28 Nov
2	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Mar	—	28 Nov	6 Jul '26
3	Belgium	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Dec	3 Jul '26	—	26 Feb
4	Finland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3 Jul '26	1 Dec	1 Mar	—

First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group H

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification		SLO	CZE	SWE	EST
1	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Second round		—	26 Feb	6 Jul '26	28 Nov
2	Czech Republic	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Mar	—	6 Jul '26	28 Nov
3	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			1 Dec	3 Jul '26	—	26 Feb
4	Estonia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			3 Jul '26	1 Dec	1 Mar	—

First match(es) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

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. "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, men". FIBA.
4. Henson, Joaquin (16 April 2025). "WC qualifiers draw set in Doha". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
5. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw concluded in Doha". FIBA. Retrieved 13 May 2025.

External links

• Official website