2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas)

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2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Americas Qualification
Dates10 July 2024 – 2 March 2027
Official website
Central American pre-qualifiers website
South American pre-qualifiers website
2023
2031

The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Americas region began in July 2024 and will conclude in March 2027. The process will determine the seven teams that will participate at the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup. [1]

Contents

Format

The qualification structure is as follows:

Entrants

Teams entering
the qualifiers
Teams entering
the pre-qualifiers second round
Teams entering
the pre-qualifiers first round
Central AmericaSouth America

Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela

Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras

Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador

Schedule

QualifiersRoundDates
Pre-qualifiersFirst round10–14 July 2024 (South American sub-zone)
18–21 July 2024 (Central American sub-zone)
2025 (Caribbean sub-zone)
Second roundJuly 2025
Qualifiers24 November 2025 – 2 March 2027

Pre-qualifiers

All times are local.

First round

South American sub-zone

The tournament was played in a home and away format. Two teams competed for one spot to the second round. [2]

Overview
Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg125–144Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 59–5766–87
10 July 2024 Bolivia  Flag of Bolivia.svg5957Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador Tarija
20:00Scoring by quarter:21–12, 11–16, 15–14, 12–15
Pts: Pérez 13
Rebs: Ribera 9
Asts: Arze 3
Boxscore Pts: Cardenas 20
Rebs: Barahona 12
Asts: Barreras 3
Arena: Coliseo de Basquetbol Guadalquivir
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Claudio Osorio (CHI), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA)
14 July 2024 Ecuador  Flag of Ecuador.svg8766
(144–125 agg.)
Flag of Bolivia.svg  Bolivia Pasaje
19:00Scoring by quarter:16–19, 21–16, 26–13, 24–18
Pts: Cardenas 24
Rebs: Barahona, Cardenas 9
Asts: Barreras 5
Boxscore Pts: Calvo 20
Rebs: Arze 6
Asts: Arze 6
Arena: Coliseo César Fadul Dibb
Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Nicolás Flores (PAR), Franco Anselmo (ARG)

Central American sub-zone

The tournament is played in San Salvador, El Salvador. Four teams compete for one spot to the second round. [3]

Preliminary round
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPts
1Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 330252164+886
2Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador (H)321187204175
3Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 312201226254
4Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 303194240463
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
17 July 2024 Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg8176Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras San Salvador, El Salvador
17:30Scoring by quarter:19–10, 24–22, 22–18, 16–26
Pts: Dan. Shedden 19
Rebs: Arias 6
Asts: Conejo 8
Boxscore Pts: Cacho 15
Rebs: Bodden 11
Asts: Cacho, Guerrero 4
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Krishna Dominguez (MEX), Grant Todey (USA), Francisco De León (PUR)
17 July 2024 El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg7665Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala San Salvador
20:00Scoring by quarter:19–17, 7–18, 25–10, 25–20
Pts: Mosley 29
Rebs: García 6
Asts: Mosley 6
Boxscore Pts: Ávila 28
Rebs: Camacho 18
Asts: Camacho, Esquivel 3
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Alan dos Santos (BRA), Ryan Langdon (CAN)
18 July 2024 Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg4794Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica San Salvador, El Salvador
17:30Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 13–25, 13–20, 8–29
Pts: Ávila 14
Rebs: Ávila 7
Asts: Oliva 3
Boxscore Pts: Dan. Shedden 12
Rebs: Conejo, McDonald 6
Asts: Conejo 7
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Alan dos Santos (BRA), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR), Ryan Langdon (CAN)
18 July 2024 Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svg6270Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
20:00Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 18–20, 18–11, 13–16
Pts: Cacho 17
Rebs: Martínez 12
Asts: Guerrero 4
Boxscore Pts: Rodríguez 21
Rebs: García 8
Asts: García 5
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Grant Todey (USA), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM), Francisco De León (PUR)
19 July 2024 Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svg5689Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala San Salvador, El Salvador
17:30Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 14–20, 18–27, 8–22
Pts: Martínez 19
Rebs: Martínez 6
Asts: Cacho 4
Boxscore Pts: Ávila 22
Rebs: Ávila 10
Asts: M. González 5
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Alan dos Santos (BRA), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM)
19 July 2024 El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg4177Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica San Salvador
20:00Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 10–23, 7–14, 9–20
Pts: Menjivar 8
Rebs: Valle 6
Asts: Valle 2
Boxscore Pts: Dan. Shedden 15
Rebs: Conejo 9
Asts: Conejo 5
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR), Ryan Langdon (CAN)
Knockout stage
Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
20 July
 
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 67
 
21 July
 
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 57
 
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica 88
 
20 July
 
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 56
 
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 81
 
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 67
 
Third place
 
 
21 July
 
 
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 58
 
 
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 46
Semifinals
20 July 2024 Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg6757Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras San Salvador, El Salvador
17:30Scoring by quarter:17–11, 25–17, 10–13, 15–16
Pts: Conejo 15
Rebs:three players 5
Asts: Conejo 6
Boxscore Pts: Cacho 12
Rebs: Martínez 10
Asts: Brooks 4
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Grant Todey (USA), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM), Ryan Langdon (CAN)
20 July 2024 El Salvador  Flag of El Salvador.svg8167Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala San Salvador
20:00Scoring by quarter:23–20, 26–17, 15–17, 17–13
Pts: Mosley 18
Rebs: García 10
Asts: Hernández 5
Boxscore Pts: Esquivel 17
Rebs: Catalán 8
Asts: Esquivel 4
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Alan dos Santos (BRA), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR), Francisco De León (PUR)
Third place game
21 July 2024 Honduras  Flag of Honduras.svg5846Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala San Salvador, El Salvador
17:30Scoring by quarter:16–14, 17–11, 9–13, 16–8
Pts: Cacho 16
Rebs: Cacho 13
Asts: Alfaro 3
Boxscore Pts: Ávila 20
Rebs: Esquivel 14
Asts: Ávila, M. González 3
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Samuel Hidalgo (DOM), Ryan Langdon (CAN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX)
Final
21 July 2024 Costa Rica  Flag of Costa Rica.svg8856Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador San Salvador, El Salvador
20:00Scoring by quarter:21–18, 27–18, 24–8, 16–12
Pts: McDonald 16
Rebs: Dav. Shedden 7
Asts: Conejo 10
Boxscore Pts: Mosley 16
Rebs: García 12
Asts: Mosley 2
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda
Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Grant Todey (USA), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR)


Second round

The eight participating teams were divided into two groups. Each team will play against the rest of the teams in its group (total of three games per team). The best two teams in each of the groups will automatically qualify for the FIBA World Cup 2027 Qualifiers, beginning in November 2025.

Entrance/qualification methodTeam(s)
Eliminated from the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualification Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
Qualified from the sub-zone pre-qualifiers Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
2 teams from Caribbean Pre-Qualifiers

References

  1. "Qualifiers". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  2. "Bolivia y Ecuador buscan avanzar al Pre-Clasificatorio de las Américas a la Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA 2027". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  3. "Comienza baloncesto clasificatorio en El Salvador". prensa-latina.cu. Retrieved 17 July 2024.