From August 25 to September 10, Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines are hosting the 19th FIBA World Championship for men’s national teams.
32 teams take part in the tournament. This is the first World Cup to be hosted by Indonesia and the second to be hosted by both the Philippines and Japan since they first hosted the tournament in 1978 and 2006 respectively.
Spain are defending the title.
First group stage
The World Cup is held in three stages. At the first stage, 32 teams are divided into eight groups of four each (A-H). All teams in the group will play each other once. The top two teams from each group advance to the second group stage.
Group A
25.08 – 11:00 – Angola – Italy
25.08 – 15:00 – Dominican Republic – Philippines
27.08 – 11:00 – Italy – Dominican Republic
27.08 – 15:00 – Philippines – Angola
29.08 – 11:00 – Angola – Dominican Republic
29.08 – 15:00 – Philippines – Italy
Group B
26.08 – 11:00 – South Sudan – Puerto Rico
26.08 – 15:00 – Serbia – China
28.08 – 11:00 – China – South Sudan
28.08 – 15:00 – Puerto Rico – Serbia
30.08 – 11:00 – South Sudan – Serbia
30.08 – 15:00 – China – Puerto Rico
Group C
26.08 – 11:45 – Jordan – Greece
26.08 – 15:40 – USA – New Zealand
28.08 – 11:45 – New Zealand – Jordan
28.08 – 15:40 – Greece – USA
30.08 – 11:40 – USA – Jordan
30.08 – 15:40 – Greece – New Zealand
Group D
25.08 – 11:45 – Mexico – Montenegro
25.08 – 15:30 – Egypt – Lithuania
27.08 – 11:45 – Montenegro – Egypt
27.08 – 15:30 – Lithuania – Mexico
29.08 – 11:45 – Egypt – Mexico
29.08 – 15:30 – Montenegro – Lithuania
Group E
25.08 – 11:00 – Finland – Australia
25.08 – 15:10 – Germany – Japan
27.08 – 11:30 – Australia – Germany
27.08 – 15:10 – Japan – Finland
29.08 – 10:30 – Germany – Finland
29.08 – 14:10 – Australia – Japan
Group F
26.08 – 11:00 – Cape Verde – Georgia (announcement)
26.08 – 14:30 – Slovenia – Venezuela
28.08 – 11:00 – Venezuela – Cape Verde
28.08 – 14:30 – Georgia – Slovenia
30.08 – 11:00 – Georgia – Venezuela
30.08 – 14:30 – Slovenia – Cape Verde
Group G
26.08 – 12:45 – Iran – Brazil
26.08 – 16:30 – Spain – Côte d’Ivoire
28.08 – 12:45 – Côte d’Ivoire – Iran
28.08 – 16:30 – Brazil – Spain
30.08 – 12:45 – Côte d’Ivoire – Brazil
30.08 – 16:30 – Iran – Spain
Group H
25.08 – 12:15 – Lithuania – Lebanon
25.08 – 16:30 – Canada – France (announcement)
27.08 – 12:45 – Lebanon – Canada
27.08 – 16:30 – France – Latvia
29.08 – 12:45 – Lebanon – France
29.08 – 16:30 – Canada – Latvia
Second group stage
In the second group stage, the teams that qualified from the first round will be divided into four groups (IL). They will also play each other once. The top two teams from the IL groups will advance to the final playoffs.
