2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification process determined 31 out of the 32 teams that will participate at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Qualification
Tournament details
Dates	2 August 2017 – 25 February 2019
Teams	213 max.  (from 213 federations)
Official website
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Qualified teams

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Team	Qualification		Appearance			Best performance	FIBA World Ranking
	As	Date	Last	Total	Streak
China	Host nation	7 August 2015	2010	9	1	8th place (1994)	30
Tunisia	African Second Round Group E Top 2	15 September 2018	2010	2	1	24th place (2010)	51
Nigeria	African Second Round Group F Top 2	15 September 2018	2006	4	1	13th place (1998)	33
Greece	European Second Round Group L Top 3	16 September 2018	2014	8	4	Runners-up (2006)	8
Germany	European Second Round Group L Top 3	16 September 2018	2010	6	1	3rd place (2002)	22
Czech Republic	European Second Round Group K Top 3	16 September 2018	N/A	1	1	Debut	24
Lithuania	European Second Round Group J Top 3	17 September 2018	2014	5	4	3rd place (2010)	6
Australia	Asian Second Round Group F Top 3	30 November 2018	2014	12	4	5th place (1982, 1994)	11
France	European Second Round Group K Top 3	30 November 2018	2014	8	4	3rd place (2014)	3
Angola	African Second Round Group F Top 2	1 December 2018	2014	8	5	9th place (2006)	39
New Zealand	Asian Second Round Group E Top 3	1 December 2018	2014	6	5	4th place (2002)	38
South Korea	Asian Second Round Group E Top 3	2 December 2018	2014	8	2	11th place (1970)	32
Spain	European Second Round Group I Top 3	2 December 2018	2014	12	10	Champions (2006)	2
Turkey	European Second Round Group I Top 3	2 December 2018	2014	5	5	Runners-up (2010)	17
United States	Americas Second Round Group E Top 3	2 December 2018	2014	18	18	Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014)	1
Venezuela	Americas Second Round Group F Top 3	2 December 2018	2006	4	1	11th place (1990)	20
Argentina	Americas Second Round Group E Top 3	2 December 2018	2014	14	9	Champions (1950)	5
Canada	Americas Second Round Group F Top 3	3 December 2018	2010	14	1	6th place (1978, 1982)	23
Brazil	Americas Second Round Group F Top 3	21 February 2019	2014	18	18	Champions (1959, 1963)	12
Senegal	African Second Round Group F Top 2	22 February 2019	2014	5	2	14th place (1978)	37
Italy	European Second Round Group J Top 3	22 February 2019	2006	9	1	4th place (1970, 1978)	13
Poland	European Second Round Group J Top 3	22 February 2019	1967	2	1	5th place (1967)	25
Russia	European Second Round Group K Top 3	24 February 2019	2010	5	1	Runners-up (1994, 1998)	10
Japan	Asian Second Round Group F Top 3	24 February 2019	2006	5	1	11th place (1967)	48
Jordan	Asian Second Round Group E Top 3	24 February 2019	2010	2	1	23rd place (2010)	49
Iran	Asian Second Round Group F Top 3	24 February 2019	2014	3	3	19th place (2010)	27
Philippines	Asian best fourth placed team	24 February 2019	2014	6	2	3rd place (1954)	31
Serbia	European Second Round Group L Top 3	24 February 2019	2014	3	3	2nd (2014)	4
Ivory Coast	African Best third placed team	24 February 2019	2010	4	1	13th place (1982, 1986)	64
Montenegro	European Second Round Group I Top 3	25 February 2019	N/A	1	1	Debut	28
Puerto Rico	Americas Second Round Group E Top 3	25 February 2019	2014	14	9	4th place (1990)	16
Dominican Republic	Americas best fourth placed team	25 February 2019	2014	3	2	12th place (1978)	18

Format

The continental championships no longer belong to the qualification system for the World Cup. Instead, two rounds of continental qualifying tournaments were held over two years in a home-and-away format.[1]

The first round of the qualifiers were held in late 2017 and early 2018. The Americas, Asia / Oceania and Africa qualifiers featured 16 teams each, whereas Europe had 32 teams. Division A teams was split in groups of four, to be held in a home-and-away round-robin. The top three teams in each groups advanced to round two, and last placed teams played the best Division B teams to qualify for the next season's Division A.

Round two of the World Cup qualifiers were held in late 2018 and early 2019. Teams were split in groups of six, totaling four groups in Europe and two in the other qualifiers. Teams carried over the points from round one, and face another three teams again in a home-and-away round-robin. The best teams in each group qualified for the World Cup.

Starting in 2019, no wild card qualification were held, and the Olympic champions no longer directly qualified to the World Cup.

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 7 May 2017 in Guangzhou, China.[2]

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: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa)

First round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	6	6	0	499	315	+184	12	Second round		—	56–53	101–40	94–54
2	Cameroon	6	4	2	438	381	+57	10			66–67	—	73–72	116–78
3	Chad	6	2	4	383	424	−41	8			46–85	60–65	—	80–49
4	Guinea	6	0	6	336	536	−200	6			56–96	48–65	51–85	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	6	6	0	605	387	+218	12	Second round		—	108–53	93–53	109–66
2	Rwanda	6	3	3	434	519	−85	9			70–111	—	74–70	92–79
3	Mali	6	2	4	428	487	−59	8			59–82	72–82	—	79–76
4	Uganda	6	1	5	466	540	−74	7			86–102	79–63	80–95	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	6	4	2	371	369	+2	10	Second round		—	65–58	62–56	56–66
2	Egypt	6	3	3	376	387	−11	9[lower-alpha 1]			64–68	—	59–53	63–77
3	Morocco	6	3	3	382	374	+8	9[lower-alpha 1]			61–47	63–67	—	88–81
4	DR Congo	6	2	4	407	406	+1	8			64–73	61–65	58–61	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Egypt 2–0; Morocco 0–2

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Senegal	6	5	1	425	390	+35	11	Second round		—	70–65	66–61	60–52
2	Central African Republic	6	3	3	403	405	−2	9			82–91	—	69–60	52–59
3	Ivory Coast	6	2	4	365	369	−4	8[lower-alpha 1]			67–60	62–63	—	62–45
4	Mozambique	6	2	4	348	377	−29	8[lower-alpha 1]			63–78	63–72	66–53	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Ivory Coast 1–1, +4 PD; Mozambique 1–1, –4 PD

Second round

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia	12	10	2	933	669	+264	22	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	84–64	56–53	69–47	89–51	101–40
2	Angola	12	9	3	829	748	+81	21			69–63	—	83–76	65–58	62–56	90–50
3	Cameroon	12	7	5	872	794	+78	19[lower-alpha 1]			66–67	73–77	—	58–62	84–74	73–72
4	Egypt	12	7	5	802	799	+3	19[lower-alpha 1]			73–64 (OT)	64–68	60–80	—	59–53	99–83
5	Morocco	12	4	8	739	789	−50	16			50–65	61–47	57–63	63–67	—	62–45
6	Chad	12	3	9	721	898	−177	15			46–85	33–75	60–65	58–85	69–63	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Cameroon 1–1, +16 PD; Egypt 1–1, –16 PD

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	12	10	2	1073	805	+268	22[lower-alpha 1]	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	89–61	46–72	114–69	108–53	93–53
2	Senegal	12	10	2	889	781	+108	22[lower-alpha 1]			84–63	—	66–61	70–65	94–89	62–38
3	Ivory Coast	12	7	5	806	720	+86	19			73–84	67–60	—	62–63	87–60	69–49
4	Central African Republic	12	6	6	816	844	−28	18			59–72	82–91	69–60	—	77–69	65–66
5	Rwanda	12	3	9	807	997	−190	15[lower-alpha 2]			70–111	41–81	53–71	61–68	—	74–70
6	Mali	12	3	9	768	909	−141	15[lower-alpha 2]			59–82	71–82	59–69	57–75	72–82	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Nigeria 1–1, +7 PD; Senegal 1–1, –7 PD
2. Rwanda 2–0; Mali 0–2

Best third placed team

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Ivory Coast	12	7	5	806	720	+86	19	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2	E	Cameroon	12	7	5	872	794	+78	19

Source: FIBA

FIBA Americas

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas)

First round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	6	5	1	519	391	+128	11	Second round		—	83–88	87–62	96–63
2	Uruguay	6	4	2	432	442	−10	10			58–102	—	86–73	67–49
3	Panama	6	3	3	436	445	−9	9			59–68	86–75	—	82–62
4	Paraguay	6	0	6	351	460	−109	6			61–83	49–58	67–74	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Venezuela	6	5	1	437	368	+69	11[lower-alpha 1]	Second round		—	72–56	77–56	85–71
2	Brazil	6	5	1	479	383	+96	11[lower-alpha 1]			72–60	—	83–58	84–49
3	Chile	6	1	5	379	456	−77	7[lower-alpha 2]			51–70	73–86	—	67–71
4	Colombia	6	1	5	393	481	−88	7[lower-alpha 2]			62–73	71–98	69–74	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Venezuela 1–1, +4 PD; Brazil 1–1, –4 PD
2. Chile 1–1, +1 PD; Colombia 1–1, –1 PD

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	6	5	1	506	396	+110	11	Second round		—	83–75	91–55	84–48
2	Puerto Rico	6	4	2	516	479	+37	10			78–85	—	84–79	84–80
3	Mexico	6	3	3	439	463	−24	9			78–70	80–100	—	72–66
4	Cuba	6	0	6	380	503	−123	6			62–93	72–95	52–75	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	6	5	1	596	443	+153	11	Second round		—	97–61	99–69	93–69
2	Dominican Republic	6	4	2	539	493	+46	10			88–76	—	99–89	82–83
3	Virgin Islands	6	2	4	509	588	−79	8			89–118	85–113	—	84–74
4	Bahamas	6	1	5	441	561	−120	7			67–113	63–96	85–93	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Second round

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	12	10	2	1034	814	+220	22	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	84–83	83–75	114–57	91–55	111–80
2	Argentina	12	9	3	1037	854	+183	21			80–63	—	106–84	83–88	85–71	87–62
3	Puerto Rico	12	8	4	967	939	+28	20			78–85	87–86 (OT)	—	65–61	84–79	82–73
4	Uruguay	12	6	6	824	909	−85	18			70–78	58–102	64–62	—	63–60	86–73
5	Mexico	12	5	7	875	903	−28	17			78–70	74–78	80–100	88–77	—	78–61
6	Panama	12	4	8	844	930	−86	16			48–78	59–68	70–71	86–75	76–65	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	12	10	2	1115	833	+282	22	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	95–55	85–77	97–61	85–46	99–69
2	Venezuela	12	9	3	886	838	+48	21[lower-alpha 1]			84–76	—	72–56	79–78	77–56	87–73
3	Brazil	12	9	3	918	787	+131	21[lower-alpha 1]			67–94	72–60	—	100–82	83–58	20–0[lower-alpha 2]
4	Dominican Republic	12	7	5	979	921	+58	19			88–76	72–67	63–71	—	71–46	99–89
5	Chile	12	2	10	737	897	−160	14[lower-alpha 3]			61–84	51–70	73–86	65–74	—	81–63
6	Virgin Islands[lower-alpha 4]	12	3	9	865	1016	−151	14[lower-alpha 3]			89–118	76–77	80–104	85–113	64–59	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Venezuela 1–1, +4 PD; Brazil 1–1, –4 PD
2. Virgin Islands did not arrive timely to play against Brazil and game was forfeited.[3]
3. Chile 1–1, +16 PD; Virgin Islands 1–1, –16 PD
4. The Virgin Islands do not receive a point for the forfeit loss to Brazil[3]

Best fourth placed team

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Dominican Republic	12	7	5	979	921	+58	19	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2	E	Uruguay	12	6	6	824	909	−85	18

Source: FIBA

FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Asia)

All 16 teams which qualified for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup played in the Asian qualification round of the 2019 FIBA World Cup, which included teams from FIBA Oceania.

First round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	6	5	1	579	439	+140	11	Second round		—	80–86	67–57	124–65
2	South Korea	6	4	2	530	502	+28	10			84–93	—	81–92	93–72
3	China	6	3	3	503	414	+89	9			73–82	74–82	—	96–44
4	Hong Kong	6	0	6	404	661	−257	6			74–133	91–104	58–111	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	6	5	1	525	392	+133	11	Second round		—	84–68	82–58	88–68
2	Philippines	6	4	2	470	482	−12	10			53–89	—	89–84	90–83
3	Japan	6	2	4	469	464	+5	8			79–78	71–77	—	69–70
4	Chinese Taipei	6	1	5	426	552	−126	7			66–104	71–93	68–108	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Australia defeated Philippines by default following a brawl left Philippines with only 1 player on court

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Jordan	6	5	1	575	452	+123	11[lower-alpha 1]	Second round		—	87–83	87–62	114–70
2	Lebanon	6	5	1	531	398	+133	11[lower-alpha 1]			77–76	—	87–50	107–72
3	Syria	6	2	4	402	503	−101	8			72–109	63–87	—	81–76
4	India	6	0	6	413	568	−155	6			88–102	50–90	57–74	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Jordan 1–1, +3 PD; Lebanon 1–1, –3 PD

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	6	5	1	454	351	+103	11	Second round		—	88–56	65–39	83–53
2	Kazakhstan	6	3	3	420	436	−16	9			54–75	—	96–63	82–76
3	Qatar	6	2	4	408	465	−57	8[lower-alpha 1]			75–77	70–82	—	84–79
4	Iraq	6	2	4	412	442	−30	8[lower-alpha 1]			74–66	64–50	66–77	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points. 2) Head-to-head results. 3) Points difference. 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Qatar 2–0; Iraq 0–2

Second round

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	12	10	2	1090	861	+229	22[lower-alpha 1]	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	80–86	95–69	67–57	63–60	97–74
2	South Korea	12	10	2	1062	927	+135	22[lower-alpha 1]			84–93	—	88–67	81–92	84–71	103–66
3	Jordan	12	7	5	1037	951	+86	19[lower-alpha 2]			86–80	75–86	—	86–62	87–83	87–62
4	China[lower-alpha 3]	12	7	5	1004	834	+170	19[lower-alpha 2]			73–82	74–82	88–79	—	72–52	101–52
5	Lebanon	12	6	6	945	858	+87	18			67–69	72–84	77–76	92–88 (OT)	—	87–50
6	Syria	12	2	10	793	1088	−295	14			66–107	74–87	72–109	59–90	63–87	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. New Zealand 1–1, +3 PD; South Korea 1–1, –3 PD
2. Jordan 1–1, +15 PD; China 1–1, –15 PD
3. China qualified as the host nation, and to determine the final standings of the Asian Qualifiers, China shall not be included. However all results related to the previous games of China in the relevant group shall be taken into account for the final standings.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	12	10	2	1055	727	+328	22	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	82–58	76–47	84–68	94–41	110–59
2	Japan	12	8	4	988	844	+144	20[lower-alpha 1]			79–78	—	70–56	71–77	86–70	85–47
3	Iran	12	8	4	890	811	+79	20[lower-alpha 1]			85–74	89–97	—	81–73	88–56	65–39
4	Philippines	12	7	5	970	935	+35	19			53–89	89–84	70–78	—	88–92	92–81
5	Kazakhstan	12	4	8	828	963	−135	16			60–81	70–85	54–75	75–93	—	96–63
6	Qatar	12	2	10	732	1027	−295	14			43–95	48–96	75–77	46–84	70–82	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Japan 2–0; Iran 0–2

Best fourth placed team

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	F	Philippines	12	7	5	970	935	+35	19	2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2	E	Lebanon	12	6	6	945	858	+87	18	[lower-alpha 1]

Source: FIBA
Notes:

1. China, the fourth placers of Group E already qualified as the host nation, and to determine the final standings of the Asian Qualifiers, China shall not be included. However all results related to the previous games of China in the relevant group shall be taken into account for the final standings. Lebanon, the fifth placers, were considered as fourth placers for the purpose of determining the team that qualified as the best fourth placed team.

FIBA Europe

Main article: 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe)

Pre-qualified teams (24 of 32 Teams)

•  Belgium
•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  Finland
•  France
•  Georgia
•  Germany
•  Great Britain
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Israel
•  Italy
•  Latvia
•  Lithuania
•  Montenegro
•  Poland
•  Romania
•  Russia
•  Serbia
•  Slovenia
•  Spain
•  Turkey
•  Ukraine

European Pre-Qualifiers

The 24 national teams that qualified for EuroBasket 2017 had also qualified for Division A of FIBA Basketball World Cup Qualifying. The last eight teams qualified through the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Pre-Qualifiers which were held in August 2017.[4]

In order to determine the last eight spots in Division A, 13 teams participated in four home-and-away round robin groups on 2 to 19 August 2017. The draw to determine the 4 groups was held in Prague, Czech Republic on 10 December 2016.[4]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	6	4	2	476	447	+29	10[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to the first round		—	81–73	93–70	86–82
2	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	4	2	502	465	+37	10[lower-alpha 1]			72–88	—	98–85	84–71
3	Armenia	6	3	3	470	482	−12	9	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers first round		82–69	66–83	—	75–61
4	Slovakia	6	1	5	434	488	−54	7			68–59	74–92	78–92	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Sweden 2–0, Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	4	3	1	352	264	+88	7	Advance to the first round		—	71–78	91–77
2	Austria	4	3	1	326	264	+62	7			72–79	—	97–63
3	Albania	4	0	4	228	378	−150	4	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers first round		37–111	51–79	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Estonia	4	3	1	299	266	+33	7	Advance to the first round		—	76–50	74–65
2	Kosovo	4	2	2	271	300	−29	6			75–69	—	72–68
3	Macedonia	4	1	3	296	300	−4	5	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers first round		76–80	87–74	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Bulgaria	4	4	0	335	274	+61	8	Advance to the first round		—	78–68	91–65
2	Belarus	4	1	3	294	316	−22	5[lower-alpha 1]			70–84	—	78–75
3	Portugal	4	1	3	290	329	−39	5[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers first round		71–82	79–78	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Belarus 1–1, +2, Portugal 1–1, –2

First round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	6	6	0	497	431	+66	12	Advance to the second round		—	79–67	92–84	80–60
2	Montenegro	6	3	3	454	443	+11	9			66–79	—	63–75	80–69
3	Slovenia	6	2	4	484	492	−8	8			72–83	74–87	—	87–74
4	Belarus	6	1	5	445	514	−69	7	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers second round		82–84	67–91	93–92	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Turkey	6	4	2	437	389	+48	10[lower-alpha 1]	Advance to the second round		—	85–73	80–66	77–52
2	Latvia	6	4	2	477	453	+24	10[lower-alpha 1]			79–70	—	68–82	82–73
3	Ukraine	6	3	3	440	450	−10	9			60–67	71–93	—	77–66
4	Sweden	6	1	5	398	460	−62	7	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers second round		59–58	72–82	76–84	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Turkey 1–1, +3, Latvia 1–1, –3

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	6	6	0	512	352	+160	12	Advance to the second round		—	75–55	80–75	106–50
2	Poland	6	3	3	436	410	+26	9[lower-alpha 1]			61–79	—	70–60	90–62
3	Hungary	6	3	3	414	421	−7	9[lower-alpha 1]			50–73	64–57	—	84–76
4	Kosovo	6	0	6	384	563	−179	6	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers second round		61–99	70–103	65–81	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Poland 1–1, +3; Hungary 1–1, –3

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Italy	6	4	2	474	405	+69	10	Advance to the second round		—	80–62	72–78	75–70
2	Netherlands	6	3	3	434	416	+18	9[lower-alpha 1]			81–66	—	68–61	77–52
3	Croatia	6	3	3	431	419	+12	9[lower-alpha 1]			64–80	82–78	—	56–58
4	Romania	6	2	4	368	467	−99	8	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers second round		50–101	75–68	63–90	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Netherlands 1–1, +3; Croatia 1–1, –3

Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	6	6	0	479	377	+102	12	Advance to the second round		—	75–74	84–65	64–49
2	Russia	6	3	3	458	428	+30	9			78–84	—	70–53	76–69
3	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6	2	4	400	481	−81	8			52–102	81–76	—	72–70
4	Belgium	6	1	5	392	443	−51	7	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers second round		59–70	66–84	79–77	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group F

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Czech Republic	6	5	1	464	425	+39	11	Advance to the second round		—	77–73	81–75	89–69
2	Finland	6	3	3	453	449	+4	9			56–64	—	75–70	91–77
3	Bulgaria	6	2	4	466	476	−10	8[lower-alpha 1]			76–78	80–82	—	88–86
4	Iceland	6	2	4	463	496	−33	8[lower-alpha 1]	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers second round		76–75	81–76	74–77	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Bulgaria 2–0; Iceland 0–2

Group G

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	6	6	0	508	414	+94	12	Advance to the second round		—	79–74	79–70	85–63
2	Serbia	6	4	2	514	449	+65	10			81–88	—	105–87	85–64
3	Georgia	6	2	4	460	495	−35	8			77–87	50–87	—	98–73
4	Austria	6	0	6	394	518	−124	6	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers second round		49–90	81–82	64–78	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group H

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	6	6	0	513	432	+81	12	Advance to the second round		—	82–61	87–75	75–70
2	Israel	6	3	3	438	458	−20	9			78–96	—	88–68	82–75
3	Estonia	6	2	4	415	459	−44	8			56–78	78–62	—	73–70
4	Great Britain	6	1	5	440	457	−17	7	Relegated to the EuroBasket Pre-Qualifiers second round		92–95	59–67	74–65	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Second round

Group I

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	12	10	2	927	848	+79	22	Qualification to the FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	74–58	79–67	85–82	72–68	92–84
2	Turkey	12	8	4	874	805	+69	20			71–67	—	79–69	85–73	80–66	77–58
3	Montenegro	12	7	5	918	901	+17	19[lower-alpha 1]			66–79	71–66	—	74–80	90–84	63–75
4	Latvia	12	7	5	943	914	+29	19[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to the EuroBasket Qualifiers		62–67	79–70	75–84	—	68–82	85–74
5	Ukraine	12	5	7	909	892	+17	17			76–65	60–67	74–76	71–93	—	82–54
6	Slovenia	12	3	9	908	988	−80	15			72–83	58–77	74–87	77–82	85–84 (OT)	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Montenegro 1–1, +3 PD; Latvia 1–1, –3 PD

Group J

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Lithuania	12	11	1	999	802	+197	23	Qualification to the FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	86–73	75–55	80–75	79–62	95–93 (OT)
2	Italy	12	8	4	940	836	+104	20[lower-alpha 1]			70–65	—	101–82	75–41	72–78	80–62
3	Poland	12	8	4	958	886	+72	20[lower-alpha 1]			61–79	94–78	—	70–60	79–74	85–76
4	Hungary	12	6	6	836	849	−13	18	Qualification to the EuroBasket Qualifiers		50–73	63–69	64–57	—	84–65	91–86 (OT)
5	Croatia	12	4	8	858	891	−33	16			83–84	64–80	69–77	74–69	—	82–78
6	Netherlands	12	3	9	895	944	−49	15			69–78	81–66	78–105	59–74	68–61	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Italy 1–1, +3 PD; Poland 1–1, –3 PD

Group K

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	12	10	2	937	778	+159	22	Qualification to the FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	75–74	82–66	83–67	77–53	84–65
2	Russia	12	8	4	966	853	+113	20[lower-alpha 1]			78–84	—	81–61	91–76	77–73	70–53
3	Czech Republic	12	8	4	890	889	+1	20[lower-alpha 1]			65–79	80–78	—	77–73	81–75	69–64
4	Finland	12	6	6	913	927	−14	18	Qualification to the EuroBasket Qualifiers		76–69	75–77 (OT)	56–64	—	75–70	85–81
5	Bulgaria	12	4	8	882	971	−89	16			74–68	60–104	76–78	80–82	—	89–82
6	Bosnia and Herzegovina	12	3	9	871	957	−86	15			52–102	81–76	80–85	77–81	87–67	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Russia 1–1, +18 PD; Czech Republic 1–1, –18 PD

Group L

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greece	12	11	1	972	880	+92	23	Qualification to the FIBA Basketball World Cup		—	92–84	70–63	81–69	82–61	87–75
2	Germany	12	9	3	1017	867	+150	21			63–69	—	79–74	79–70	112–98 (OT)	87–70
3	Serbia	12	7	5	993	875	+118	19			84–61	81–88	—	105–87	97–76	91–65
4	Georgia	12	5	7	927	968	−41	17[lower-alpha 1]	Qualification to the EuroBasket Qualifiers		85–86	77–87	50–87	—	71–69 (OT)	77–84
5	Israel	12	5	7	925	974	−49	17[lower-alpha 1]			78–96	81–77	83–74	80–85	—	88–68
6	Estonia	12	4	8	821	950	−129	16			56–78	43–86	71–70	65–79	78–62	—

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

1. Georgia 2–0; Israel 0–2

Issues and concerns

There were concerns from national federations that they would not be able to play the qualifiers with players from top professional leagues globally (the National Basketball Association and EuroLeague), which is possible with professional leagues operating in mid-year.[5]

References

1. "FIBA competitions calendar format 2017-2020". FIBA. Archived from the original on 17 December 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
2. "Draw results in for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers". fiba.com (Press release). FIBA. 7 May 2017.
3. "Statement regarding the game Brazil – Virgin Islands". FIBA. 17 September 2018.
4. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Pre-Qualifiers groups confirmed". FIBA.com. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
5. Marc Stein (22 November 2017). "Basketball Mimics Soccer's World Cup Qualifying (Minus the Stars)". The New York Times.

External links

• FIBA official website
• EuroBasket.com FIBA Basketball World Cup Page