2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup seeding
The draw for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup took place on 29 April 2023 at the Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.[1] It set the stage for the round-robin group stage in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia, where the World Cup will be played.
The 32 teams were seeded into eight pots of four for the draw. As hosts of the final phase, the
Despite being one of the three hosts, Indonesia was not able to qualify for the tournament as they neither advanced to the second round of the Asian Qualifiers nor met FIBA's condition of finishing as quarterfinalists at the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup, which they hosted, marking this the first World Cup where a host nation has not qualified.[3]
Personnel involved
The 32 nations participating in the 2023 World Cup were drawn into eight groups of four. The two qualified host teams, the Philippines and Japan, alongside the three preferred teams each host country selected to host, the United States chosen by the Philippines, Slovenia chosen by Japan, and Canada chosen by Indonesia,[4] were drawn to their respective groups first before drawing the other teams.[2] As such, the Philippines was allocated to Group A, while Japan was allocated to Group E. The United States, Slovenia, and Canada were assigned Group C, Group F, and Group H, respectively.[2]
The draw was led by FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Global Ambassador
Seedings
Teams were seeded using the February 2023
The highest-ranked team not to qualify for the World Cup, and also the only team from the top 10 in the rankings not to qualify, was fourth-ranked Argentina, who won the silver medal at the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup in China.[6]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Philippines (40) (H) |
Canada (15) | ||
Pot 5 | Pot 6 | Pot 7 | Pot 8 |
Iran (22) |
Jordan (33) |
Lebanon (43) |
- Notes
- H : Hosts
Final draw
The eight groups were formed randomly, selecting one team from each of the eight pots, and allocating them to an assigned group depending on which pot the team is located. Two teams from the same confederation cannot be placed into the same group, with the exception of teams from Europe, where a minimum of one team but no more than two teams could be in the same group. Groups A-D will play in the Philippines, with Groups A and B playing at the
Group A (Manila) | Group B (Manila) | Group C (Manila) | Group D (Manila) |
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Angola | South Sudan | United States | Egypt |
Dominican Republic | Serbia | Jordan | Mexico |
Philippines | China | Greece | Montenegro |
Italy | Puerto Rico | New Zealand | Lithuania |
Group E (Okinawa) | Group F (Okinawa) | Group G (Jakarta) | Group H (Jakarta) |
Germany | Slovenia | Iran | Canada |
Finland | Cape Verde | Spain | Latvia |
Australia | Georgia | Ivory Coast | Lebanon |
Japan | Venezuela | Brazil | France |
See also
References
- ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw date confirmed". FIBA. 2 December 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw Principles explained". FIBA. 21 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ Giongco, Mark (19 July 2022). "Philippines' co-host Indonesia fails to qualify for 2023 Fiba World Cup". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "NBA superstars to descend on Philippines as Team USA plays in FIBA World Cup". PhilStar. 12 December 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Saweetie, Luis Scola to headline FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw presented by Wanda, in Manila". FIBA. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- ^ "Fourth-ranked Argentina fail to qualify for World Cup". Reuters. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 May 2023.