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
Dates2 August 2017 – 25 February 2019
Teams213 max. 
(from 213 federations)
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Qualified teams
  Qualified
  Failed to qualify
  Did not participate
  Disqualified and suspended by FIBA
  Not a FIBA member
Team Qualification Appearance Best performance FIBA World Ranking
As Date Last Total Streak
 ChinaHost nation7 August 20152010918th place (1994)30
 TunisiaAfrican Second Round Group E Top 215 September 201820102124th place (2010)51
 NigeriaAfrican Second Round Group F Top 215 September 201820064113th place (1998)33
 GreeceEuropean Second Round Group L Top 316 September 2018201484Runners-up (2006)8
 GermanyEuropean Second Round Group L Top 316 September 20182010613rd place (2002)22
 Czech RepublicEuropean Second Round Group K Top 316 September 2018N/A11Debut24
 LithuaniaEuropean Second Round Group J Top 317 September 20182014543rd place (2010)6
 AustraliaAsian Second Round Group F Top 330 November 201820141245th place (1982, 1994)11
 FranceEuropean Second Round Group K Top 330 November 20182014843rd place (2014)3
 AngolaAfrican Second Round Group F Top 21 December 20182014859th place (2006)39
 New ZealandAsian Second Round Group E Top 31 December 20182014654th place (2002)38
 South KoreaAsian Second Round Group E Top 32 December 201820148211th place (1970)32
 SpainEuropean Second Round Group I Top 32 December 201820141210Champions (2006)2
 TurkeyEuropean Second Round Group I Top 32 December 2018201455Runners-up (2010)17
 United StatesAmericas Second Round Group E Top 32 December 201820141818Champions (1954, 1986, 1994, 2010, 2014)1
 VenezuelaAmericas Second Round Group F Top 32 December 201820064111th place (1990)20
 ArgentinaAmericas Second Round Group E Top 32 December 20182014149Champions (1950)5
 CanadaAmericas Second Round Group F Top 33 December 201820101416th place (1978, 1982)23
 BrazilAmericas Second Round Group F Top 321 February 201920141818Champions (1959, 1963)12
 SenegalAfrican Second Round Group F Top 222 February 201920145214th place (1978)37
 ItalyEuropean Second Round Group J Top 322 February 20192006914th place (1970, 1978)13
 PolandEuropean Second Round Group J Top 322 February 20191967215th place (1967)25
 RussiaEuropean Second Round Group K Top 324 February 2019201051Runners-up (1994, 1998)10
 JapanAsian Second Round Group F Top 324 February 201920065111th place (1967)48
 JordanAsian Second Round Group E Top 324 February 201920102123rd place (2010)49
 IranAsian Second Round Group F Top 324 February 201920143319th place (2010)27
 PhilippinesAsian best fourth placed team24 February 20192014623rd place (1954)31
SerbiaEuropean Second Round Group L Top 324 February 20192014332nd (2014)4
 Ivory CoastAfrican Best third placed team24 February 201920104113th place (1982, 1986)64
 MontenegroEuropean Second Round Group I Top 325 February 2019N/A11Debut28
 Puerto RicoAmericas Second Round Group E Top 325 February 201920141494th place (1990)16
 Dominican RepublicAmericas best fourth placed team25 February 201920143212th 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 zoneQualifying tournamentsWorld Cup berths
Division A
top ranked
teams		 Division B
maximum
possible entrants		 Allocated
berths		 Berth as the
host nation		 Total
berths
FIBA Africa162505
FIBA Americas162707
FIBA Asia
FIBA Oceania		1617718
FIBA Europe321312012
Total8011431132

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)

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.
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