MIES (Switzerland)/ATHENS (Greece) - With the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 just around the corner, FIBA, Greek public broadcaster ERT and the Hellenic Basketball Federation have teamed up to live stream six preparation games for the World Cup.

Greece, Italy, Serbia and Turkey will be playing a number of warm-up games as part of the Acropolis International Basketball Tournament 2019 prior to their quest to become World Champions in China, with the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 tipping off on August 31 in eight different cities across China. 

The following six games will be streamed on FIBA’s YouTube channel and also on the FIBA Facebook channel, accessible for viewers outside of Greece, Cyprus, Italy, Serbia and Turkey.

August 16, 2019
Serbia vs. Turkey (18:00 GMT+3)
Greece vs. Italy (20:30 GMT+3)

August 17, 2019
Italy vs. Serbia (18:00 GMT+3)
Greece vs. Turkey (20:30 GMT+3)

August 18, 2019 
Turkey vs. Italy (18:00 GMT+3)
Greece vs. Serbia (20:30 GMT+3)

FIBA is very happy to collaborate with ERT and the Hellenic Basketball Federation to offer these highly anticipated games to our global audience and also provide international basketball fans with more action-packed live content. 

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About FIBA

FIBA (fiba.basketball) - the world governing body for basketball - is an independent association formed by 213 National Basketball Federations throughout the world. It is recognized as the sole competent authority in basketball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
 
For further information about FIBA, visit fiba.basketball or follow FIBA on facebook.com/fiba, twitter.com/fiba, instagram.com/fiba and youtube.com/fiba.

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About the ERT

ERT is the flagship television network of a state-owned broadcaster in Greece. It was launched in 1966 as a television service of the National Radio and Television Foundation.