BEIRUT (Lebanon) - We're heading to the final gameday of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Asian Qualifiers with one ticket left up for grabs.

It will be a race to the finish line between Iran and Kazakhstan. They'll both have to finish the job on their end as they go up against two tough teams in games that will tip-off at the exact same time.

Get ready to pop out that duo-screen action to witness the conclusion unfold on the last gameday.

Group E

15/18 games played
All First Round results carry over to Second Round

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Lebanon(1) (2)	9	7	2	77.8	779	662	117	86.6	73.6	16
2	New Zealand(2)	9	7	2	77.8	820	598	222	91.1	66.4	16
3	Philippines(2)	9	6	3	66.7	712	677	35	79.1	75.2	15
4	Jordan(1) (2)	9	5	4	55.6	684	661	23	76	73.4	14
5	Saudi Arabia(1)	9	2	7	22.2	583	707	-124	64.8	78.6	11
6	India	9	0	9	0	551	824	-273	61.2	91.6	9

⁽¹⁾To uniformly classify teams, the First Round games against the last ranked team of Group C are not considered for the classification of Group E.

⁽²⁾Qualified for the World Cup

Upcoming Games - 27 February

19:00 (GMT +13) - New Zealand v Lebanon
18:00 (GMT +8) - Philippines v Jordan
13:30 (GMT +5.5) - India v Saudi Arabia

• Philippines have already qualified for the World Cup as co-hosts;
• New Zealand have already qualified for the World Cup;
• Lebanon have already qualified for the World Cup;
• Jordan have already qualified for the World Cup;

15/18 games played
All First Round results carry over to Second Round

		GAMES				STREAK	GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	Last 5	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Australia(1)	11	10	1	90.9		895	604	291	81.4	54.9	20
2	China(1)	11	9	2	81.8		873	718	155	79.4	65.3	20
3	Japan(1)	11	6	5	54.5		822	806	16	74.7	73.3	17
4	Iran	11	6	5	54.5		782	738	44	71.1	67.1	17
5	Kazakhstan	11	5	6	45.5		726	774	-48	66	70.4	16
6	Bahrain	11	2	9	18.2		689	909	-220	62.6	82.6	13

Upcoming Games - 26 February

15:00 (GMT +11) - Australia v Kazakhstan
12:00 (GMT +8) - China vs Iran
14:05 (GMT +9) - Japan v Bahrain

• Japan have already qualified for the World Cup as co-hosts
• Australia have already qualified for the World Cup;
• China have already qualified for the World Cup;
• Iran will qualify for the World Cup if:
  • Iran win OR
  • Kazakhstan lose
• Kazakhstan will qualify for the World Cup if:
  • Kazakhstan win AND
  • Iran lose

DISCLAIMER: The above analysis has been prepared solely for the purpose of improving the experience of fans. It is not to be understood as advice or as binding information on the Asian Qualifiers for competition purposes.

FIBA