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The final chance: Who will take the last European ticket to the World Cup?

MUNICH (Germany) - Three spots were up for grabs heading into the final window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers, and just one spot remains heading into the final day of action.

With Georgia securing qualification for their maiden World Cup and Montenegro set to make back-to-back appearances, the final ticket to the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia will be decided in Group I, with two teams - Belgium and Serbia - in contention.

Already qualified (11/12): Finland, Latvia, Germany, Greece, Slovenia, France, Lithuania, Spain, Italy, Georgia, Montenegro

Here's an updated look at the situation in each group:

Group I

15/18 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 LAT Latvia 9 8 1 88.9 740 650 90 82.2 72.2 17
2 GRE Greece 9 6 3 66.7 718 697 21 79.8 77.4 15
3 SRB Serbia 9 5 4 55.6 724 720 4 80.4 80 14
4 BEL Belgium 9 4 5 44.4 625 635 -10 69.4 70.6 13
5 TUR Turkey 9 3 6 33.3 700 688 12 77.8 76.4 12
6 GBR Great Britain 9 1 8 11.1 614 731 -117 68.2 81.2 10
Upcoming Games - February 27

18:30 CET - Latvia v Greece
20:00 CET - Serbia v Great Britain
20:30 CET - Belgium v Turkey

  • Latvia and Greece have already qualified for the World Cup;
  • Serbia would qualify for the World Cup with a win or if Belgium lose;
  • Belgium would qualify for the World Cup with a win if Serbia lose;
  • Turkey and Great Britain have already been eliminated from contention.

Group J

15/18 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 GER Germany 11 9 2 81.8 873 773 100 79.4 70.3 20
2 FIN Finland 11 9 2 81.8 897 847 50 81.5 77 20
3 SLO Slovenia 11 7 4 63.6 915 871 44 83.2 79.2 18
4 SWE Sweden 11 5 6 45.5 848 867 -19 77.1 78.8 16
5 ISR Israel 11 3 8 27.3 857 869 -12 77.9 79 14
6 EST Estonia 11 3 8 27.3 798 906 -108 72.5 82.4 14
Upcoming Games - February 27

17:30 CET - Finland v Germany
18:00 CET - Slovenia v Israel
19:05 CET - Sweden v Estonia

  • Germany, Finland and Slovenia have already qualified for the World Cup;
  • Sweden, Israel and Estonia have already been eliminated from contention.

Group K

18/18 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 FRA France 12 10 2 83.3 973 742 231 81.1 61.8 22
2 LTU Lithuania 12 9 3 75.0 922 852 70 76.8 71 21
3 MNE Montenegro 12 7 5 58.3 900 852 48 75 71 19
4 HUN Hungary 12 6 6 50.0 871 954 -83 72.6 79.5 18
5 BIH BIH 12 6 6 50.0 927 987 -60 77.2 82.2 18
6 CZE Czech Republic 12 3 9 25.0 878 968 -90 73.2 80.7 15
  • France, Lithuania and Montenegro have already qualified for the World Cup;
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina, Hungary and Czech Republic have already been eliminated from contention.

Group L

18/18 games played

  GAMES GAME POINTS POINTS
# Team P W L % For Agt +/- FA AA  
1 ESP Spain 10 8 2 80.0 823 703 120 82.3 70.3 18
2 ITA Italy 10 8 2 80.0 881 836 45 88.1 83.6 18
3 GEO Georgia 10 5 5 50.0 795 814 -19 79.5 81.4 15
4 ISL Iceland 10 5 5 50.0 786 842 -56 78.6 84.2 15
5 UKR Ukraine 10 4 6 40.0 811 797 14 81.1 79.7 14
6 NED Netherlands 10 0 10 0 712 816 -104 71.2 81.6 10
  • Spain, Italy and Georgia have already qualified for the World Cup;
  • Iceland, Ukraine and Netherlands have already been eliminated.

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 European Qualifiers for competition purposes.

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