How to qualify
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Road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 African Qualifiers
First round
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November 2017
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Februrary 2018
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June 2018
16
Teams
12
Teams qualify
Top 3 of each group
Second round
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September 2018
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November 2018
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Februrary 2019
12
Teams
5
Teams qualify
Top 2 of each group
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best 3rdWorld Cup
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31 August -
15 September
2019
32 participating teams
Window: Two games to be played on a home and away basis
The 16 teams participating in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - African Qualifiers will be the 16 teams which competed in the FIBA AfroBasket 2017.How teams advance from the First Round to the Second Round?
The top 3 teams from each group progress. In the Second Round, the First Round Groups merge as follows:
A and C => E
B and D => FAll results from all games in the First Round (even the ones from games against teams that did not advance) are carried over to the Second Round.
How teams advance from Round 2 to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019?
The two (2) best highest-placed teams in each group and the best third-placed team (a total of five (5) teams) shall qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019.What happens if teams are tied (classification in the same group)?
- Win Loss
- Goal difference of games between teams concerned
- Higher number of goals in the games between them
- Higher goal difference in all games of the group
- Higher number of goals in all games in the group
- DrawGo to the Official Basketball Rules and consult Art. D.1.3 Official Basketball rules (pages 75-80)
Event Timeline
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7 May 17 Draw
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20 Nov 17 1st Round - 1st Window
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19 Feb 18 1st Round - 2nd Window
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29 Jun 18 1st Round - 3rd Window
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14 Sep 18 2nd Round - 4th Window
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26 Nov 18 2nd Round - 5th Window
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18 Feb 19 2nd Round - 6th Window
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31 Aug 19 FIBA Basketball World Cup Start
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15 Sep 19 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final
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Road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers
First round
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November 2017
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Februrary 2018
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June 2018
16
Teams
12
Teams qualify
Top 3 of each group
Second round
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September 2018
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November 2018
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Februrary 2019
12
Teams
7
Teams qualify
Top 3 of each group
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best 4thWorld Cup
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31 August -
15 September
2019
32 participating teams
Window: Two games to be played on a home and away basis
The 16 teams participating in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - Americas Qualifiers qualified through the Centrobasket and South American Championships 2016.How teams advance from the First Round to the Second Round?
The top 3 teams from each group progress. In the Second Round, the First Round Groups merge as follows:
A and C => E
B and D => FAll results from all games in the First Round (even the ones from games against teams that did not advance) are carried over to the Second Round.
How teams advance from the Second Round to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019
The three (3) highest-placed teams from each group and the best 4th-placed team (a total of seven (7) teams) shall qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019.What happens if teams are tied (classification in the same group)?
- Win Loss
- Goal difference of games between teams concerned
- Higher number of goals in the games between them
- Higher goal difference in all games of the group
- Higher number of goals in all games in the group
- DrawFor more information, go to the Official Basketball Rules and consult Art. D.1.3 (pages 75-80)
Event Timeline
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7 May 17 Draw
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20 Nov 17 1st Round - 1st Window
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19 Feb 18 1st Round - 2nd Window
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25 Jun 18 1st Round - 3rd Window
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13 Sep 18 2nd Round - 4th Window
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26 Nov 18 2nd Round - 5th Window
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18 Feb 19 2nd Round - 6th Window
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31 Aug 19 FIBA Basketball World Cup Start
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15 Sep 19 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final
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Road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers
First round
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November 2017
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Februrary 2018
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June 2018
16
Teams
12
Teams qualify
Top 3 of each group
Second round
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September 2018
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November 2018
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Februrary 2019
12
Teams
7
Teams qualify
Top 3 of each group
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best 4thWorld Cup
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31 August -
15 September
2019
32 participating teams
Window: Two games to be played on a home and away basis
The 16 teams participating in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - Asian Qualifiers will be the 16 teams which competed in the FIBA Asia Cup 2017.How teams advance from First Round to Second Round ?
The top 3 teams from each group progress. In the Second Round, the First Round Groups merge as follows:
A and C => E
B and D => FAll results from all games in the First Round (even the ones from games against teams that did not advance) are carried over to the Second Round.
How teams advance from the Second Round to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019
The three (3) best placed teams from each group and the best 4th-placed team (total of seven (7) teams) shall qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019. For the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers, to determine the final standings, the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Host, 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.What happens if teams are tied (classification in the same group)?
- Win Loss
- Goal difference of games between teams concerned
- Higher number of goals in the games between them
- Higher goal difference in all games of the group
- Higher number of goals in all games in the group
- DrawFor more information, go to the Official Basketball Rules and consult Art. D.1.3 Official Basketball rules (pages 75-80)
Event Timeline
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7 May 17 Draw
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20 Nov 17 1st Round - 1st Window
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19 Feb 18 1st Round - 2nd Window
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25 Jun 18 1st Round - 3rd Window
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13 Sep 18 2nd Round - 4th Window
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26 Nov 18 2nd Round - 5th Window
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18 Feb 19 2nd Round - 6th Window
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31 Aug 19 FIBA Basketball World Cup Start
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15 Sep 19 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final
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Road to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 European Qualifiers
First round
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November 2017
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Februrary 2018
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June 2018
32
Teams
24
Teams qualify
Top 3 of each group
Second round
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September 2018
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November 2018
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Februrary 2019
24
Teams
12
Teams qualify
Top 3 of each group
World Cup
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31 August -
15 September
2019
32 participating teams
Window: Two games to be played on a home and away basis
The 32 teams participating in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 - European Qualifiers will be the 24 teams which competed in the FIBA EuroBasket 2017 and 8 additional teams which qualified through the European Pre-Qualifier.How teams advance from the First Round to the Second Round
The top 3 teams from each group progress. In the Second Round, the First Round Groups merge as follows:
A and B => I
C and D => J
E and F => K
G and H => LAll results from all games in the First Round (even the ones from games against teams that did not advance) are carried over to the Second Round.
How teams advance from the Second Round to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019
The three (3) highest-placed teams from each group (a total of twelve (12) teams) shall qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019.What happens if teams are tied (classification in the same group)?
- Win Loss
- Goal difference of games between teams concerned
- Higher number of goals in the games between them
- Higher goal difference in all games of the group
- Higher number of goals in all games in the group
- DrawFor more information, go to the Official Basketball Rules and consult Art. D.1.3 (pages 75-80)
Event Timeline
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7 May 17 Draw
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2 Aug 17 Pre-Qualifiers
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20 Nov 17 1st Round - 1st Window
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19 Feb 18 1st Round - 2nd Window
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25 Jun 18 1st Round - 3rd Window
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13 Sep 18 2nd Round - 4th Window
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26 Nov 18 2nd Round - 5th Window
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18 Feb 19 2nd Round - 6th Window
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31 Aug 19 FIBA Basketball World Cup Start
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15 Sep 19 FIBA Basketball World Cup Final
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