31 August, 2019
15 September

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers

A total of 80 national teams will play in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers:

      • In 4 Regions: Africa, Americas, Europe and Asia (which includes Oceania);
      • 6 windows of 9 days each, starting on Monday and finishing on Tuesday of the following week.
      • Windows dates: 20-28 November 2017, 19-27 February 2018, 25 June to 3 July 2018, 30 August-18 September 2018, 26 November to 4 December 2018 and 18-26 February 2019
      • Two games per window to be played on a home and away basis in six windows to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019
      • The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will qualify teams directly for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games or through 4 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

32 teams will play in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019:

      • Host Country (China)
      • + 7 from Asia
      • + 5 teams from Africa
      • +7 from the Americas
      • + 12 from Europe

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 will qualify 7 teams directly for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, with the remaining 4 + host (Central Board decision) to be determined through 4 Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in 2020.

For more information about the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers for each continent, please visit:

AFRICA