Who will advance to the Second Round of Pre-Qualifiers?

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    Luxembourg remain in contention heading into the final day

    The first tickets were taken in Thursday's action to set up a dramatic final day.

    MUNICH (Germany) - The FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers action heads into the final day of the First Round on Sunday.

    The top team in each of the three groups will advance to the Second Round, alongside the best-ranked runner-up.

    Ahead of the final gameday, three teams have already booked their spots in the next phase to leave one more ticket up for grabs.

    Group A

    #

    TEAM

    GP

    W

    L

    +/-

    PTS

    1

    North Macedonia

    5

    5

    0

    88

    10

    2

    Luxembourg

    5

    2

    3

    0

    7

    3

    Azerbaijan

    5

    2

    3

    -48

    7

    4

    Ireland

    5

    1

    4

    -40

    6

    Sunday, July 5 Azerbaijan vs Ireland - 16:00 CET (Previous meeting: Azerbaijan won 76-75) Luxembourg vs North Macedonia - 17:00 CET (Previous meeting: North Macedonia won 79-70)

    How can teams qualify?

    • North Macedonia have already qualified for the Second Round;

    • Luxembourg could qualify for the Second Round as the best runner-up with a win;

    • Azerbaijan have been eliminated from contention to qualify;

    • Ireland have been eliminated from contention to qualify.

    Group B

    #

    TEAM

    GP

    W

    L

    +/-

    PTS

    1

    Norway

    3

    3

    0

    34

    6

    2

    Bulgaria

    3

    2

    1

    21

    5

    3

    Armenia

    4

    0

    4

    -55

    4

    Sunday, July 5 Bulgaria vs Norway - 19:30 CET (Previous meeting: Norway won 76-67)

    How can teams qualify?

    • Norway have already qualified for the Second Round;

    • Bulgaria would qualify for the Second Round with a win;

    • Armenia have been eliminated from contention to qualify.

    Group C

    #

    TEAM

    GP

    W

    L

    +/-

    PTS

    1

    Slovakia

    3

    3

    0

    47

    6

    2

    Albania

    4

    1

    3

    -44

    5

    3

    Kosovo

    3

    1

    2

    -3

    4

    Thursday, July 2 Slovakia vs Kosovo - 19:00 CET (Previous meeting: Slovakia won 89-78)

    How can teams qualify?

    • Slovakia have already qualified for the Second Round;

    • Albania have already been eliminated from contention to qualify;

    • Kosovo could qualify as the best-ranked runner-up with a win;

      • They would be eliminated from contention to qualify with a loss.

    The potential second-placed teams are as follows:

    Group

    Team

    Current record

    Potential record

    A

    Luxembourg

    2-3

    3-3 or 2-4**

    A

    Azerbaijan (e)

    2-3

    3-3**

    A

    Ireland (e)

    1-4

    2-4**

    B

    Norway [Q]

    3-0

    3-1

    B

    Bulgaria

    2-1

    3-1 or 2-2

    C

    Kosovo

    1-2

    2-2 or 1-3

    **To determine the best runners-up, results against the fourth-placed side in Group A are removed for a fair ranking.

    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 FIBA EuroBasket 2029 Pre-Qualifiers for competition purposes.

    FIBA

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