MIES (Switzerland) - The last day of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers First Round will give us the answers we're searching for: Who is grabbing the last remaining tickets?
In Group C, Türkiye, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina secured their places in the Second Round, with Türkiye still capable of finishing at 6-0.
In Group E, Croatia and Germany are fighting for the top spot, while Israel still hope they can move forward at 3-3 instead of 2-4.
In Group F, Poland are chasing a perfect 6-0 record, while the Netherlands also know they are flying to the next phase. Meanwhile, Latvia and Austria go head-to-head for the final ticket from this group.
A massive game unfolds in Group G, with Finland and France hunting the top spot, while Hungary also know they are through.
Finally, in Group H, Estonia and Slovenia head into the last day at 3-2, while Czechia and Sweden have a chance to force a four-way tie at 3-3 if they win their games on Monday.
With every result carrying through to the Second Round, each game has the potential to make or break a nation's hopes of eventually reaching the World Cup.
Who do you think will have a successful end to Window 3 on Monday? Cast your vote below and let us know!
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Maik-Kalev Kotsar (Estonia) has reached double-digit in scoring in each of his last eight games in the World Cup Qualifiers, making more than 60% of his field goals attempted in the last three. He had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists on Friday against Slovenia.
Estonia won their last three road games in the World Cup Qualifiers.
Türkiye have won their last six games in the World Cup Qualifiers, their best run in the competition.
Cedi Osman (Türkiye) has scored at least 13 points in each of his nine games in the World Cup Qualifiers, averaging 17.6 points per game in that span. He had his third double-double in the competition on Thursday, against Bosnia and Herzegovina (15pts, 11reb).
Poland have won their last five games in the World Cup Qualifiers but have never enjoyed a longer such run in the competition. They have scored 90+ points in each of their last three home games.
Mateusz Ponitka (Poland) had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in 15min 22s on Friday against Austria, the first European player to record a 15/5/5 in a World Cup Qualifiers game while playing fewer than 20 minutes.
Austria have scored more three-pointers than two-pointers in two games in the World Cup 2027 Qualifiers, including on Friday against Poland (15 3PM, 11 2PM).
Cyprus have lost their five games in the World Cup Qualifiers, by an average margin of 40.2 points, and are yet to score 65+ points in a game.
Dennis Schroder (Germany) is averaging 27.5 points, 7.3 assists and 2.0 steals when playing at home in the World Cup Qualifiers (4 games), a run that includes two points-assists double-doubles.
Nikola Jokic (Serbia) has scored at least 22 points in each of his three games in the World Cup Qualifiers and has grabbed at least 10 rebounds in each of his last two.
Luka Garza (Bosnia and Herzegovina) became on Thursday the first European player to have more than 25 points and more than 6 rebounds while coming off the bench in a World Cup Qualifiers game (27pts, 8reb vs. Türkiye). It was his first appearance in the competition.
Mario Hezonja (Croatia) recorded on Friday against Cyprus the first triple-double in Europe in the World Cup Qualifiers (11pts, 10reb, 12ast). He is averaging 19.7 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game when playing at home in the competition.
Slovenia have won their previous three meetings with Sweden in the World Cup Qualifiers despite leading at halftime on only one occasion; both teams scored more than 80 points in each of their first three encounters.
France are one of the two teams in the World Cup Qualifiers history to have played more than 12 home games and to have won all of them (W14 – also Australia); six of their last seven home games ended with a margin of 15+ points.
Finland are the only team to have won multiple games against France in the World Cup Qualifiers (W2 L1). They have won five of their last seven away games in the competition.
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