Qualifiers

Over a four-year cycle, national teams will play regular home and away games to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup and the FIBA Continental Cups.

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FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers 

A total of 80 national teams from the four regions of Africa, Americas, Asia (and Oceania) and Europe will play in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers.

Number of teams AFRICA AMERICAS ASIA EUROPE
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers 16 16 16 32
FIBA Continental Cups 2029 Pre-Qualifiers All remaining registered teams
  • Two games per window to be played on a home and away basis in six windows to qualify for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027.

  • Each window will be 9 days long, beginning on Monday and finishing on the following Tuesday.
  • Windows dates: November 24 to December 2, 2025, February 25 to March 3, 2026, June 29 to July 7, 2026, August 24 to September 1, 2026, November 23 to December 1, 2026, and February 22 to March 2, 2027.

The FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 will qualify teams directly for the LA 2028 Olympic Games or through 4 FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments.

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FIBA Continental Cups 2024/25 Qualifiers 

The FIBA Continental Cups 2021/22 Pre-Qualifiers took place during the same windows as the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Qualifiers, starting in November 2021.

Qualifiers for the FIBA Continental Cups 2024/25 will start in AfricaAmericasAsia and Europe regions in February 2024.  

  • Home and away games will be played in three windows to qualify for the FIBA Continental Cups 2024/25.

  • Windows dates: February 19-27, 2024, November 18-26, 2024, and February 17-25, 2025.

  • After the FIBA Continental Cups 2024/25, the four-year cycle (2025-2029) begins once again with the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers starting in November 2025.

WORLD CUP 2023 QUALIFIERS
  • The Qualifiers for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 will take place across the regions from November 2025 to March 2027:

    1st Window: November 24 to December 2, 2025
    2nd Window: February 23 to March 3, 2026
    3rd Window: June 29 to July 7, 2026
    4th Window: August 24 to September 1, 2026
    5th Window: November 23 to December 1, 2026
    6th Window: February 22 to March 2, 2027

  • Qualifiers for the FIBA Continental Cups 2024/25 will take place over three windows: 

    1st Window: February 19-27, 2024
    2nd Window: November 18-26, 2024
    3rd Window: February 17-25, 2025