2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe)

2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
European Qualifiers
Tournament details
Dates19 February 2024 – March 2027
Teams42
Official website
European qualifiers website
European pre-qualifiers website

The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Europe region, began in February 2024 and will conclude in March 2027. The process will determine the twelve teams that will qualify for the 2027 FIBA World Cup.[1]

Format

FIBA Europe will be allocated 12 berths at the World Cup. In total, 42 FIBA Europe teams will take part in the qualification process. The qualification will consist of the following stages:

  • Pre-qualifiers
    • First round: Eight teams (plus entrants Armenia and Azerbaijan) that were eliminated from the EuroBasket 2025 pre-qualifiers took part. Four teams advanced to the second round.
    • Second round: The four teams that advanced from the previous round will be joined by the eight teams that were eliminated from the EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers. Eight teams will advance to the qualifiers.
  • Qualifiers
    • First round: 24 teams that qualified for EuroBasket 2025 and eight teams that advanced from the pre-qualifiers will be organized into eight groups of four. The top three teams of each group will qualify for the second round.
    • Second round: The top 24 teams from the first round will be organised into four groups of six, with results carried over from the first round. The top three teams of each group will qualify for the World Cup.

Pre-qualifiers

First round

The first round was contested between teams that did not participate in the EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers. Armenia made their second appearance in World Cup qualification, while Azerbaijan made their debut.[2]

The ten participating nations were sorted into three groups. Group A contained four teams, while Groups B and C included three teams each.[3] Each team played the other teams in its group in home and away games in a round robin system. Four teams in total – the three group winners plus the best ranked second placed team across all groups – advanced to the Second round. The other six teams were eliminated.

Draw

The draw took place on 8 August 2023 in Munich.[4]

Seeding

The seeding was based on the FIBA World Ranking of 27 February 2023.[5]

Seed 1
Team Pos
 Romania 57
  Switzerland 58
 Austria 63
Seed 2
Team Pos
 Luxembourg 77
 Kosovo 80
 Armenia 87
Seed 3
Team Pos
 Norway 93
 Ireland 96
 Albania 100
Seed 4
Team Pos
 Azerbaijan 113

Groups

All times are local.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Switzerland 6 6 0 484 341 +143 12 Second round
2  Ireland 6 3 3 454 470 −16 9
3  Kosovo 6 2 4 442 489 −47 8
4  Azerbaijan 6 1 5 405 485 −80 7
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
22 February 2024 Switzerland  72–53  Azerbaijan Fribourg
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 19–8, 21–15, 22–10
Pts: Fofana 19
Rebs: Nzege 10
Asts: Fofana, Zinn 5
Boxscore Pts: LeDay 22
Rebs: Donat, Leday 6
Asts: K. Mammadov 4
Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard
Attendance: 1,150
Referees: Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE), Joaquin García (ESP), Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA)
22 February 2024 Kosovo  83–76  Ireland Pristina
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 23–21, 20–19, 18–19
Pts: Hajrizi 20
Rebs: Hajrizi 9
Asts: Tmušić 6
Boxscore Pts: Blount 27
Rebs: Blount 13
Asts: Badmus 4
Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Ali Şakacı (TUR), Jan Baloun (CZE), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA)
25 February 2024 Azerbaijan  87–77  Kosovo Baku
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 24–25, 16–16, 28–17
Pts: Aydın 27
Rebs: Hall 14
Asts: S. Shirzadov 6
Boxscore Pts: Berisha 20
Rebs: Kapiti 6
Asts: Mala 6
Arena: Sarkhadchi Sport Center
Attendance: 2,400
Referees: Andžej Urbanovič (LTU), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT), Viktor Nagy (HUN)
25 February 2024 Ireland  63–86   Switzerland Dublin
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 14–19, 14–22, 20–23
Pts: Flood 15
Rebs: Buivydas 7
Asts: Blount 4
Boxscore Pts: Anabir 15
Rebs: Jurkovitz 8
Asts: Fofana 6
Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Javier Torres (ESP), Chess Van Looy (BEL)
21 November 2024 Ireland  91–67  Azerbaijan Dublin
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 23–13, 23–20, 20–22
Pts: Flood 28
Rebs: Blount 12
Asts: Blount 9
Boxscore Pts: Davis 25
Rebs: Aydın, Davis 8
Asts: Aydın 4
Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 900
Referees: Iain MacDonald (GBR), Ioannis Tsimpouris (GRE), Davíð Tómasson (ISL)
21 November 2024 Switzerland  75–43  Kosovo Bern
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 22–6, 20–22, 19–3
Pts: Mbala 15
Rebs: Mbala 12
Asts: Fofana, Kazadi 4
Boxscore Pts: Tmušić 9
Rebs: Morina 8
Asts: Morina 4
Arena: Mobiliar Arena
Attendance: 585
Referees: Joaquin García (ESP), Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Domen Krajnc (SLO)
24 November 2024 Azerbaijan  55–85   Switzerland Baku
14:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–15, 15–22, 8–24, 12–24
Pts: Aydın 15
Rebs: Aydın 12
Asts: K. Mammadov 5
Boxscore Pts: Rocak 19
Rebs: Granvorka 7
Asts: Fofana 11
Arena: Baku Sports Palace
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Tolga Edis (TUR), Kirile Tvauri (GEO), Vlad-Theodor Cotrobas-Dascalu (ROU)
24 November 2024 Ireland  91–85  Kosovo Dublin
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 18–25, 31–21, 18–27
Pts: N. Quinn 23
Rebs: N. Quinn 10
Asts: Blount 8
Boxscore Pts: Berisha 15
Rebs: Ukaj 8
Asts: Armstead 9
Arena: National Basketball Arena
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT), Martin Van Hoye (BEL), Alexandre Maret (FRA)
20 February 2025 Kosovo  81–79  Azerbaijan Pristina
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 23–20, 17–18, 21–20
Pts: Tmušić 21
Rebs: four players 5
Asts: Myles 6
Boxscore Pts: Hall 21
Rebs: Hall 16
Asts: K. Mammadov, Turgut 5
Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE), Mehmet Şahin (TUR), Mladen Lučić (MNE)
20 February 2025 Switzerland  85–54  Ireland Fribourg
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 18–15, 19–9, 18–14
Pts: Mbala 19
Rebs: three players 5
Asts: Fofana 10
Boxscore Pts: N. Quinn 18
Rebs: N. Quinn 9
Asts: Flood 3
Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Alessandro Perciavalle (ITA), Arnau Padros (ESP), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE)
23 February 2025 Azerbaijan  64–79  Ireland Baku
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 14–20, 19–13, 15–25
Pts: S. Shirzadov 14
Rebs: Hall 12
Asts: K. Mammadov 4
Boxscore Pts: Flood 23
Rebs: N. Quinn 9
Asts: Flood 5
Arena: Baku Sports Palace
Attendance: 700
Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Duhan Köyiçi (TUR), Nemanja Vlahović (SRB)
23 February 2025 Kosovo  73–81   Switzerland Pristina
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–23, 16–23, 15–13, 28–22
Pts: Berisha 20
Rebs: Kapiti 11
Asts: Myles 4
Boxscore Pts: Ducommun 21
Rebs: Granvorka 10
Asts: George 5
Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA), Polat Parlak (TUR), Jan Baloun (CZE)
Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 4 3 1 316 287 +29 7 Second round
2  Norway 4 2 2 273 277 −4 6
3  Luxembourg 4 1 3 271 296 −25 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
22 February 2024 Romania  72–76(OT)  Luxembourg Cluj-Napoca
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 19–10, 16–11, 12–29Overtime: 5–9
Pts: Cățe 25
Rebs: Girbea 11
Asts: Tohătan 5
Boxscore Pts: Kovac, Logelin 15
Rebs: Rugg, Vujaković 9
Asts: Kreps 3
Arena: BTarena
Attendance: 3,050
Referees: Mehmet Şahin (TUR), Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Josip Mikulić (CRO)
25 February 2024 Luxembourg  58–72  Norway Luxembourg City
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 9–24, 23–19, 20–8, 6–21
Pts: Rugg 22
Rebs: Vujaković 10
Asts: Rugg 3
Boxscore Pts: Frey 23
Rebs: Berg 16
Asts: Frey 6
Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Łukasz Jankowski (POL), Armin Mutapcic (GER), Martin Van Hoye (BEL)
21 November 2024 Norway  62–75  Romania Oslo
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 18–17, 12–12, 12–20
Pts: Frey 21
Rebs: Ndow 11
Asts: Frey 5
Boxscore Pts: Olah 16
Rebs: Cățe 13
Asts: Tohătan 5
Arena: Nordstrand Arena
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Elvis Binders-Čoders (LAT), Jan Baloun (CZE), Karol Kowalski (POL)
24 November 2024 Luxembourg  78–84  Romania Luxembourg City
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–23, 19–23, 18–19, 29–19
Pts: Kovac 23
Rebs: Rugg 6
Asts: Kovac 4
Boxscore Pts: Richard 26
Rebs: Cățe 16
Asts: Tohătan 4
Arena: d'Coque
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA), Tijmen Last (NED), Hrvoje Čavar (BIH)
20 February 2025 Norway  68–59  Luxembourg Oslo
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–21, 15–17, 22–8, 16–13
Pts: Frey 27
Rebs: Ndow 9
Asts: Frey 4
Boxscore Pts: Vujaković 12
Rebs: Rugg 11
Asts: four players 2
Arena: Nordstrand Arena
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Joaquin García (ESP), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT), Rainis Värv (EST)
23 February 2025 Romania  85–71  Norway Oradea
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 18–20, 22–15, 22–14
Pts: Grasu, Richard 14
Rebs: Cățe 6
Asts: Cățe 6
Boxscore Pts: Ndow 19
Rebs: Ndow, Nordheim 6
Asts: four players 3
Arena: Oradea Arena
Attendance: 2,397
Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Tolga Edis (TUR), Kirile Tvauri (GEO)
Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Austria 4 3 1 401 312 +89 7 Second round
2  Armenia 4 2 2 346 384 −38 6
3  Albania 4 1 3 290 341 −51 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
22 February 2024 Austria  106–91  Armenia Vienna
19:15 Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 31–19, 25–20, 27–23
Pts: Mahalbašić 27
Rebs: Mahalbašić 8
Asts: Diggs 5
Boxscore Pts: Jones 30
Rebs: Tavitian 7
Asts: Jones 8
Arena: Hallmann-Dome
Attendance: 1,300
Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Christian Theis (GER), Hrvoje Čavar (BIH)
25 February 2024 Armenia  84–79  Albania Yerevan
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 24–19, 14–17, 22–20
Pts: Spight 31
Rebs: Tavitian 8
Asts: Jones 11
Boxscore Pts: Lekndreaj 19
Rebs: Lilaj 10
Asts: Lekndreaj 5
Arena: Karen Demirchyan Complex
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Zoran Mitrovski (MKD), Emmouil Tsolakos (GRE)
21 November 2024 Albania  63–99  Austria Durrës
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 17–23, 12–32, 16–17
Pts: Hamati 16
Rebs: Hamati 6
Asts: Dusha 4
Boxscore Pts: Landesberg 23
Rebs: Brajkovic 7
Asts: Vujošević 4
Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 250
Referees: Arnau Padros (ESP), Valerio Grigioni (ITA), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE)
24 November 2024 Armenia  80–129  Austria Yerevan
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–39, 6–29, 25–36, 27–25
Pts: Jones 22
Rebs: Chizhenok 5
Asts: Jones 7
Boxscore Pts: Landesberg 25
Rebs: Schott 12
Asts: Vujošević 11
Arena: Karen Demirchyan Complex
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Stylianos Simeonidis (GRE)
20 February 2025 Albania  70–91  Armenia Durrës
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 16–25, 22–22, 15–22
Pts: Lekndreaj 17
Rebs: Tola 8
Asts: Hysa 6
Boxscore Pts: Jones 34
Rebs: Tatevosyan 7
Asts: Jones 10
Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace
Attendance: 250
Referees: Ioannis Tsimpouris (GRE), Hrvoje Čavar (BIH), Domen Krajnc (SLO)
23 February 2025 Austria  67–78  Albania Schwechat
16:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 15–16, 17–22, 19–21
Pts: Suljanovic 11
Rebs: Brajkovic 9
Asts: Hahn 6
Boxscore Pts: Hysa 17
Rebs: Tola 7
Asts: Hysa, Topalli 5
Arena: Multiversum
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Branimir Galić (CRO), Viktor Nagy (HUN), Elvis Binders-Čoders (LAT)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Matches against the fourth-placed team in Group A are not included in this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 B  Norway 4 2 2 273 277 −4 6 Second round
2 C  Armenia 4 2 2 346 384 −38 6
3 A  Ireland 4 1 3 284 339 −55 5
Updated to match(es) played on 20 February 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Second round

The four teams that advanced from the previous round will be joined by the eight teams that were eliminated from the EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers. Those twelve teams will be placed into four groups with three teams each. Each group will be formed by one team that advanced from the first round, and two last placed finishers from EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers. Each team will play the other teams in its group in home and away games in a round robin system. The two top-ranked teams from each group (eight teams in total) will advance to the Qualifiers. This round will be played in the Summer of 2025.

Teams

Entrance/qualification method Team(s)
Advanced from First round  Austria
 Norway
 Romania
  Switzerland
Eliminated from EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers  Bulgaria
 Croatia
 Denmark
 Hungary
 North Macedonia
 Netherlands
 Slovakia
 Ukraine

Draw

The draw took place on 14 March 2025 in Mies.[6][7]

Seeding

The seeding was based on the FIBA World Ranking of 25 February 2025.[6]

Seed 1
Team Pos
 Croatia 32
 Ukraine 38
 Hungary 44
 Bulgaria 46
Seed 2
Team Pos
 Netherlands 54
 North Macedonia 58
 Denmark 59
 Slovakia 60
Seed 3
Team Pos
  Switzerland 62
 Romania 64
 Austria 67
 Norway 77

Groups

All times are local.

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 4 3 1 315 287 +28 7 Qualifiers
2   Switzerland 4 2 2 275 282 −7 6
3  Slovakia 4 1 3 302 323 −21 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
2 August 2025 Slovakia  73–60   Switzerland Bratislava
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 28–16, 19–7, 13–20
Pts: Malovec 21
Rebs: Malovec 9
Asts: Krajčovič 5
Boxscore Pts: T. Ročak 13
Rebs: T. Ročak 7
Asts: Fofana 5
Arena: Gopass Arena
Attendance: 1,826
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Martin Vulić (CRO), Geert Jacobs (BEL)
6 August 2025 Switzerland  66–64  Ukraine Fribourg
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–14, 12–13, 15–20, 21–17
Pts: Fofana 18
Rebs: T. Ročak 7
Asts: Fofana 6
Boxscore Pts: Tkachenko 13
Rebs: Sanon 7
Asts: Kovliar 10
Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard
Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
9 August 2025 Ukraine  80–71  Slovakia Riga, Latvia[note 1]
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 21–14, 17–14, 18–19
Pts: Sanon 23
Rebs: Bobrov, Lypovyy 8
Asts: Sanon 6
Boxscore Pts: Malovec 19
Rebs: Pavelka 9
Asts: Krajčovič 4
Arena: Rimi Olympic Centre
Attendance: 500
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Viola Györgyi (ROU)
13 August 2025 Switzerland  85–72  Slovakia Winterthur
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 28–15, 14–17, 26–19
Pts: Fofana 24
Rebs: three players 6
Asts: Fofana 8
Boxscore Pts: Malovec 22
Rebs: Pavelka 13
Asts: Kováčik 4
Arena: AXA Arena
Attendance: 1,432
Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Alberto Sánchez (ESP)
16 August 2025 Ukraine  73–64   Switzerland Riga, Latvia[note 1]
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–12, 13–19, 21–24, 11–9
Pts: Sanon 15
Rebs: Lypovyy 6
Asts: Sanon 5
Boxscore Pts: three players 11
Rebs: N. Ročak 10
Asts: five players 2
Arena: Rimi Olympic Centre
Attendance: 600
Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Petar Pešić (SRB), Blaž Zupančič (SLO)
20 August 2025 Slovakia  86–98  Ukraine Bratislava
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 20–32, 27–20, 19–29
Pts: Malovec 28
Rebs: Pavelka 9
Asts: Krajčovič 9
Boxscore Pts: Kovliar 33
Rebs: Lypovyy 8
Asts: Kovliar 6
Arena: Gopass Arena
Attendance: 2,376
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Péter Praksch (HUN), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Romania 4 3 1 235 202 +33 7 Qualifiers
2  Hungary 4 2 2 235 216 +19 6
3  North Macedonia 4 1 3 278 330 −52 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
2 August 2025 North Macedonia  72–80  Romania Kumanovo
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 14–14, 25–24, 15–25
Pts: Wiley 28
Rebs: Wiley 12
Asts: Mekić 7
Boxscore Pts: Tohătan 21
Rebs: Cățe 14
Asts: Diculescu 3
Arena: Sports Hall Kumanovo
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL)
6 August 2025 Romania  76–64  Hungary Oradea
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 19–11, 22–16, 22–16
Pts: Măciucă 21
Rebs: Măciucă 7
Asts: Kuti 7
Boxscore Pts: Perl 15
Rebs: Reuvers 8
Asts: Perl, Pongó 3
Arena: Oradea Arena
Attendance: 3,544
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
9 August 2025 Hungary  96–58  North Macedonia Szolnok
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 34–19, 17–14, 26–7
Pts: Pongó 15
Rebs: Golomán 11
Asts: Váradi 5
Boxscore Pts: Wiley 15
Rebs: Simikj 5
Asts: three players 2
Arena: Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Martin Vulić (CRO)
13 August 2025 Romania  79–66  North Macedonia Oradea
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 26–19, 19–15, 14–15, 20–17
Pts: Grasu 20
Rebs: Cățe 8
Asts: Tohătan 6
Boxscore Pts: Wiley 19
Rebs: Wiley 10
Asts: Magdevski, Wiley 5
Arena: Oradea Arena
Attendance: 1,835
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Nicolás Maestre (FRA), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
16 August 2025 Hungary  86–66  Romania Szolnok
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 21–20, 26–5, 20–23
Pts: Reuvers 25
Rebs: Meleg, Váradi 6
Asts: Váradi 7
Boxscore Pts: Cățe 14
Rebs: Cățe 8
Asts: Diculescu, Kuti 5
Arena: Tiszaligeti Sportcsarnok
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Boris Krejić (SLO), Ofer Manheim (ISR)
20 August 2025 North Macedonia  82–75  Hungary Kumanovo
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 22–17, 19–18, 18–25
Pts: Wiley 23
Rebs: Hot 5
Asts: Mitrevski 5
Boxscore Pts: Vojvoda 21
Rebs: Golomán, Meleg 5
Asts: Váradi 3
Arena: Sports Hall Kumanovo
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Michał Proc (POL), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU)
Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 4 3 1 313 287 +26 7 Qualifiers
2  Austria 4 2 2 313 298 +15 6
3  Bulgaria 4 1 3 303 344 −41 5
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
2 August 2025 Netherlands  65–64  Austria The Hague
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 13–23, 18–14, 13–15
Pts: Enaruna 11
Rebs: Enaruna 7
Asts: Van der Vuurst, Ververs 4
Boxscore Pts: Pöltl 16
Rebs: Pöltl 11
Asts: Güttl 3
Arena: Sportcampus Zuiderpark
Attendance: 2,555
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Julio Anaya (PAN), Ilias Kounellis (CYP)
6 August 2025 Austria  88–76  Bulgaria Schwechat
19:20 Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 24–14, 28–25, 12–23
Pts: Landesberg 26
Rebs: Pöltl 11
Asts: three players 3
Boxscore Pts: Mladenov 25
Rebs: Mladenov 7
Asts: Young 5
Arena: Multiversum
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)
9 August 2025 Bulgaria  70–81  Netherlands Samokov
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 17–22, 21–18, 17–19
Pts: Stoimenov 18
Rebs: Minchev 6
Asts: Dimitrov 4
Boxscore Pts: D. N'Guessan 24
Rebs: D. N'Guessan 11
Asts: Van der Vuurst 6
Arena: Arena SamElyon
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
13 August 2025 Austria  83–70  Netherlands Schwechat
19:20 Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 20–21, 30–17, 14–22
Pts: Landesberg 14
Rebs: Pöltl 6
Asts: Friedrich 7
Boxscore Pts: Leons 15
Rebs: Leons 8
Asts: Ververs 6
Arena: Multiversum
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Paulo Marques (POR), Igor Mitrovski (MKD)
16 August 2025 Bulgaria  87–78  Austria Botevgrad
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 15–20, 24–22, 25–19
Pts: Mladenov 30
Rebs: Mladenov 8
Asts: Alipiev, K. Toshkov 5
Boxscore Pts: Pöltl 23
Rebs: Pöltl 13
Asts: Friedrich 10
Arena: Arena Botevgrad
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Kerem Baki (TUR), Marek Kúkelčík (SVK)
20 August 2025 Netherlands  97–70  Bulgaria Almere
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 26–12, 16–14, 30–15
Pts: Van der Vuurst 22
Rebs: L. N'Guessan 9
Asts: Van der Vuurst 13
Boxscore Pts: Alipiev 15
Rebs: Stoilov 6
Asts: Alipiev 4
Arena: Topsportcentrum
Attendance: 1,598
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Carsten Straube (GER), Viola Györgyi (ROU)
Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 4 4 0 379 271 +108 8 Qualifiers
2  Denmark 4 2 2 318 317 +1 6
3  Norway 4 0 4 262 371 −109 4
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
2 August 2025 Denmark  89–71  Norway Farum
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 20–21, 20–17, 24–18
Pts: Jensen 21
Rebs: Erikstrup 8
Asts: Berg, Jensen 5
Boxscore Pts: Frey 23
Rebs: Nordheim 6
Asts: Odfjell, Savić 4
Arena: Farum Arena
Attendance: 1,133
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Péter Praksch (HUN), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
6 August 2025 Norway  68–101  Croatia Bergen
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 18–31, 12–27, 17–23
Pts: Savić 13
Rebs: Savić 7
Asts: Espe, Frey 6
Boxscore Pts: Hezonja 27
Rebs: Hezonja, Šarić 8
Asts: Šarić 5
Arena: Åsane Arena
Attendance: 1,075
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Geert Jacobs (BEL)
9 August 2025 Croatia  100–71  Denmark Opatija
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 32–29, 21–16, 23–12
Pts: Smith 24
Rebs: Drežnjak 5
Asts: Smith 6
Boxscore Pts: Dibba 17
Rebs: Berg 5
Asts: three players 3
Arena: Marino Cvetković Sports Hall
Attendance: 500
Referees: Kerem Baki (TUR), Michał Proc (POL), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)
13 August 2025 Norway  70–79  Denmark Bergen
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–15, 15–22, 22–18, 21–24
Pts: Savić 21
Rebs: Savić 10
Asts: Frey 5
Boxscore Pts: Erikstrup 32
Rebs: Erikstrup 9
Asts: Heede-Andersen, Jensen 4
Arena: Åsane Arena
Attendance: 1,030
Referees: Saverio Lanzarini (ITA), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Mihkel Männiste (EST)
16 August 2025 Croatia  102–53  Norway Opatija
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 34–8, 22–13, 18–18
Pts: Hezonja 21
Rebs: Ružić, Šarić 6
Asts: Šarić 8
Boxscore Pts: Nordheim, Savić 11
Rebs: Savić 10
Asts: four players 2
Arena: Marino Cvetković Sports Hall
Attendance: 450
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR)
20 August 2025 Denmark  76–79  Croatia Farum
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 17–24, 19–24, 19–19
Pts: Dibba 19
Rebs: Webb 11
Asts: Heede-Andersen 8
Boxscore Pts: Šarić 30
Rebs: Šarić 8
Asts: Badžim 5
Arena: Farum Arena
Attendance: 1,763
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Mihkel Männiste (EST)

Qualifiers

Entrants

The 32 teams including 24 teams that qualified for EuroBasket 2025 and the 8 teams from the pre-qualifiers will participate in the first round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup European qualifiers.

Entrance/qualification method Team(s)
EuroBasket 2025 Hosts (4)  Cyprus
 Finland
 Latvia
 Poland
EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers (20)  Belgium
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
 Czech Republic
 Estonia
 France
 Georgia
 Germany
 Great Britain
 Greece
 Iceland
 Israel
 Italy
 Lithuania
 Montenegro
 Portugal
 Serbia
 Slovenia
 Spain
 Sweden
 Turkey
Advanced from Second round (8)  Austria
 Croatia
 Denmark
 Hungary
 Netherlands
 Romania
  Switzerland
 Ukraine

Draw

The draw was held on 13 May 2025.[9][10]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 9 May 2025.[11]

Pot 1
Team Pos
 Serbia 2
 Germany 3
 France 4
 Spain 5
Pot 2
Team Pos
 Latvia 9
 Lithuania 10
 Slovenia 11
 Greece 13
Pot 3
Team Pos
 Italy 14
 Montenegro 16
 Poland 17
 Czech Republic 19
Pot 4
Team Pos
 Finland 20
 Georgia 24
 Turkey 27
 Croatia[note 2] 32
Pot 5
Team Pos
 Ukraine[note 2] 37
 Israel 39
 Belgium 40
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 41
Pot 6
Team Pos
 Estonia 43
 Romania[note 2] 63
 Netherlands[note 2] 54
 Great Britain 48
Pot 7
Team Pos
 Sweden 49
 Iceland 50
 Austria[note 2] 67
 Portugal 56
Pot 8
Team Pos
 Hungary[note 2] 44
 Denmark[note 2] 59
  Switzerland[note 2] 62
 Cyprus 84

First round

All times are local.[12]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (A) 4 4 0 328 255 +73 8 Second round
2  Ukraine 4 2 2 310 314 −4 6
3  Georgia (A) 4 2 2 318 313 +5 6
4  Denmark 4 0 4 266 340 −74 4
Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
27 November 2025 Denmark  64–74  Spain Farum
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–25, 10–20, 14–15, 17–14
Pts: Jensen 20
Rebs: Larsen 8
Asts: Jensen, Pedersen 3
Boxscore Pts: Fernández 15
Rebs: Osobor, Paulí 8
Asts: Cárdenas 4
Arena: Farum Arena
Attendance: 2,630
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Michał Proc (POL), Blaž Zupančič (SLO)
27 November 2025 Georgia  79–92  Ukraine Tbilisi
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 25–28, 13–23, 18–26
Pts: D. Sanadze 22
Rebs: Shengelia, Shermadini 6
Asts: Andronikashvili 5
Boxscore Pts: Kovliar 31
Rebs: Bobrov 15
Asts: Kovliar 6
Arena: Tbilisi Arena
Attendance: 9,000
Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Orhan Hekimoğlu (TUR), Çisil Güngör (TUR)
30 November 2025 Ukraine  88–71  Denmark Riga, Latvia[note 1]
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 28–16, 27–10, 15–25
Pts: Kovliar 28
Rebs: Bobrov 11
Asts: Kovliar 11
Boxscore Pts: Erikstrup 21
Rebs: Erikstrup, Larsen 7
Asts: Jensen 10
Arena: Xiaomi Arena
Attendance: 500
Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Ilias Kounellis (CYP), Ioannis Tsibouris (GRE)
30 November 2025 Spain  90–61  Georgia La Laguna
18:45 Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 28–11, 23–13, 20–15
Pts: Yusta 17
Rebs: Almansa 9
Asts: Yusta 6
Boxscore Pts: Khatiashvili, Shengelia 10
Rebs: Shengelia 7
Asts: Andronikashvili 4
Arena: Pabellón Insular Santiago Martín
Attendance: 4,603
Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
27 February 2026 Ukraine  66–86  Spain Riga, Latvia[note 1]
15:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 12–15, 14–33, 19–21
Pts: Kovliar 15
Rebs: three players 4
Asts: Zotov 5
Boxscore Pts: Bassas, Cárdenas 16
Rebs: Almansa 7
Asts: Fernández 5
Arena: Xiaomi Arena
Attendance: 605
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Paulo Marques (POR), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA)
27 February 2026 Denmark  71–89  Georgia Farum
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 12–12, 20–27, 15–38, 24–12
Pts: Jensen 15
Rebs: Knudsen, Pedersen 8
Asts: Knudsen 4
Boxscore Pts: Shengelia 24
Rebs: Shengelia 7
Asts: Reed, Shengelia 5
Arena: Farum Arena
Attendance: 1,908
Referees: Péter Praksch (HUN), Carsten Straube (GER), Valerio Grigioni (ITA)
2 March 2026 Georgia  89–60  Denmark Tbilisi
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 22–14, 30–18, 16–11
Pts: Reed 29
Rebs: Shengelia 11
Asts: Reed 8
Boxscore Pts: Klussmann 17
Rebs: Heede-Andersen 9
Asts: Jensen 5
Arena: Tbilisi Arena
Attendance: 7,100
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Çisil Güngör (TUR), Elvis Binders-Čoders (LAT)
2 March 2026 Spain  78–64  Ukraine Oviedo
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–9, 12–12, 24–22, 26–21
Pts: Alonso 12
Rebs: Oriola 8
Asts: Cárdenas 7
Boxscore Pts: Voinalovych 12
Rebs: Lypovyy, Shelist 5
Asts: Kovliar 5
Arena: Palacio de los Deportes de Oviedo
Attendance: 5,261
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Orhan Hekimoğlu (TUR)
2 July 2026 Spain  vs.  Denmark
Boxscore
2 July 2026 Ukraine  vs.  Georgia [note 1]
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Denmark  vs.  Ukraine
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Georgia  vs.  Spain
Boxscore

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Greece 4 3 1 311 264 +47 7 Second round
2  Portugal 4 2 2 346 321 +25 6
3  Montenegro 4 2 2 274 302 −28 6
4  Romania 4 1 3 322 366 −44 5
Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
27 November 2025 Greece  91–64  Romania Thessaloniki
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 19–17, 23–15, 23–20
Pts: Larentzakis 18
Rebs: Samodurov 7
Asts: Larentzakis, Mitrou-Long 6
Boxscore Pts: Măciucă 13
Rebs: Cățe 8
Asts: Russell 8
Arena: Nick Galis Hall
Attendance: 4,675
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Geert Jacobs (BEL), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
27 November 2025 Montenegro  62–83  Portugal Podgorica
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–14, 11–25, 11–25, 19–19
Pts: Simonović 13
Rebs: Hadžibegović 9
Asts: Perry 6
Boxscore Pts: Williams 16
Rebs: C. Sá 10
Asts: Ventura 5
Arena: Morača Sports Center
Attendance: 2,057
Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Tolga Edis (TUR)
30 November 2025 Portugal  68–76  Greece Matosinhos
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 19–13, 13–19, 19–20
Pts: Williams 15
Rebs: C. Sá 8
Asts: Lisboa 4
Boxscore Pts: Larentzakis 15
Rebs: Karagiannidis 7
Asts: Toliopoulos 5
Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos
Attendance: 1,896
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT)
30 November 2025 Romania  75–80  Montenegro Pitești
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 17–23, 22–16, 19–15
Pts: Russell 20
Rebs: Diculescu 9
Asts: Russell 4
Boxscore Pts: Perry 16
Rebs: Nikolić 6
Asts: Perry 10
Arena: Pitești Arena
Attendance: 3,473
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Çisil Güngör (TUR)
27 February 2026 Greece  65–67  Montenegro Athens
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–19, 21–21, 14–15, 13–12
Pts: K. Antetokounmpo 13
Rebs: Papanikolaou 6
Asts: Mitrou-Long, Toliopoulos 4
Boxscore Pts: Nikolić 19
Rebs: Hadžibegović, Simonović 7
Asts: Needham 6
Arena: SUNEL Arena
Attendance: 6,730
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
27 February 2026 Portugal  99–82  Romania Coimbra
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–12, 29–34, 21–15, 24–21
Pts: Brito 32
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: Brito 4
Boxscore Pts: Nicolescu 25
Rebs: Cățe 10
Asts: Russell 4
Arena: Pavilhão Multidesportos Dr. Mário Mexia
Attendance: 1,828
Referees: Michał Proc (POL), Valentin Oliot (FRA), Mehmet Şahin (TUR)
2 March 2026 Romania  101–96  Portugal Pitești
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 23–31, 26–20, 25–23
Pts: Russell 29
Rebs: Cățe 9
Asts: Russell 6
Boxscore Pts: Williams 33
Rebs: Monteiro 5
Asts: Da Silva, Ventura 4
Arena: Pitești Arena
Attendance: 2,280
Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Valerio Grigioni (ITA)
2 March 2026 Montenegro  65–79  Greece Podgorica
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 17–22, 18–13, 12–22
Pts: Drobnjak 14
Rebs: Drobnjak, Hadžibegović 6
Asts: Ivanović 4
Boxscore Pts: Toliopoulos 27
Rebs: Mitoglou 8
Asts: Toliopoulos 10
Arena: Morača Sports Center
Attendance: 5,182
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL)
2 July 2026 Romania  vs.  Greece
Boxscore
2 July 2026 Portugal  vs.  Montenegro
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Greece  vs.  Portugal
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Montenegro  vs.  Romania
Boxscore

Group C

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Turkey (A) 4 4 0 354 295 +59 8 Second round
2  Serbia 4 2 2 328 334 −6 6
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina (A) 4 2 2 318 287 +31 6
4   Switzerland 4 0 4 266 350 −84 4
Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
27 November 2025 Serbia  90–86   Switzerland Belgrade
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 14–27, 25–13, 31–16
Pts: Ristić 24
Rebs: Miljenović 8
Asts: Miljenović 9
Boxscore Pts: Schumacher 19
Rebs: T. Ročak 5
Asts: Fofana 5
Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA)
27 November 2025 Turkey  93–71  Bosnia and Herzegovina Istanbul
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 29–20, 17–25, 21–13, 26–13
Pts: Biberović 20
Rebs: Saybir 7
Asts: Sipahi 9
Boxscore Pts: Alibegović 18
Rebs: Marić, Sulejmanović 4
Asts: Arslanagić 8
Arena: Basketball Development Center
Attendance: 9,876
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT)
30 November 2025 Switzerland  60–85  Turkey Fribourg
17:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 8–18, 17–24, 18–20
Pts: Fofana 17
Rebs: Mambo 6
Asts: Fofana 4
Boxscore Pts: Saybir 19
Rebs: Yurtseven 5
Asts: Sipahi 6
Arena: Site Sportif Saint-Léonard
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Blaž Zupančič (SLO)
30 November 2025 Bosnia and Herzegovina  72–74  Serbia Sarajevo
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–13, 24–22, 19–16, 14–23
Pts: Castañeda 19
Rebs: Alibegović 7
Asts: Atić 5
Boxscore Pts: Tanasković 24
Rebs: Dobrić, Tanasković 8
Asts: Dobrić 5
Arena: Mirza Delibašić Hall
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Paulo Marques (POR)
27 February 2026 Serbia  78–82  Turkey Belgrade
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–22, 18–24, 23–11, 24–25
Pts: Marković 19
Rebs: Mitrović 8
Asts: Miljenović, Novak 5
Boxscore Pts: Biberović 22
Rebs: Osmani, Yurtseven 8
Asts: Osman 6
Arena: Aleksandar Nikolić Hall
Attendance: 7,500
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)
27 February 2026 Bosnia and Herzegovina  84–60   Switzerland Tuzla
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 21–15, 23–16, 20–17
Pts: Vrabac 15
Rebs: Sulejmanović 9
Asts: Atić 9
Boxscore Pts: Schumacher 19
Rebs: Mambo 10
Asts: Schumacher 3
Arena: Mejdan Hall
Attendance: 5,000
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Martin Horozov (BUL), Ioannis Tsibouris (GRE)
2 March 2026 Turkey  94–86  Serbia Istanbul
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 20–23, 28–19, 18–23
Pts: Biberović 21
Rebs: Biberović 5
Asts: Biberović 5
Boxscore Pts: Avramović 16
Rebs: Tanasković 6
Asts: Avramović 9
Arena: Basketball Development Center
Attendance: 9,422
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Paulo Marques (POR), Martin Horozov (BUL)
2 March 2026 Switzerland  60–91  Bosnia and Herzegovina Kriens
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 20–29, 18–24, 8–17
Pts: Mbala 9
Rebs: Granvorka 10
Asts: Schumacher 9
Boxscore Pts: Musa 25
Rebs: Kamenjaš 8
Asts: Talić 6
Arena: Pilatus Arena
Attendance: 3,820
Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU), Ilias Kounellis (CYP)
2 July 2026 Switzerland  vs.  Serbia
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Turkey  vs.   Switzerland
Boxscore

Group D

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 4 3 1 335 294 +41 7 Second round
2  Lithuania 4 2 2 354 338 +16 6
3  Iceland 4 2 2 333 350 −17 6
4  Great Britain 4 1 3 310 350 −40 5
Updated to game(s) played on 2 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
27 November 2025 Italy  76–81  Iceland Tortona
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 13–17, 20–23, 22–20
Pts: Casarin 19
Rebs: Tessitori 10
Asts: Tessitori 5
Boxscore Pts: Friðriksson 29
Rebs: Hlinason 7
Asts: Friðriksson 5
Arena: PalaFerraris
Attendance: 4,711
Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Ofer Manheim (ISR)
27 November 2025 Great Britain  88–89  Lithuania London
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 30–22, 16–30, 21–21
Pts: Hesson, Wheatle 18
Rebs: Hesson 8
Asts: Hesson 5
Boxscore Pts: Sargiūnas 27
Rebs: Velička 10
Asts: three players 4
Arena: Copper Box Arena
Attendance: 2,809
Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Elvis Binders-Čoders (LAT)
30 November 2025 Lithuania  81–82  Italy Klaipėda
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 19–16, 20–18, 15–20, 27–28
Pts: Sargiūnas 18
Rebs: Blaževič 13
Asts: Velička 7
Boxscore Pts: Procida 24
Rebs: Tessitori 5
Asts: Casarin 5
Arena: Švyturio Arena
Attendance: 5,011
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Valentin Oliot (FRA)
30 November 2025 Iceland  84–90  Great Britain Reykjavík
16:45 Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 18–26, 16–26, 33–21
Pts: Hermannsson 18
Rebs: Pálsson 10
Asts: Friðriksson 8
Boxscore Pts: Wheatle 22
Rebs: Yeboah 7
Asts: Ellis 8
Arena: Laugardalshöll
Attendance: 1,800
Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE)
27 February 2026 Great Britain  57–93  Italy Newcastle upon Tyne
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 14–32, 13–19, 19–14, 11–28
Pts: Wheatle 10
Rebs: Hesson 6
Asts: Wheatle 8
Boxscore Pts: Mannion 19
Rebs: Akele 9
Asts: Spissu 6
Arena: Vertu Motors Arena
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
27 February 2026 Iceland  86–85  Lithuania Reykjavik
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 19–23, 11–24, 32–17
Pts: Friðriksson 34
Rebs: Hlinason 5
Asts: Friðriksson 6
Boxscore Pts: Blaževič 19
Rebs: Blaževič 11
Asts: Žemaitis 6
Arena: Laugardalshöll
Attendance: 1,886
Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Alberto Sánchez (ESP)
2 March 2026 Lithuania  99–82  Iceland Klaipėda
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–14, 26–19, 27–23, 20–26
Pts: Brazdeikis 27
Rebs: Kačinas 7
Asts: Žemaitis 5
Boxscore Pts: Pálsson 23
Rebs: Guðmundsson 8
Asts: Friðriksson 8
Arena: Švyturio Arena
Attendance: 5,079
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Mehmet Şahin (TUR)
2 March 2026 Italy  84–75  Great Britain Livorno
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 22–17, 21–21, 20–16
Pts: Niang 23
Rebs: Niang 7
Asts: Spissu 7
Boxscore Pts: Ellis 19
Rebs: Hesson 10
Asts: Ellis 6
Arena: PalaLivorno
Attendance: 7,900
Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
2 July 2026 Iceland  vs.  Italy
Boxscore
5 July 2026 Italy  vs.  Lithuania
Boxscore

Group E

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia (A) 4 3 1 367 310 +57 7 Second round
2  Germany (A) 4 3 1 351 315 +36 7
3  Israel (A) 4 2 2 317 282 +35 6
4  Cyprus 4 0 4 232 360 −128 4
Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
28 November 2025 Croatia  100–60  Cyprus Osijek
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 28–8, 19–19, 28–23, 25–10
Pts: Hezonja 25
Rebs: Prkačin 8
Asts: Mavra 7
Boxscore Pts: F. Tigkas 14
Rebs: Jung 9
Asts: Michail 6
Arena: Gradski vrt Hall
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Péter Praksch (HUN), Alberto Sánchez (ESP), Ivor Matějek (CZE)
28 November 2025 Germany  89–69  Israel Neu-Ulm
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 24–9, 19–22, 20–16
Pts: O. Da Silva 19
Rebs: Bonga 10
Asts: Hollatz 6
Boxscore Pts: Sorkin 18
Rebs: Sorkin, Zoosman 7
Asts: Timor 4
Arena: Ratiopharm Arena
Attendance: 6,049
Referees: Boris Krejić (SLO), Valentin Oliot (FRA), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR)
1 December 2025 Cyprus  64–83  Germany Limassol
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 17–20, 22–22, 9–27, 16–14
Pts: Stylianou 16
Rebs: Michail 6
Asts: Michail 4
Boxscore Pts: Krämer, Pape 14
Rebs: Krämer 10
Asts: Kayil 5
Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
Attendance: 950
Referees: Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK), Elvis Binders-Čoders (LAT)
1 December 2025 Israel  71–85  Croatia Riga, Latvia[note 3]
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 17–22, 14–24, 15–14
Pts: Sorkin 20
Rebs: Zoosman 6
Asts: Huber 6
Boxscore Pts: Ružić 23
Rebs: Hezonja 13
Asts: Smith 6
Arena: Xiaomi Arena
Attendance: 45
Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Michał Proć (POL), Tolga Edis (TUR)
27 February 2026 Croatia  93–88  Germany Zagreb
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 26–24, 29–22, 18–16
Pts: Šarić 23
Rebs: Šarić 7
Asts: Mavra, Smith 6
Boxscore Pts: Krämer 22
Rebs: Schneider 9
Asts: Kayil 5
Arena: Dražen Petrović Basketball Hall
Attendance: 4,700
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT)
27 February 2026 Israel  94–54  Cyprus Limassol, Cyprus[note 3]
21:00 Scoring by quarter: 32–15, 26–8, 13–16, 23–15
Pts: Madar 22
Rebs: Zalmanson 8
Asts: Zalmanson 6
Boxscore Pts: F. Tigkas 12
Rebs: Koumis 7
Asts: Michail 4
Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
Referees: Mihkel Männiste (EST), Gintaras Mačiulis (LTU), Viola Györgyi (NOR)
1 March 2026 Germany  91–89(OT)  Croatia Bonn
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 19–26, 21–17, 15–10, Overtime: 14–12
Pts: Thiemann 24
Rebs: Thiemann 12
Asts: Kayil 6
Boxscore Pts: Hezonja 20
Rebs: Smith 9
Asts: Smith 9
Arena: Telekom Dome
Attendance: 6,032
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)
1 March 2026 Cyprus  54–83  Israel Limassol
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 12–24, 17–21, 13–23, 12–15
Pts: F. Tigkas 15
Rebs: Koumis 8
Asts: Varsos 4
Boxscore Pts: three players 13
Rebs: Sorkin 11
Asts: Carrington 6
Arena: Spyros Kyprianou Athletic Center
Attendance: 800
Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Valentin Oliot (FRA), Silvia Marziali (ITA)
3 July 2026 Israel  vs.  Germany [note 3]
Boxscore
6 July 2026 Croatia  vs.  Israel
Boxscore
6 July 2026 Germany  vs.  Cyprus
Boxscore

Group F

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Poland (A) 4 4 0 351 315 +36 8 Second round
2  Netherlands 4 2 2 337 322 +15 6
3  Latvia 4 1 3 318 330 −12 5
4  Austria 4 1 3 305 344 −39 5
Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
28 November 2025 Latvia  78–86  Netherlands Riga
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 17–22, 21–17, 28–21
Pts: Lomažs 17
Rebs: Mejeris 6
Asts: Lomažs, Mejeris 5
Boxscore Pts: Kuta 17
Rebs: Kruithof 6
Asts: Van der Vuurst 8
Arena: Xiaomi Arena
Attendance: 9,068
Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Ilias Kounellis (CYP), Ioannis Tsibouris (GRE)
28 November 2025 Poland  90–78  Austria Gdynia
20:45 Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 21–21, 26–21, 21–18
Pts: Harding 32
Rebs: Ponitka 9
Asts: Harding 5
Boxscore Pts: Landesberg 20
Rebs: Ogunsipe 8
Asts: Vujošević 6
Arena: Polsat Plus Arena
Attendance: 3,828
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Carsten Straube (GER), Mehmet Şahin (TUR)
1 December 2025 Netherlands  83–85  Poland The Hague
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 28–22, 25–15, 17–21, 13–27
Pts: Franke 26
Rebs: Franke 6
Asts: Van der Vuurst 6
Boxscore Pts: Ponitka 22
Rebs: Ponitka 9
Asts: Łączyński, Ponitka 4
Arena: Sportcampus Zuiderpark
Attendance: 3,370
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Alberto Sánchez (ESP), Orhan Hekimoğlu (TUR)
1 December 2025 Austria  68–86  Latvia Vienna
20:20 Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 13–20, 17–29, 14–17
Pts: Vujošević 27
Rebs: Vujošević 8
Asts: three players 3
Boxscore Pts: Lomažs 24
Rebs: Šiliņš 5
Asts: Leimanis 6
Arena: Sport Arena Wien
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Ivor Matějek (CZE), Viola Györgyi (NOR)
27 February 2026 Austria  71–81  Netherlands Vienna
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 21–23, 19–15, 18–26
Pts: Vujošević 23
Rebs: Schott 15
Asts: Vujošević 6
Boxscore Pts: Van der Vuurst 25
Rebs: D. N'Guessan 13
Asts: Van der Vuurst 6
Arena: Sport Arena Wien
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Geert Jacobs (BEL), Çisil Güngör (TUR), Andrea Bongiorni (ITA)
27 February 2026 Latvia  82–84  Poland Riga
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 25–21, 14–24, 20–18
Pts: Strautiņš 27
Rebs: Strautiņš 6
Asts: A. Kurucs, Lomažs 3
Boxscore Pts: Loyd 37
Rebs: Olejniczak 12
Asts: Sokołowski 5
Arena: Xiaomi Arena
Attendance: 10,829
Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Tolga Edis (TUR)
1 March 2026 Netherlands  87–88  Austria The Hague
14:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 27–25, 17–18, 20–27
Pts: Franke, Van der Vuurst 17
Rebs: Kruithof 10
Asts: Van der Vuurst, Ververs 5
Boxscore Pts: Schott 19
Rebs: Schott 11
Asts: Vujošević 13
Arena: Sportcampus Zuiderpark
Attendance: 3,455
Referees: Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Alberto Sánchez (ESP), Blaž Zupančič (SLO)
1 March 2026 Poland  92–72  Latvia Gdynia
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 23–16, 31–20, 16–18, 22–18
Pts: Loyd 21
Rebs: Sokołowski 8
Asts: Ponitka 8
Boxscore Pts: Strautiņš 20
Rebs: Blumbergs 6
Asts: three players 4
Arena: Polsat Plus Arena
Attendance: 4,105
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Péter Praksch (HUN), Geert Jacobs (BEL)
3 July 2026 Netherlands  vs.  Latvia
Boxscore
3 July 2026 Austria  vs.  Poland
Boxscore
6 July 2026 Latvia  vs.  Austria
Boxscore
6 July 2026 Poland  vs.  Netherlands
Boxscore

Group G

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Finland (A) 4 3 1 314 306 +8 7 Second round
2  France (A) 4 3 1 327 296 +31 7
3  Hungary 4 2 2 326 339 −13 6
4  Belgium 4 0 4 289 315 −26 4
Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(A) Advance to a further round
28 November 2025 Hungary  89–82  Finland Szombathely
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 31–17, 29–22, 15–22, 14–21
Pts: Perl 25
Rebs: Reuvers 6
Asts: Somogyi 6
Boxscore Pts: Salin 16
Rebs: Muurinen 8
Asts: Jantunen, Salin 4
Arena: Arena Savaria
Attendance: 2,700
Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE)
28 November 2025 France  79–63  Belgium Rouen
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 16–17, 13–14, 20–14, 30–18
Pts: Sene 15
Rebs: Gaudoux 8
Asts: Albicy 6
Boxscore Pts: Obasohan 14
Rebs: Bolavie, Van Vliet 5
Asts: four players 2
Arena: Kindarena
Attendance: 4,206
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Paulo Marques (POR), Valerio Grigioni (ITA)
1 December 2025 Finland  83–76  France Espoo
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 17–26, 19–16, 27–15
Pts: Maxhuni 20
Rebs: Jantunen 9
Asts: Jantunen 6
Boxscore Pts: Strazel 11
Rebs: Gaudoux 7
Asts: Sene, Strazel 3
Arena: Espoo Metro Areena
Attendance: 6,683
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
1 December 2025 Belgium  85–87  Hungary Mons
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 15–18, 21–27, 19–21, 30–21
Pts: Obasohan 31
Rebs: Tumba 12
Asts: Mennes, Obasohan 5
Boxscore Pts: Reuvers 26
Rebs: Reuvers 10
Asts: Somogyi 13
Arena: Mons Arena
Attendance: 1,526
Referees: Ariadna Chueca (ESP), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Mehmet Şahin (TUR)
27 February 2026 Hungary  71–74  France Szombathely
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–22, 16–17, 24–19
Pts: Perl 21
Rebs: Golomán 6
Asts: Somogyi 7
Boxscore Pts: Noua 15
Rebs: Cornelie, Noua 6
Asts: Francisco 5
Arena: Arena Savaria
Attendance: 2,900
Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Ofer Manheim (ISR)
27 February 2026 Belgium  66–71  Finland Charleroi
20:30 Scoring by quarter: 24–12, 13–20, 19–16, 10–23
Pts: Lecomte 20
Rebs: Bolavie 6
Asts: Lecomte 6
Boxscore Pts: Nkamhoua 23
Rebs: Nkamhoua 12
Asts: Maxhuni 6
Arena: DÔME
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Blaž Zupančič (SLO), Elvis Binders-Čoders (LAT)
1 March 2026 Finland  78–75  Belgium Espoo
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 17–15, 22–15, 22–23
Pts: Nkamhoua 23
Rebs: Madsen 11
Asts: four players 2
Boxscore Pts: Schwartz 19
Rebs: Bratanovic, N. De Ridder 6
Asts: Lecomte 7
Arena: Espoo Metro Areena
Attendance: 6,822
Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Carsten Straube (GER), Ritvars Helmšteins (LAT)
1 March 2026 France  98–79  Hungary Le Mans
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 25–16, 30–19, 19–24, 24–20
Pts: Noua 21
Rebs: Hoard 6
Asts: Okobo 5
Boxscore Pts: Perl 18
Rebs: four players 4
Asts: Perl 5
Arena: Antarès
Attendance: 5,812
Referees: Petar Pešić (SRB), Ivor Matějek (CZE), Ioannis Agrafiotis (GRE)
3 July 2026 Finland  vs.  Hungary
Boxscore
3 July 2026 Belgium  vs.  France
Boxscore
6 July 2026 Hungary  vs.  Belgium
Boxscore
6 July 2026 France  vs.  Finland
Boxscore

Group H

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Slovenia 4 3 1 372 320 +52 7 Second round
2  Czechia 4 2 2 337 357 −20 6
3  Estonia 4 2 2 343 346 −3 6
4  Sweden 4 1 3 319 348 −29 5
Updated to game(s) played on 1 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
28 November 2025 Slovenia  93–94(OT)  Estonia Koper
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 20–19, 18–20, 20–26, 21–14, Overtime: 14–15
Pts: Hrovat 23
Rebs: Cerkvenik, Omić 6
Asts: Samar 8
Boxscore Pts: Drell 29
Rebs: Riismaa 8
Asts: Drell 6
Arena: Arena Bonifika
Attendance: 1,570
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Zdenko Tomašovič (SVK)
28 November 2025 Czechia  97–80  Sweden Prague
19:30 Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 20–24, 27–17, 23–17
Pts: Satoranský 16
Rebs: Sehnal 6
Asts: Satoransky, Sehnal 6
Boxscore Pts: Borg 18
Rebs: Falk, Håkanson 6
Asts: Håkanson 15
Arena: Královka Arena
Attendance: 1,961
Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Josip Jurčević (CRO), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU)
1 December 2025 Sweden  83–94  Slovenia Gothenburg
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 26–18, 22–24, 19–21
Pts: Håkanson 34
Rebs: Falk 6
Asts: Håkanson 6
Boxscore Pts: Samar 16
Rebs: Omić 7
Asts: Samar 5
Arena: Scandinavium
Attendance: 9,128
Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Péter Praksch (HUN), Geert Jacobs (BEL)
1 December 2025 Estonia  92–97  Czechia Tallinn
20:00 Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 24–31, 21–22, 18–17
Pts: Treier 26
Rebs: Konontšuk 5
Asts: Jõesaar 8
Boxscore Pts: Satoranský 18
Rebs: Peterka, Sehnal 5
Asts: Satoranský 16
Arena: Unibet Arena
Attendance: 6,594
Referees: Martin Horozov (BUL), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Silvia Marziali (ITA)
27 February 2026 Slovenia  99–59  Czechia Koper
18:30 Scoring by quarter: 20–16, 24–20, 31–14, 24–9
Pts: Samar 19
Rebs: Joksimović, Omić 6
Asts: Samar 7
Boxscore Pts: Kyzlink 18
Rebs: Peterka 10
Asts: Sýkora 3
Arena: Arena Bonifika
Attendance: 2,200
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Marius Ciulin (ROU), Dariusz Zapolski (POL)
27 February 2026 Sweden  77–88  Estonia Stockholm
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–22, 14–24, 22–11, 19–31
Pts: Håkanson 21
Rebs: Hampton 7
Asts: Håkanson 6
Boxscore Pts: Drell 23
Rebs: Konontšuk 6
Asts: Suurorg 5
Arena: Avicii Arena
Attendance: 9,364
Referees: Ventsislav Velikov (BUL), Lorenzo Baldini (ITA), Siniša Prpa (SRB)
1 March 2026 Czechia  84–86  Slovenia Jihlava
18:00 Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 27–15, 9–27, 21–23
Pts: Kyzlink 22
Rebs: Satoranský 7
Asts: Satoranský 9
Boxscore Pts: Prepelič 20
Rebs: Omić 11
Asts: Samar 6
Arena: Horácká aréna
Attendance: 5,321
Referees: Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Michał Proc (POL), Edgard Ceccarelli (FRA)
1 March 2026 Estonia  69–79  Sweden Tallinn
19:00 Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 16–15, 17–13, 14–28
Pts: Drell 16
Rebs: Jõesaar 6
Asts: Suurorg, Treier 4
Boxscore Pts: Håkanson 18
Rebs: Bangala 10
Asts: Pantzar 7
Arena: Unibet Arena
Attendance: 6,637
Referees: Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU), Ioannis Tsibouris (GRE)
3 July 2026 Estonia  vs.  Slovenia
Boxscore
3 July 2026 Sweden  vs.  Czechia
Boxscore
6 July 2026 Slovenia  vs.  Sweden
Boxscore
6 July 2026 Czechia  vs.  Estonia
Boxscore

Second round

The qualified teams will be divided into four groups and play the other three teams from the other group twice. Group A will be paired with Group B, Group C with Group D, Group E with Group F, Group G with Group H. All results from the first round will be carried over.

Group I

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 A1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2 A2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 A3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 B1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 B2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 B3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: 28 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group J

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 C1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2 C2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 C3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 D1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 D2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 D3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: 28 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group K

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 E1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2 E2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 E3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 F1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 F2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 F3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: 27 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Group L

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 G1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
2 G2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 G3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 H1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 H2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 H3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: 27 August 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Final standings

Qualifiers Team(s)
Advanced to 2027 FIBA World Cup
Eliminated after Second round
Eliminated after First round  Cyprus

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.[8]
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Team was not known at the draw.
  3. ^ a b c Due to the Gaza war, the Israelian team plays their home matches at neutral venues.

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  3. ^ "How TO Qualify". FIBA. 6 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Groups set for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. 8 August 2023.
  5. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers First Round seedings set". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Seeds confirmed for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Draw complete for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 14 March 2025.
  8. ^ "FIBA Europe Executive Committee takes important decisions following events in Ukraine". fiba.basketball. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Everything you need to know about the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw". FIBA. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  10. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw concluded in Doha". FIBA. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  11. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw Principles revealed". FIBA. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
  12. ^ "World Cup 2027 Qualifiers full schedule available". FIBA. Retrieved 14 May 2025.