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2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification

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2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Qualification
Tournament details
Dates19 February 2024 – 2 March 2027
Teams212 max.
Official website
FIBA.basketball
2023
2031

The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification process will determine 31 of the 32 teams that will qualify for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1] As hosts, Qatar will receive automatic qualification for the tournament.

Schedule of windows

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Similar to the 2019 and the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifications, the matches will be held in six windows over a 15-month period across all FIBA regions. 80 national teams will compete during the qualification process. The schedule for the six windows is as follows:[2]

Window Dates
1 24 November – 2 December 2025
2 23 February – 3 March 2026
3 29 June – 7 July 2026
4 24 August – 1 September 2026
5 23 November – 1 December 2026
6 22 February – 2 March 2027

Qualified teams

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Team Qualification Appearance Best performance FIBA World Ranking[3]
As Date First Last Total Streak
 Qatar Host 28 April 2023 2006 2006 2 1 21st place (2006) TBD

Format

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The qualifiers format for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup remained unchanged, with six windows over a 15-month period across the four regions of Africa, Americas, Asia (including Oceania) and Europe. The qualifiers will take place from November 2025 to March 2027 with 80 national teams competing for a spot in the World Cup.

The road to the 2027 World Cup will begin in February 2024 with the start of the European pre-qualifiers, which will end at August 2024.

The draw for the qualifiers was held on 13 May 2025 in Doha.[4][5]

FIBA zone Qualifying tournaments World Cup berths
Division A
top ranked
teams
Division B
maximum
possible entrants
Allocated
berths
Berth as the
host nation
Total
berths
FIBA Africa 16 2 5 0 5
FIBA Americas 16 2 7 0 7
FIBA Asia
FIBA Oceania
16 17 7 1 8
FIBA Europe 32 13 12 0 12
Total 80 114 31 1 32

Confederation qualifications

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FIBA Africa

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The 16 teams that qualified for the AfroBasket 2025 will participate in the African qualifiers.

First round

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Cameroon South Sudan Libya Cape Verde
1  Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 30 Nov 3 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 27 Nov 3 Jul '26
3  Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 2 Jul '26 30 Nov
4  Cape Verde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 28 Nov 5 Jul '26
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Senegal Democratic Republic of the Congo Madagascar Ivory Coast
1  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 1 Mar 3 Jul '26 26 Feb
2  DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 26 Feb 3 Jul '26
3  Madagascar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Feb 2 Jul '26 1 Mar
4  Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 27 Feb 5 Jul '26
First game(s) will be played: 26 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Nigeria Rwanda Guinea Tunisia
1  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 30 Nov 3 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 27 Nov 3 Jul '26
3  Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 2 Jul '26 30 Nov
4  Tunisia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 28 Nov 5 Jul '26
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Mali Angola Uganda Egypt
1  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round, 1 Mar 3 Jul '26 26 Feb
2  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 26 Feb 3 Jul '26
3  Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Feb 2 Jul '26 1 Mar
4  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 27 Feb 5 Jul '26
First game(s) will be played: 26 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

FIBA Americas

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The 16 teams including 12 from the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup and the 4 teams from the Americas pre-qualifiers will participate in the Americas qualifiers.

First round

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification United States Dominican Republic 3 Nicaragua
1  United States 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 26 Feb 1 Mar 1 Dec
2  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 6 Jul '26
3 Winner PQ N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jul '26 28 Nov 3 Jul '26
4  Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 1 Mar 26 Feb
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Puerto Rico Canada The Bahamas 4
1  Puerto Rico 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 26 Feb 1 Mar 1 Dec
2  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 6 Jul '26
3  Bahamas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jul '26 28 Nov 3 Jul '26
4 Second place PQ N 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Nov 1 Mar 26 Feb
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Brazil Venezuela Colombia 4
1  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 27 Feb 2 Mar 30 Nov
2  Venezuela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 27 Nov 2 Jul '26
4 Winner PQ S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Nov 2 Mar 27 Feb
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Argentina Uruguay Panama 4
1  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 27 Feb 2 Mar 30 Nov
2  Uruguay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Jul '26
3  Panama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 27 Nov 2 Jul '26
4 Second place PQ S 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Nov 2 Mar 27 Feb
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania

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The 16 teams that qualified for the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup will participate in the Asian qualifiers. Qatar will participate despite already qualified automatically as host.

First round

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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Australia New Zealand Philippines Guam
1  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 28 Nov 6 Jul '26 3 Jul '26
2  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 03 Jul '26 6 Jul '26
3  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar '26 26 Feb '26 1 Dec
4  Guam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Feb '26 1 Mar 28 Nov
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Japan China South Korea Chinese Taipei
1  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 26 Feb 1 Mar 28 Nov
2  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 28 Nov 6 Jul '26
3  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jul '26 1 Dec 3 Jul '26
4  Chinese Taipei 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 1 Mar 26 Feb
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Iran Jordan Syria Iraq
1  Iran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 27 Feb 2 Mar 27 Nov
2  Jordan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 27 Nov 2 Jul '26
3  Syria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Jul '26
4  Iraq 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Mar 27 Feb
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Lebanon Saudi Arabia India Qatar
1  Lebanon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 27 Feb 2 Mar 27 Nov
2  Saudi Arabia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  India 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Jul '26
4  Qatar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round as host of the final tournament 30 Nov 2 Mar 27 Feb
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

FIBA Europe

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The 32 teams including 24 from the EuroBasket 2025 and the 8 teams from the European pre-qualifiers will participate in the European qualifiers. Due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia's participation remains to be seen as the country is currently banned from competing.

Pre-qualifiers

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First round
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Switzerland Republic of Ireland Kosovo Azerbaijan
1   Switzerland 6 6 0 484 341 +143 12 Second round 85–54 75–43 72–53
2  Ireland 6 3 3 454 470 −16 9 63–86 91–85 91–67
3  Kosovo 6 2 4 442 489 −47 8 73–81 83–76 81–79
4  Azerbaijan 6 1 5 405 485 −80 7 55–85 64–79 87–77
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Romania Norway Luxembourg
1  Romania 4 3 1 316 287 +29 7 Second round 85–71 72–76 (OT)
2  Norway 4 2 2 273 277 −4 6 62–75 68–59
3  Luxembourg 4 1 3 271 296 −25 5 78–84 58–72
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Austria Armenia Albania
1  Austria 4 3 1 401 312 +89 7 Second round 106–91 67–78
2  Armenia 4 2 2 346 384 −38 6 80–129 84–79
3  Albania 4 1 3 290 341 −51 5 63–99 67–91
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Second round
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Slovakia Switzerland Ukraine
1  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualifiers 2 Aug 20 Aug
2   Switzerland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Aug 6 Aug
3  Ukraine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Aug 16 Aug
First game(s) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification North Macedonia Romania Hungary
1  North Macedonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualifiers 2 Aug 20 Aug
2  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Aug 6 Aug
3  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Aug 16 Aug
First game(s) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Netherlands Austria Bulgaria
1  Netherlands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualifiers 2 Aug 20 Aug
2  Austria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Aug 6 Aug
3  Bulgaria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Aug 16 Aug
First game(s) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Denmark Norway Croatia
1  Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualifiers 2 Aug 20 Aug
2  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 Aug 6 Aug
3  Croatia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Aug 16 Aug
First game(s) will be played: 2 August 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

Qualifiers

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First round
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Group A
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Georgia (country) 3 Spain
1 Second place SR D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 27 Feb 5 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Georgia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mar 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3 Winner SR A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Jul '26 27 Feb
4  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Mar
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group B
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Greece Montenegro Portugal 4
1  Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 27 Feb 5 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Montenegro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mar 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Jul '26 27 Feb
4 Winner SR B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Mar
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group C
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Serbia Turkey Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
1  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 27 Feb 5 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Turkey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mar 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Jul '26 27 Feb
4 Second place SR A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Mar
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group D
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification United Kingdom Italy Iceland Lithuania
1  Great Britain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 30 Nov 5 Jul '26 27 Nov
2  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Mar 27 Nov 5 Jul '26
3  Iceland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Nov 2 Jul '26 30 Nov
4  Lithuania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Jul '26 30 Nov 2 Mar
First game(s) will be played: 27 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group E
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 Germany Israel Cyprus
1 Winner SR D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 26 Feb 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
2  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 28 Nov 6 Jul '26
3  Israel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 3 Jul '26 26 Feb
4  Cyprus 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 1 Mar
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group F
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Latvia Poland 3 4
1  Latvia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 26 Feb 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
2  Poland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 28 Nov 6 Jul '26
3 Second place SR C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 3 Jul '26 26 Feb
4 Winner SR C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 1 Mar
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group G
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1 France Belgium Finland
1 Second place SR B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 26 Feb 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
2  France 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 28 Nov 6 Jul '26
3  Belgium 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 3 Jul '26 26 Feb
4  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 1 Mar
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Group H
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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification Slovenia Czech Republic Sweden Estonia
1  Slovenia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round 26 Feb 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
2  Czech Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Mar 6 Jul '26 28 Nov
3  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Dec 3 Jul '26 26 Feb
4  Estonia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Jul '26 1 Dec 1 Mar
First game(s) will be played: 28 November 2025. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.

References

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  1. ^ "Qatar to host men's basketball World Cup in 2027". ESPN. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Qualifiers". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, men". FIBA.
  4. ^ Henson, Joaquin (16 April 2025). "WC qualifiers draw set in Doha". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  5. ^ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers Draw concluded in Doha". FIBA. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
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