By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
With 12 open spots for European teams, a total of 32 teams will know on Tuesday, August 31st, their qualification groups for the upcoming FIBA World Cup. During six FIBA “Windows” 12 national teams will have the chance to represent the continent in the World Cup of 2023, which will be held in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.
Here are the seedings for Europe
Per FIBA: The road to FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 qualifying will be laid out during the Qualifiers Draw Ceremony. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, starting at 12:00 CET from the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball.
The qualification process for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 will include six windows over 15 months across the four regions of Africa, Americas, Asia/Oceania, and Europe. The ceremony will consist of four different draws, one for each region.
Teams in the African and European Qualifiers have been divided into pots based on their FIBA World Ranking Men, Presented by Nike. For the Americas and Asian Qualifiers, teams have been divided based on geographical principles combined with the FIBA World Ranking Men, Presented by Nike.
The seedings of Africa are the following
The seedings of Americas are the following
The seedings for Asia are the following
Due to the current health pandemic, the Draw will take place behind closed doors. The Draw will be streamed across FIBA’s YouTube and Facebook channels as well as FIBA’s four dedicated World Cup Qualifier websites – African Qualifiers, Americas Qualifiers, Asian Qualifiers, European Qualifiers – on August 31, starting at 12:00 CET.