FIBA Basketball World Cup bracket 2023: Group play, knockout rounds & championship game dates

By | August 28, 2023

The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup kicked off on Friday, Aug. 25 with the first round of the group stage.

Each country will play three group stage games, looking to place in the top two of their group to advance to the second round. Countries that advance to the second round will play two more group stage games, again, looking to place in the top two to advance to the knockout stage to compete for a gold medal.

Only eight countries will make it all the way through to the single-elimination knockout stage. Who will they be?

For the results of the first and second round group stage, the knockout stage bracket and the knockout stage schedule, The Sporting News has you covered below.

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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup group results

The top two countries from each first round group will be replaced into new groups for the tournament’s second round.

The top two countries in each second round group advance to the knockout stage portion of the tournament, where teams face off in a single-elimination bracket to decide who wins the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Below, you can find each country that will advance out of the first round and their second round group results.

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First Round group stage

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Group Winner Runner Up
Group A TBD TBD
Group B TBD TBD
Group C USA Greece or New Zealand
Group D Lithuania or Montenegro Lithuania or Montenegro
Group E Germany Australia or Japan
Group F TBD TBD
Group G Spain TBD
Group H Canada or Latvia Canada or Lativa

Second Round group stage

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Group I

Rank Team Record Points
1. TBD    
2. TBD    
3 TBD    
4. TBD    

Group J

Rank Team Record Points
1. USA    
2. Lithuania    
3. Montenegro    
4. TBD    

Group K

Rank Team Record Points
1. Germany    
2. TBD    
3. TBD    
4. TBD    

Group L

Rank Team Record Points
1. Spain    
2. Canada    
3. Latvia    
4. TBD    

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup knockout stage bracket

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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup knockout stage schedule

Date Matchup Round Time
Sept. 5 Group I winner vs. Group J runner-up Quarter-Finals TBD
Sept. 5 Group J winner vs. Group I runner-up Quarter-Finals TBD
Sept. 6 Group K winner vs. Group L runner-up Quarter-Finals TBD
Sept. 6 Group L winner vs. Group K runner-up Quarter-Finals TBD
Sept. 8 TBD Semi-Finals TBD
Sept. 8 TBD Semi-Finals TBD
Sept. 10 TBD Championship TBD
Sept. 10 TBD Third Place TBD

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