# 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe) – Qualifiers

The article describes the European qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

## First round

The 24 national teams that qualified for EuroBasket 2022 automatically qualified for this stage. They were joined by eight teams qualified through the pre-qualifiers. In total, 32 teams were divided into eight home-and-away round robin groups of four teams.
Games were played in 2021 and 2022. The bottom team from each group was eliminated. After the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, both Russia and Belarus were expelled from the qualifiers with all results being annulled.

### Draw

The draw for the first round was held on 31 August 2021 in Mies, Switzerland.

#### Seeding

Seedings were announced on 30 August 2021. Teams were seeded based on FIBA rankings. Teams from pots 1, 4, 5, and 8 were drawn to Groups A, C, E, and G. Teams from pots 2, 3, 6, and 7 were drawn to Groups B, D, F, and H.
Pot 1 :
| Pot 1 TeamPos  Spain2  Slovenia4  France5  Serbia6 | Pot 2 TeamPos  Italy8  Lithuania9  Greece10  Germany11 | Pot 3 TeamPos  Czech Republic12  Poland13  Russia14  Turkey16 | Pot 4 TeamPos  Croatia21  Montenegro26  Latvia27  Ukraine32 |
Pot 5 :
| Pot 5 TeamPos  Finland34  Georgia37  Belgium38  Hungary41 | Pot 6 TeamPos  Great Britain42  Israel43  Bosnia and Herzegovina44  Netherlands45 | Pot 7 TeamPos  Iceland47  Estonia49  Bulgaria50  Belarus51 | Pot 8 TeamPos  North Macedonia53  Sweden57  Portugal58  Slovakia65 |

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 6 | 5 | 1 | 475 | 422 | +53 | 11 | Second round (Group I) |
| 2 | Belgium | 6 | 4 | 2 | 460 | 392 | +68 | 10 | Second round (Group I) |
| 3 | Serbia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 448 | 439 | +9 | 9 | Second round (Group I) |
| 4 | Slovakia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 376 | 506 | −130 | 6 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Greece | 4 | 3 | 1 | 310 | 287 | +23 | 7 | Second round (Group I) |
| 2 | Turkey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 307 | 286 | +21 | 6 | Second round (Group I) |
| 3 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 3 | 287 | 331 | −44 | 5 | Second round (Group I) |
| 4 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled |
* ↑ Belarus was expelled, after beating Turkey 84–70 and losing against Greece 77–67.

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Finland | 6 | 5 | 1 | 474 | 446 | +28 | 11 | Second round (Group J) |
| 2 | Slovenia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 506 | 482 | +24 | 10 | Second round (Group J) |
| 3 | Sweden | 6 | 2 | 4 | 479 | 494 | −15 | 8 | Second round (Group J) |
| 4 | Croatia | 6 | 1 | 5 | 462 | 499 | −37 | 7 | |

### Group D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 474 | 425 | +49 | 11 | Second round (Group J) |
| 2 | Israel | 6 | 3 | 3 | 476 | 452 | +24 | 9 | Second round (Group J) |
| 3 | Estonia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 415 | 470 | −55 | 8 | Second round (Group J) |
| 4 | Poland | 6 | 2 | 4 | 444 | 462 | −18 | 8 | |
* 1 2 Estonia 143–141 Poland

### Group E

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 6 | 5 | 1 | 464 | 343 | +121 | 11 | Second round (Group K) |
| 2 | Montenegro | 6 | 4 | 2 | 464 | 428 | +36 | 10 | Second round (Group K) |
| 3 | Hungary | 6 | 3 | 3 | 399 | 469 | −70 | 9 | Second round (Group K) |
| 4 | Portugal | 6 | 0 | 6 | 386 | 473 | −87 | 6 | |

### Group F

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Lithuania | 6 | 5 | 1 | 462 | 421 | +41 | 11 | Second round (Group K) |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 6 | 3 | 3 | 485 | 483 | +2 | 9 | Second round (Group K) |
| 3 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 3 | 3 | 472 | 486 | −14 | 9 | Second round (Group K) |
| 4 | Bulgaria | 6 | 1 | 5 | 446 | 475 | −29 | 7 | |
* 1 2 Czech Republic 183–178 Bosnia and Herzegovina

### Group G

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 6 | 5 | 1 | 504 | 402 | +102 | 11 | Second round (Group L) |
| 2 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 467 | 462 | +5 | 10 | Second round (Group L) |
| 3 | Ukraine | 6 | 3 | 3 | 463 | 448 | +15 | 9 | Second round (Group L) |
| 4 | North Macedonia | 6 | 0 | 6 | 373 | 495 | −122 | 6 | |

### Group H

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Italy | 4 | 3 | 1 | 367 | 348 | +19 | 7 | Second round (Group L) |
| 2 | Iceland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 340 | 343 | −3 | 7 | Second round (Group L) |
| 3 | Netherlands | 4 | 0 | 4 | 297 | 313 | −16 | 4 | Second round (Group L) |
| 4 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Expelled |
* 1 2 Italy 200–194 Iceland
* ↑ Russia was expelled, after beating Italy 92–78, Iceland 89–65 and Netherlands 80–69.

## Second round

As only three teams played in Group B and H after the disqualication of Russia and Belarus, the results of the qualified teams from Group A and G against the last-placed team were not carried over.

### Group I

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Latvia | 10 | 9 | 1 | 807 | 707 | +100 | 19 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 2 | Serbia | 10 | 6 | 4 | 825 | 803 | +22 | 16 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 3 | Greece | 10 | 6 | 4 | 775 | 764 | +11 | 16 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 4 | Turkey | 10 | 4 | 6 | 782 | 742 | +40 | 14 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 10 | 4 | 6 | 679 | 717 | −38 | 14 | |
| 6 | Great Britain | 10 | 1 | 9 | 697 | 832 | −135 | 11 | |
* 1 2 Serbia 192–191 Greece
* 1 2 Turkey 2–0 Belgium

### Group J

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Germany | 12 | 10 | 2 | 960 | 854 | +106 | 22 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 2 | Finland | 12 | 9 | 3 | 978 | 934 | +44 | 21 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 3 | Slovenia | 12 | 7 | 5 | 994 | 958 | +36 | 19 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 4 | Sweden | 12 | 5 | 7 | 919 | 939 | −20 | 17 | |
| 5 | Israel | 12 | 4 | 8 | 944 | 948 | −4 | 16 | |
| 6 | Estonia | 12 | 4 | 8 | 870 | 977 | −107 | 16 | |
* 1 2 Israel 2–0 Estonia

### Group K

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 12 | 10 | 2 | 973 | 742 | +231 | 22 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 2 | Lithuania | 12 | 9 | 3 | 922 | 852 | +70 | 21 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 3 | Montenegro | 12 | 7 | 5 | 900 | 852 | +48 | 19 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 4 | Hungary | 12 | 6 | 6 | 871 | 954 | −83 | 18 | |
| 5 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 12 | 6 | 6 | 927 | 987 | −60 | 18 | |
| 6 | Czech Republic | 12 | 3 | 9 | 878 | 968 | −90 | 15 | |
* 1 2 Hungary 165–160 Bosnia and Herzegovina

### Group L

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Spain | 10 | 8 | 2 | 823 | 703 | +120 | 18 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 2 | Italy | 10 | 8 | 2 | 881 | 836 | +45 | 18 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 3 | Georgia | 10 | 5 | 5 | 795 | 814 | −19 | 15 | 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup |
| 4 | Iceland | 10 | 5 | 5 | 786 | 842 | −56 | 15 | |
| 5 | Ukraine | 10 | 4 | 6 | 811 | 797 | +14 | 14 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 10 | 0 | 10 | 712 | 816 | −104 | 10 | |
* 1 2 Spain 156–156 Italy. Teams ranked on overall points difference.
* 1 2 Georgia 165–165 Iceland. Teams ranked on overall points difference.