Permutations: What teams need to do to qualify for the Second Round

MUNICH (Germany) - Five tickets to the Second Round of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Qualifiers are still to be decided over the final days of the third window.

19 spots have already been filled with Belgium, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Montenegro, Slovenia and Ukraine all securing their places in the next phase on Gameday 5, as eight teams remain in contention to join them.

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10/12 games played

Upcoming Games - July 3

18:00 CET - Slovakia v Latvia (First meeting: 74-82)
21:00 CET - Serbia v Belgium (First meeting: 69-73)

Latvia have already qualified for the Second Round; Serbia have already qualified for the Second Round; Belgium have already qualified for the Second Round; Slovakia have been eliminated from contention. [/unordered]

 

Group B

5/6 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Greece	4	3	1	75.0	310	287	23	77.5	71.8	7
2	Turkey	3	1	2	33.3	222	215	7	74	71.7	4
3	Great Britain	3	1	2	33.3	216	246	-30	72	82	4

Upcoming Games - July 3

17:00 CET - Great Britain v Turkey (First meeting: 67-84)

Greece have already qualified for the Second Round; Turkey have already qualified for the Second Round; Great Britain have already qualified for the Second Round. [/unordered]

Group C

10/12 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Finland	5	4	1	80.0	393	367	26	78.6	73.4	9
2	Slovenia	5	3	2	60.0	422	401	21	84.4	80.2	8
3	Sweden	5	2	3	40.0	398	410	-12	79.6	82	7
4	Croatia	5	1	4	20.0	383	418	-35	76.6	83.6	6

Upcoming Games - July 3

17:00 CET - Sweden v Slovenia (First meeting: 89-94)
20:00 CET - Croatia v Finland (First meeting: 71-77)

Finland have already qualified for the Second Round; Slovenia have already qualified for the Second Round; Sweden would qualify for the Second Round with a win or if Croatia lose; Croatia would qualify for the Second Round with a win if Sweden lose.  [/unordered]

Group D

10/12 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Germany	5	4	1	80.0	381	342	39	76.2	68.4	9
2	Poland	5	2	3	40.0	361	369	-8	72.2	73.8	7
3	Israel	5	2	3	40.0	380	375	5	76	75	7
4	Estonia	5	2	3	40.0	338	374	-36	67.6	74.8	7

Upcoming Games - July 3

18:00 CET - Germany v Poland (First meeting: 72-69)
19:30 CET - Israel v Estonia (First meeting: 79-69)

Germany have already qualified for the Second Round; Poland would qualify for the Second Round with a win; Israel would qualify for the Second Round with a win or if Poland lose; Estonia would qualify for the Second Round with a win or if Poland lose. [/unordered]

Group E

10/12 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	France	5	4	1	80.0	383	303	80	76.6	60.6	9
2	Montenegro	5	3	2	60.0	387	366	21	77.4	73.2	8
3	Hungary	5	3	2	60.0	359	388	-29	71.8	77.6	8
4	Portugal	5	0	5	0	324	396	-72	64.8	79.2	5

Upcoming Games - July 4

20:00 CET - Portugal v Montenegro (First meeting: 69-83)
20:30 CET - France v Hungary (First meeting: 78-54)

France have already qualified for the Second Round; Montenegro have already qualified for the Second Round; Hungary have already qualified for the Second Round; Portugal have been eliminated from contention. [/unordered]

Group F

10/12 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Lithuania	5	5	0	100	390	338	52	78	67.6	10
2	Czech Republic	5	2	3	40.0	402	411	-9	80.4	82.2	7
3	BIH	5	2	3	40.0	396	413	-17	79.2	82.6	7
4	Bulgaria	5	1	4	20.0	373	399	-26	74.6	79.8	6

Upcoming Games - July 4

18:30 CET - Lithuania v Czech Republic (First meeting: 74-66)
20:00 CET - Bosnia and Herzegovina v Bulgaria (First meeting: 85-75)

Lithuania have already qualified for the Second Round; Czech Republic would qualify for the Second Round with a win or if Bulgaria lose; They would also qualify with a loss if Bulgaria win by 1-2 points or by 6 points and more; [/unordered] Bosnia and Herzegovina would qualify for the Second Round with a win or with a loss by 5 points or less; They would also qualify with a loss by 9 points or less if Czech Republic win; [/unordered] Bulgaria would qualify for the Second Round if they win by 10 points or more; They would also qualify with a win by 3 points or more if Czech Republic lose. [/unordered] [/unordered]

Group G

9/12 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Spain	4	4	0	100	351	244	107	87.8	61	8
2	Georgia	5	3	2	60.0	385	386	-1	77	77.2	8
3	Ukraine	4	2	2	50.0	314	303	11	78.5	75.8	6
4	North Macedonia	5	0	5	0	305	422	-117	61	84.4	5

Upcoming Games - July 4

17:00 CET - Georgia v Spain (First meeting: 61-89)
18:00 CET - North Macedonia v Ukraine (First meeting: 61-78)

Upcoming Games - July 7

18:00 CET - Ukraine v Spain (First meeting: 74-88)

Spain have already qualified for the Second Round; Georgia have already qualified for the Second Round; Ukraine have already qualified for the Second Round; North Macedonia have been eliminated from contention. [/unordered]

Group H

5/6 games played

		GAMES				GAME POINTS					POINTS
#	Team	P	W	L	%	For	Agt	+/-	FA	AA
1	Iceland	4	3	1	75.0	340	343	-3	85	85.8	7
2	Italy	3	2	1	66.7	275	267	8	91.7	89	5
3	Netherlands	3	0	3	0	216	221	-5	72	73.7	3

Upcoming Games - July 4

19:30 CET - Netherlands v Italy (First meeting: 73-75)

Iceland have already qualified for the Second Round; Italy have already qualified for the Second Round; Netherlands have already qualified for the Second Round.  [/unordered]

DISCLAIMER: The above analysis has been prepared solely for the purpose of improving the experience of fans. It is not to be understood as advice or as binding information on the European Qualifiers for competition purposes.

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