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FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 schedule: Dribble, Dunk, Dominance

32 teams are competing for the title of world champion, with the final taking place on September 10 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 schedule: The prestigious 2023 FIBA World Basketball Championship has officially begun.

32 teams are competing for the title of world champion, with the final taking place on September 10 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Manila.

All participating nations are divided into eight groups of four teams for the first group phase.

The best two teams from the first round will advance to the second round, which consists of four groups of four teams. Here, each squad faces the two teams in its group that it did not face in the initial group stage.

The positions for 17-32 will be determined by classification matches between the bottom two teams.

Following the second round, the quarterfinals will consist of the best two teams from the second round. The semifinals will be followed by the final.

In addition to determining the next world champion, the World Cup will also distribute the initial set of quotas for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

The top two teams from Europe and the Americas, as well as the top teams from Africa, Asia, and Oceania, will qualify.

Below you will find the 2023 FIBA World Cup schedule, results, and group standings.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 schedule

Friday, August 25:

Matchup	Time	Location
Angola vs. Italy	4 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Finland vs. Australia	4 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
Mexico vs. Montenegro	4:45 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Latvia vs. Lebanon	5:15 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)
Dominican Republic vs. Philippines	8 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Germany vs. Japan	8:10 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
Egypt vs. Lithuania	8:30 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Canada vs. France	9:30 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)

Saturday, August 26:

Matchup	Time	Location
South Sudan vs. Puerto Rico	4 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Cape Verde vs. Georgia	4 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
Jordan vs. Greece	4:45 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Iran vs. Brazil	5:45 a.m. ET	Jarkata (INA)
Slovenia vs. Venezuela	7:30 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPA)
Serbia vs. China	8 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
United States vs. New Zealand	8:40 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Spain vs. Cote D’Ivoire	9:30 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)

Sunday, August 27:

Matchup	Time	Location
Italy vs. Dominican Republic	4 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Australia vs. Germany	4:30 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
Montenegro vs. Egypt	4:45 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Lebanon vs. Canada	5:45 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)
Philippines vs. Angola	8 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Japan vs. Finland	8:10 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
Lithuania vs. Mexico	8:30 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
France vs. Latvia	9:30 a.m ET	Jakarta (INA)

Monday, August 28:

Matchup	Time	Location
China vs. South Sudan	4 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Venezuela vs. Cape Verde	4 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
New Zealand vs. Jordan	4:45 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Cote D’Ivoire vs. Iran	5:45 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)
Georgia vs. Slovenia	7:30 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
Puerto Rico vs. Serbia	8 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Greece vs. United States	8:40 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Brazil vs. Spain	9:30 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)

Tuesday, August 29:

Matchup	Time	Location
Germany vs. Finland	3:30 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
Angola vs. Dominican Republic	4 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Egypt vs. Mexico	4:45 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Lebanon vs. France	5:45 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)
Australia vs. Japan	7:10 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
Philippines vs. Italy	8 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Montenegro vs. Lithuania	8:30 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Canada vs. Latvia	9:30 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)

Wednesday, August 30:

Matchup	Time	Location
South Sudan vs. Serbia	4 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Georgia vs. Venezuela	4 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
United States vs. Jordan	4:40 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Cote D’Ivoire vs. Brazil	5:45 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)
Slovenia vs. Cape Verde	7:30 a.m. ET	Okinawa (JPN)
China vs. Puerto Rico	8 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Greece vs. New Zealand	8:40 a.m. ET	Manila (PHI)
Iran vs. Spain	9:30 a.m. ET	Jakarta (INA)