The qualifying round for the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup starts today, Thursday, November 27. There are 80 teams in total fighting for the 31 spots for World Cup 2027, alongside hosts Qatar: 16 from Africa, 16 from the Americas, 16 from Asia and Oceania and 32 for Europe.
There will be six windows, between November 2026 and March 2027, and by the end of the process, there will be 5 teams from Africa, 7 from the Americas, 7 from Asia and 12 from Europe, a qualification that also serves for Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games.
FIBA World Cup 2027 qualification process for Europe
In Europe, the 32 teams from Europe are divided in eight groups. Each will play each other twice, in home and away matches, during the first three windows. These are the games in the first window (times in CET, Central European Time; one hour earlier in the UK).
Thursday, 27 November
Greece v Romania - Thessaloniki, Greece - 17:30
Georgia v Ukraine - Tbilisi, Georgia - 18:00
Montenegro v Portugal - Podgorica, Montenegro - 18:00
Denmark v Spain - Farum, Denmark - 18:30
Serbia v Switzerland - Belgrade, Serbia - 19:00
Türkiye v Bosnia and Herzegovina - Istanbul, Türkiye - 19:00
Italy v Iceland - Tortona, Italy - 20:00
Great Britain v Lithuania - 20:30
Friday, 28 November
Hungary v Finland - Szombathely, Hungary - 18:00
Slovenia v Estonia - Koper, Slovenia - 18:00
Latvia v Netherlands - Riga, Latvia - 18:30
Croatia v Cyprus - Osijek, Croatia - 19:00
Germany v Israel - Neu-ulm, Germany - 19:30
Czechia v Sweden - Prague, Czechia - 19:30
France v Belgium - Rouen, France - 20:30
Poland v Austria - Gdyina, Poland - 20:45
Sunday, 30 November
Switzerland v Türkiye - Fribourgh, Switzerland - 17:00
Lithuania v Italy - Klaipeda, Lithuania - 17:30
Iceland v Great Britain - Reykjavik, Iceland - 17:45
Ukraine v Denmark - Riga, Latvia - 18:00
Portugal v Greece - Matosinhos, Portugal - 18:00
Romania v Montenegro - Pitesti, Romania - 18:00
Spain v Georgia - La Laguna, Spain - 19:45
Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina - 20:00
Monday, 1 December
Finland v France - Espoo, Finland - 17:30
Cyprus v Germany - Limassol, Cyprus - 18:00
Sweden v Slovenia - Gothenburg, Sweden - 19:00
Estonia v Czechia - Tallinn, Estonia - 19:00
Netherlands v Poland - Den Haag, Netherlands - 19:30
Israel v Croatia - Riga, Latvia - 20:00
Austria v Latvia - Vienna, Austria - 20:20
Belarus v Hungary - Mons, Belgium - 20:30
The next window will take place between February 23 and March 3, 2026. The groups are as follows:
Group A
Denmark
Georgia
Ukraine
Spain
Group B
Greece
Montenegro
Portugal
Romania
Group C
Serbia
Türkiye
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Switzerland
Group D
Great Britain
Italy
Iceland
Lithuania
Group E
Croatia
Germany
Israel
Cyprus
Group F
Lativa
Poland
Austria
Netherlands
Group G
Hungary
France
Belgium
Finland
Group H
Slovenia
Czechia
Sweden
Estonia
The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup will take place in Qatar from August 27 to September 12, 2027. Germany, which also became European champions this year, will be defending the crown after beating Serbia in 2023.