2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group A

Group A will be one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It will take place from 25 to 29 August 2023 and consists of Angola, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic, and Italy.[1][2] Each team will play each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all but two games to be played at the Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City, Philippines. The top two teams will advance to the second round and the bottom two teams will qualify for the classification rounds.[3]

Following the venue change for the final phase to the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, FIBA announced that the first two games of Group A will take place at the Philippine Arena in Bocaue, the original venue for the final phase.[4][5]

Teams
Team Qualification Appearance Best performance WR[6]
As Date Last Total Streak
 AngolaAfrican Group E top two25 February 20232019969th place (2006)41
 PhilippinesHost nation9 December 2017733rd place (1954)40
 Dominican RepublicAmericas Group E top three26 February 20234312th place (1978)23
 ItalyEuropean Group L top three14 November 20221024th place (1970, 1978)10

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round
2  Dominican Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Philippines (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17th–32nd Classification
4  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 25 August 2023. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Games

All times are local (UTC+8).[7]

Angola vs. Italy

This will be the third game between Angola and Italy in the World Cup and their second consecutive matchup. The Italians won the first two meetings in 1990 and 2019.

25 August 2023
16:00
Angola  vs.  Italy

Dominican Republic vs. Philippines

This will be the first game between the Dominican Republic and the Philippines in the World Cup. The Dominicans won in the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

Italy vs. Dominican Republic

This will be the first game between Italy and the Dominican Republic in the World Cup. The Italians won in the semi-finals of the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

Philippines vs. Angola

This will be the second game between the Philippines and Angola in the World Cup. The Angolans won the first meeting in 2019, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

27 August 2023
20:00
Philippines  vs.  Angola

Angola vs. Dominican Republic

This will be the first competitive game between Angola and the Dominican Republic.

Philippines vs. Italy

This will be the third game between the Philippines and Italy in the World Cup. The Italians won the first two meetings in 1978 and 2019.

29 August 2023
20:00
Philippines  vs.  Italy

References
  1. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  2. "Philippines joined by Italy, Dominican Republic, Angola in Group A after FIBA World Cup Draw". gmanetwork.com. 29 April 2023.
  3. "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
  4. "FIBA Statement on venue change at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023". FIBA. 28 April 2023.
  5. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 final phase to be played at MOA Arena, Gilas to open campaign at Philippine Arena | SBP". sbp.ph. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. "FIBA World Ranking". FIBA. 27 February 2023.
  7. "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.
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