2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Group E

Group E 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 Germany, Finland, Australia, and Japan.[1][2] Each team will play each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games to be played at the Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City, Japan. The top two teams will advance to the second round and the bottom two teams will qualify for the classification rounds.[3]

Teams
Team Qualification Appearance Best performance WR[4]
As Date Last Total Streak
 GermanyEuropean Group J top three11 November 20222019723rd place (2002)11
 Finland28 August 202220142122nd place (2014)24
 AustraliaAsian Group F top three11 November 202220191354th place (2019)3
 JapanHost9 December 20176211th place (1967)38

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Second round
2  Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17th–32nd Classification
4  Japan (H) 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+9).[5]


Finland vs. Australia

This will be the first competitive game between Finland and Australia.

25 August 2023
17:00
Finland  vs.  Australia

Germany vs. Japan

This will be second game between Germany and Japan in the World Cup. The Germans won the first meeting in 2006, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

25 August 2023
21:10
Germany  vs.  Japan

Australia vs. Germany

This will be the first game between Australia and Germany at the World Cup. The Australians won in the 2020 Olympics, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

27 August 2023
17:30
Australia  vs.  Germany

Japan vs. Finland

This will be the first competitive game between Japan and Finland.

27 August 2023
21:10
Japan  vs.  Finland

Germany vs. Finland

This will be the first game between Germany and Finland in the World Cup. The Germans went 2–0 in their head-to-head matchups in the second round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers.

29 August 2023
16:30
Germany  vs.  Finland

Australia vs. Japan

This will be the first game between Australia and Japan in the World Cup. The Australians went 2–0 in their head-to-head matchups in the first round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers, while both teams had a 1–1 split in their head-to-head games in the 2019 qualification phase. The Australians also won in the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIBA Asia Cup, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

29 August 2023
20:10
Australia  vs.  Japan

References
  1. "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  2. "Japan to face Australia and Germany in tough FIBA World Cup group". japantimes.co.jp. 29 April 2023.
  3. "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
  4. "FIBA World Ranking". FIBA. 27 February 2023.
  5. "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.
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