2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Europe) – Pre-qualifiers

The article describes the european pre-qualifiers for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification.

First round[edit]

Draw[edit]

The draw was held on 29 October 2019^[1] and the seeding was based on the FIBA Men's World Ranking.^[2]

Pot 1
Team	Pos
Iceland	46
Belarus	52

Pot 2
Team	Pos
Portugal	61
Slovakia	68

Pot 3
Team	Pos
Kosovo	69
Cyprus	78

Pot 4
Team	Pos
Luxembourg	86
Albania	109

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each group played the November window at a single venue.^[3] The same was done for the February 2021 games.^[4]

All times are local.

Group A[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Portugal	6	5	1	447	369	+78	11^[a]	Pre-qualifiers second round
2	Belarus	6	5	1	498	347	+151	11^[a]	Pre-qualifiers second round
3	Cyprus	6	1	5	354	481	−127	7^[b]
4	Albania	6	1	5	391	493	−102	7^[b]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Portugal 131–129 Belarus
^ ^a ^b Cyprus 152–137 Albania

20 February 2020	Cyprus	41–97	Belarus	Nicosia
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 5–22, 13–19, 8–25, 15–31
	Pts: Mantovani 8 Rebs: Mantovani 8 Asts: three players 2	Boxscore	Pts: Stabrouski 19 Rebs: Liutych 11 Asts: Sitnik 8	Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Referees: Haris Bijedić (BIH), Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Blaž Zupančič (SLO)

20 February 2020	Portugal	70–62	Albania	Albufeira
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 9–18, 22–13, 13–16, 26–15
	Pts: Fonseca 16 Rebs: Fonseca, Queiroz 6 Asts: Lisboa, Ventura 4	Boxscore	Pts: Taflaj 18 Rebs: Lekndreaj 9 Asts: Shestani 7	Arena: Pavilhão Desportivo de Albufeira Referees: Can Mavisu (TUR), Raúl Zamorano (ESP), James Dominique (GIB)

23 February 2020	Albania	71–64	Cyprus	Durrës
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 13–16, 22–15, 22–16
	Pts: Moore 20 Rebs: Hysenagolli 9 Asts: four players 2	Boxscore	Pts: Michail 17 Rebs: Koumis, Stylianou 6 Asts: Razis 6	Arena: Dhimitraq Goga Sports Palace Referees: Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Ivan Miličević (BIH), Jasmina Juras (SRB)

24 February 2020	Belarus	72–56	Portugal	Minsk
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 15–11, 19–18, 19–9
	Pts: Salash 19 Rebs: Veremeenko 9 Asts: Stabrouski 6	Boxscore	Pts: Wilson 15 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Ventura 4	Arena: Minsk Sports Palace Referees: Marek Kúkelčík (SVK), Juozas Barkauskas (LTU), Kristaps Konstantinovs (LAT)

26 November 2020	Belarus	90–50	Albania	Matosinhos, Portugal
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–16, 24–7, 23–20, 22–7
	Pts: Parakhouski 17 Rebs: Parakhouski 10 Asts: Mikulski, Trastsinetski 5	Boxscore	Pts: Lekndreaj 15 Rebs: Shima 7 Asts: Strazimiri 3	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Guido Giovannetti (ITA), Maxime Boubert (FRA)

26 November 2020	Portugal	74–56	Cyprus	Matosinhos
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 27–12, 14–11, 16–12
	Pts: Fonseca 12 Rebs: Fonseca 6 Asts: Lisboa 5	Boxscore	Pts: Koumis 15 Rebs: Koumis, Mantovani 7 Asts: Michail 5	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Maxime Boubert (FRA)

28 November 2020	Belarus	89–53	Cyprus	Matosinhos, Portugal
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–9, 24–9, 26–13, 15–22
	Pts: Rahozenka 17 Rebs: Parakhouski 12 Asts: Rubinshteyn 5	Boxscore	Pts: Michail 9 Rebs: Koumis 6 Asts: Giannaras 3	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos Referees: Mart Uuehendrik (EST), Nikola Perlić (CRO), Maxime Boubert (FRA)

28 November 2020	Albania	70–88	Portugal	Matosinhos, Portugal
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 21–26, 24–16, 8–19
	Pts: Shima 18 Rebs: Lekndreaj 7 Asts: Lekndreaj 7	Boxscore	Pts: Bastos 16 Rebs: Queiroz 8 Asts: Ventura 7	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Guido Giovannetti (ITA), Alberto Sánchez (ESP)

18 February 2021	Portugal	75–57	Belarus	Nicosia, Cyprus
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–12, 25–11, 17–6, 19–28
	Pts: Amarante 14 Rebs: Queiroz, Ventura 6 Asts: Ventura 6	Boxscore	Pts: Blizniuk, Vikentsyeu 12 Rebs: Vikentsyeu 6 Asts: Blizniuk 5	Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Nemanja Ninković (SRB)

18 February 2021	Cyprus	88–66	Albania	Nicosia
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 14–12, 26–15, 30–17
	Pts: Iliadis 21 Rebs: Koumis 7 Asts: Eleftheriou 6	Boxscore	Pts: Pullazi 17 Rebs: Hysenagolli 9 Asts: Shestani 5	Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Referees: Ilya Putenko (RUS), Péter Praksch (HUN), Franko Gracin (CRO)

20 February 2021	Cyprus	52–84	Portugal	Nicosia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–21, 9–24, 16–17, 14–22
	Pts: Stylianou 15 Rebs: Maragkos 7 Asts: three players 2	Boxscore	Pts: Borovnjak 21 Rebs: Borovnjak 11 Asts: Barbosa 6	Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Referees: Aleksandar Milojević (MKD), Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Ilya Putenko (RUS)

20 February 2021	Albania	72–93	Belarus	Nicosia, Cyprus
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 15–19, 16–26, 17–23
	Pts: Taflaj 16 Rebs: Hysenagolli 10 Asts: Bedini, Hysenagolli 4	Boxscore	Pts: Beliankou 26 Rebs: Salash, Vikentsyeu 6 Asts: Blizniuk 7	Arena: Eleftheria Indoor Hall Referees: Nemanja Ninković (SRB), Péter Praksch (HUN), Franko Gracin (CRO)

Group B[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iceland	6	5	1	517	455	+62	11	Pre-qualifiers second round
2	Slovakia	6	3	3	467	459	+8	9	Pre-qualifiers second round
3	Luxembourg	6	2	4	481	495	−14	8^[a]
4	Kosovo	6	2	4	455	511	−56	8^[a]

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Luxembourg 179–173 Kosovo

20 February 2020	Slovakia	73–65	Luxembourg	Bratislava
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 20–13, 19–11, 14–16
	Pts: Brodziansky 25 Rebs: Brodziansky, Körner 7 Asts: Ihring 8	Boxscore	Pts: Rugg 21 Rebs: Rugg 20 Asts: five players 2	Arena: Eurovia Aréna Referees: Charalampos Karakatsounis (GRE), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU), Valerio Grigioni (ITA)

20 February 2020	Kosovo	80–78	Iceland	Pristina
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–13, 13–21, 25–23, 20–21
	Pts: Berisha 18 Rebs: Hajrizi 8 Asts: Hajrizi 6	Boxscore	Pts: Jónsson 21 Rebs: Hlinason 12 Asts: Vilhjálmsson 6	Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Ivor Matějek (CZE), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)

23 February 2020	Luxembourg	80–84	Kosovo	Luxembourg City
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 25–19, 20–16, 15–24
	Pts: Rugg 30 Rebs: Rugg 8 Asts: Grün 9	Boxscore	Pts: Hajrizi 25 Rebs: Hajrizi 7 Asts: Berisha 6	Arena: d'Coque Referees: Paulo Marques (POR), Ilias Kounelles (CYP), Petr Hruša (CZE)

23 February 2020	Iceland	83–74	Slovakia	Reykjavík
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 26–20, 20–20, 20–20
	Pts: Hlinason 26 Rebs: Hlinason 17 Asts: Ermolinskij 11	Boxscore	Pts: Brodziansky 16 Rebs: Jones 8 Asts: Ihring 5	Arena: Laugardalshöll Referees: Marek Maliszewski (POL), Nikola Bejat (NOR), Steve Bittner (GER)

26 November 2020	Iceland	90–76	Luxembourg	Bratislava, Slovakia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 11–14, 32–21, 24–17
	Pts: Hlinason 17 Rebs: Hlinason 11 Asts: Steinarsson 5	Boxscore	Pts: Rugg 26 Rebs: Vujakovic 8 Asts: Vujakovic 4	Arena: Eurovia Aréna Referees: Christoph Rohacky (AUT), Simon Unsworth (GBR), Sergiy Chaykovskyy (UKR)

26 November 2020	Slovakia	91–67	Kosovo	Bratislava
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–9, 21–20, 20–13, 29–25
	Pts: Brodziansky 26 Rebs: Brodziansky 12 Asts: Ihring 7	Boxscore	Pts: Hajrizi 17 Rebs: Rugova 7 Asts: Hajrizi 6	Arena: Eurovia Aréna Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Péter Praksch (HUN), Vasileios Pitsilkas (GRE)

28 November 2020	Iceland	86–62	Kosovo	Bratislava, Slovakia
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 24–12, 22–14, 19–19
	Pts: Vilhjálmsson 22 Rebs: Hlinason 9 Asts: Guðmundsson 7	Boxscore	Pts: Bunjaku 12 Rebs: Hajrizi, Zenelaj 6 Asts: Bunjaku 4	Arena: Eurovia Aréna Referees: Ciprian Stoica (ROU), Sergiy Chaykovskyy (UKR), Vasileios Pitsilkas (GRE)

28 November 2020	Luxembourg	77–73	Slovakia	Bratislava, Slovakia
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 16–14, 20–22, 26–21
	Pts: Rugg 23 Rebs: Laurent 9 Asts: Delgado 5	Boxscore	Pts: Ihring 22 Rebs: Körner 10 Asts: Krajčovič 8	Arena: Eurovia Aréna Referees: Christoph Rohacky (AUT), Péter Praksch (HUN), Tamás Földhazi (HUN)

18 February 2021	Slovakia	79–94	Iceland	Pristina, Kosovo
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 19–23, 16–36, 24–15
	Pts: Brodziansky 25 Rebs: Brodziansky, Ihring 9 Asts: Krajčovič 4	Boxscore	Pts: Guðmundsson 29 Rebs: Hlinason 14 Asts: Friðriksson 10	Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports Referees: Semen Ovinov (RUS), Ali Şakacı (TUR), Jan Baloun (CZE)

18 February 2021	Kosovo	89–99	Luxembourg	Pristina
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–32, 23–23, 24–20, 19–24
	Pts: Myles 21 Rebs: Hajrizi, Myles 7 Asts: Berisha 6	Boxscore	Pts: Rugg 22 Rebs: Rugg 17 Asts: Melcher 9	Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Nikolaos Somos (GRE), Sergio Rodríguez (ESP)

20 February 2021	Luxembourg	84–86	Iceland	Pristina, Kosovo
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 20–28, 26–14, 15–15
	Pts: Vujakovic 20 Rebs: Rugg 13 Asts: Gutenkauf, Laurent 5	Boxscore	Pts: Hlinason 25 Rebs: Guðmundsson 10 Asts: Guðmundsson 9	Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports Referees: Nikolaos Somos (GRE), Sergio Rodríguez (ESP), Polat Parlak (BUL)

20 February 2021	Kosovo	73–77	Slovakia	Pristina
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 14–20, 17–20, 19–22
	Pts: Berisha 24 Rebs: Hajrizi 9 Asts: Myles 6	Boxscore	Pts: Brodziansky 28 Rebs: Brodziansky 18 Asts: Krajčovič 5	Arena: Palace of Youth and Sports Referees: Petros Papapetrou (GRE), Semen Ovinov (RUS), Ali Şakacı (TUR)

Second round[edit]

The four qualified teams were joined by the eight teams that were eliminated from the EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers.

Draw[edit]

The draw was made on 28 April 2021. Teams that advanced from the previous round were assigned to Pot 3, while teams eliminated from EuroBasket 2022 qualifiers were assigned to Pots 1 or 2, according to FIBA rankings.^[5]^[6]

Pot 1
Team	Pos
Montenegro	26
Latvia	27
North Macedonia	52
Sweden	54

Pot 2
Team	Pos
Romania	55
Denmark	56
~~Austria~~	57
Switzerland	61

Pot 3
Team	Pos
Iceland	46
Belarus	51
Portugal	58
Slovakia	63

Austria withdrew before this round had commenced and was replaced by Luxembourg, as best ranked team from the previous round which did not advance, on 19 June 2021.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, each group played the August window at a single venue.^[7]

All times are local.

Group C[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	3	1	379	273	+106	7^[a]	Qualifiers
2	Portugal (H)	4	3	1	302	304	−2	7^[a]	Qualifiers
3	Luxembourg^[b]	4	0	4	282	386	−104	4

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Sweden 156–139 Portugal
^ Luxembourg replaced Austria, who withdrew before the start of the round.^[8]

12 August 2021	Sweden	77–79	Portugal	Matosinhos, Portugal
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 18–22, 21–23, 24–18
	Pts: Czerapowicz 16 Rebs: Birgander 11 Asts: Håkanson 11	Boxscore	Pts: Borovnjak 20 Rebs: Borovnjak, Queiroz 6 Asts: Barbosa, Silva 6	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos Referees: Erez Gurion (ISR), Martin Vulić (CRO), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)

13 August 2021	Portugal	83–74	Luxembourg	Matosinhos
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 26–16, 20–26, 16–20
	Pts: De Sousa 20 Rebs: Delgado, Queiroz 8 Asts: Barbosa 7	Boxscore	Pts: Laurent 14 Rebs: Laurent 10 Asts: Rugg 4	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Tanel Suslov (EST)

14 August 2021	Luxembourg	76–129	Sweden	Matosinhos, Portugal
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 21–30, 9–40, 25–26
	Pts: Gutenkauf, Kovac 14 Rebs: five players 3 Asts: Grün 5	Boxscore	Pts: Czerapowicz 24 Rebs: Birgander 8 Asts: Håkanson 9	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos Referees: Tanel Suslov (EST), Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)

16 August 2021	Portugal	60–79	Sweden	Matosinhos
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 12–16, 20–15, 12–23, 16–25
	Pts: Brito 12 Rebs: Delgado 8 Asts: Barbosa 3	Boxscore	Pts: Andersson 18 Rebs: three players 7 Asts: Håkanson 7	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos Referees: Andris Aunkrogers (LAT), Tanel Suslov (EST), Martin Vulić (CRO)

17 August 2021	Luxembourg	74–80	Portugal	Matosinhos, Portugal
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 27–25, 7–13, 21–19
	Pts: Rugg 20 Rebs: Rugg 6 Asts: Melcher 6	Boxscore	Pts: Borovnjak 17 Rebs: Queiroz 7 Asts: three players 3	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Erez Gurion (ISR), Zdravko Rutešić (MNE)

18 August 2021	Sweden	94–58	Luxembourg	Matosinhos, Portugal
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 19–11, 28–14, 23–14
	Pts: Barton 22 Rebs: Czerapowicz 10 Asts: Barton 10	Boxscore	Pts: Vujakovic 16 Rebs: Vujakovic 9 Asts: Vujakovic 4	Arena: Centro de Desportos e Congressos de Matosinhos Referees: Zdravko Rutešić (MNE), Erez Gurion (ISR), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)

Group D[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Latvia (H)	4	4	0	362	284	+78	8	Qualifiers
2	Belarus	4	2	2	314	313	+1	6	Qualifiers
3	Romania	4	0	4	279	358	−79	4

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

7 August 2021	Romania	72–108	Latvia	Riga, Latvia
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–37, 9–20, 22–29, 25–22
	Pts: Tohătan 17 Rebs: Uta 5 Asts: Gheorghe 5	Boxscore	Pts: three players 15 Rebs: Strautiņš 9 Asts: Zoriks 10	Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Can Mavisu (TUR)

8 August 2021	Latvia	92–83	Belarus	Riga
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–20, 24–24, 20–23, 27–16
	Pts: Bertāns 20 Rebs: Meiers 9 Asts: Strēlnieks, Zoriks 5	Boxscore	Pts: Parakhouski 16 Rebs: Parakhouski 7 Asts: Sitnik 6	Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)

9 August 2021	Belarus	77–72	Romania	Riga, Latvia
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 19–20, 22–22, 17–11
	Pts: Sitnik 20 Rebs: Parakhouski 11 Asts: four players 2	Boxscore	Pts: Richard 14 Rebs: Uta 8 Asts: Tohătan 6	Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)

11 August 2021	Latvia	79–69	Romania	Riga
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–17, 30–13, 11–14, 23–25
	Pts: Lomažs 21 Rebs: Mejeris 5 Asts: Zoriks 7	Boxscore	Pts: Richard 17 Rebs: three players 4 Asts: Tohătan 4	Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Radomir Vojinović (MNE), Can Mavisu (TUR)

12 August 2021	Belarus	60–83	Latvia	Riga, Latvia
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 20–23, 16–24, 9–16
	Pts: Rubinshteyn, Stabrouski 15 Rebs: Rubinshteyn 5 Asts: Aladka 4	Boxscore	Pts: Gražulis 22 Rebs: Gražulis 9 Asts: Zoriks 8	Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Igor Mitrovski (MKD), Radomir Vojinović (MNE)

13 August 2021	Romania	66–94	Belarus	Riga, Latvia
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 8–26, 15–24, 25–20, 18–24
	Pts: Richard 15 Rebs: Cățe 7 Asts: Gheorghe 6	Boxscore	Pts: Parakhouski 21 Rebs: Parakhouski 11 Asts: Beliankou, Blizniuk 6	Arena: Arena Riga Referees: Sergii Zashchuk (UKR), Dariusz Zapolski (POL), Josip Jurčević (CRO)

Group E[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Montenegro (H)	4	4	0	323	284	+39	8	Qualifiers
2	Iceland	4	2	2	329	308	+21	6	Qualifiers
3	Denmark	4	0	4	278	338	−60	4

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

12 August 2021	Montenegro	83–69	Iceland	Podgorica
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–8, 23–25, 21–20, 23–16
	Pts: Ivanović, Todorović 18 Rebs: Barović 7 Asts: Cobbs 4	Boxscore	Pts: Friðriksson 16 Rebs: Nathanaelsson 6 Asts: Friðriksson, Steinarsson 4	Arena: Bemax Arena Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU)

13 August 2021	Iceland	91–70	Denmark	Podgorica, Montenegro
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–23, 21–16, 22–12, 26–19
	Pts: Friðriksson 30 Rebs: Hlinason, Vilhjálmsson 9 Asts: Steinarsson 7	Boxscore	Pts: Mortensen 27 Rebs: Aris, Nielsen 5 Asts: Aris 8	Arena: Bemax Arena Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Ivor Matějek (CZE), Valentin Oliot (FRA)

14 August 2021	Denmark	68–79	Montenegro	Podgorica, Montenegro
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 22–21, 20–12, 13–21
	Pts: Aris 15 Rebs: Mortensen 8 Asts: Nielsen 6	Boxscore	Pts: Ivanović 18 Rebs: Barović 6 Asts: Popović 4	Arena: Bemax Arena Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Ivor Matějek (CZE)

16 August 2021	Iceland	80–82	Montenegro	Podgorica, Montenegro
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–27, 21–14, 25–20, 9–21
	Pts: Hlinason 21 Rebs: Hlinason 10 Asts: Vilhjálmsson 6	Boxscore	Pts: Radončić 19 Rebs: Radončić 7 Asts: Ivanović 5	Arena: Bemax Arena Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU)

17 August 2021	Denmark	73–89	Iceland	Podgorica, Montenegro
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 21–21, 12–23, 22–19
	Pts: Mortensen 14 Rebs: Bonde 6 Asts: Nielsen 5	Boxscore	Pts: Friðriksson 21 Rebs: Acox 9 Asts: Friðriksson 8	Arena: Bemax Arena Referees: Marius Ciulin (ROU), Zafer Yılmaz (TUR), Ivor Matějek (CZE)

18 August 2021	Montenegro	79–67	Denmark	Podgorica
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 13–15, 18–17, 22–23
	Pts: Drobnjak 15 Rebs: Radončić 9 Asts: Popović 3	Boxscore	Pts: Aris 16 Rebs: Bonde 9 Asts: Aris 3	Arena: Bemax Arena Referees: Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Gintaras Vitkauskas (LTU), Valentin Oliot (FRA)

Group F[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	North Macedonia (H)	4	2	2	270	263	+7	6	Qualifiers
2	Slovakia	4	2	2	259	262	−3	6	Qualifiers
3	Switzerland	4	2	2	249	253	−4	6

Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

12 August 2021	North Macedonia	62–67	Switzerland	Skopje
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 8–13, 17–14, 20–18
	Pts: Mekikj 16 Rebs: Wiley 13 Asts: Magdevski 6	Boxscore	Pts: Kazadi 19 Rebs: Rocak 8 Asts: Kazadi 6	Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Ilias Kounelles (CYP)

13 August 2021	Switzerland	56–64	Slovakia	Skopje, North Macedonia
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–11, 20–19, 14–19, 8–15
	Pts: Fofana, Kazadi 12 Rebs: Jurkovitz 6 Asts: Kazadi 4	Boxscore	Pts: Krajčovič 16 Rebs: Brodziansky 7 Asts: Ihring 9	Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski Referees: Tolga Sahin (TUR), Michał Proc (POL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)

14 August 2021	Slovakia	47–69	North Macedonia	Skopje, North Macedonia
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–22, 14–13, 18–11, 5–23
	Pts: Brodziansky 11 Rebs: Brodziansky 15 Asts: Brodziansky 3	Boxscore	Pts: Trajkovski 16 Rebs: Trajkovski 8 Asts: Nikolov 6	Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Tolga Sahin (TUR), Michał Proc (POL)

16 August 2021	Switzerland	61–67	North Macedonia	Skopje, North Macedonia
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 10–18, 16–21, 20–13, 15–15
	Pts: Kazadi 15 Rebs: Rocak 9 Asts: Kazadi, Rocak 4	Boxscore	Pts: Mekikj 16 Rebs: Krstevski 7 Asts: Trajkovski 4	Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski Referees: Oskars Lucis (LAT), Michał Proc (POL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)

17 August 2021	Slovakia	60–65	Switzerland	Skopje, North Macedonia
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–15, 11–26, 13–14, 22–10
	Pts: Brodziansky, Krajčovič 13 Rebs: Brodziansky 10 Asts: Krajčovič 8	Boxscore	Pts: Rocak 14 Rebs: Jurkovitz 12 Asts: Kazadi 4	Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski Referees: Fernando Calatrava (ESP), Oskars Lucis (LAT), Ilias Kounelles (CYP)

18 August 2021	North Macedonia	72–88	Slovakia	Skopje
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 19–21, 19–28, 21–22
	Pts: Nikolov 17 Rebs: Mekikj 5 Asts: Nikolov, Stajikj 5	Boxscore	Pts: Fusek 23 Rebs: Brodziansky 10 Asts: Krajčovič 13	Arena: Sports Centre Jane Sandanski Referees: Tolga Sahin (TUR), Michał Proc (POL), Mehmet Karabilecen (TUR)

References[edit]

^ "Draw results in for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
^ "Seedings confirmed for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers First Round draw". FIBA.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "Hosts for November FIBA European Qualifiers windows tournaments confirmed". FIBA. 8 October 2020.
^ "Hosts for February 2021 FIBA European Qualifiers windows tournaments confirmed". FIBA. 4 December 2020.
^ "Seedings revealed for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round draw". 27 April 2021.
^ "Groups drawn for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". 28 April 2021.
^ "Hosts announced for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". FIBA. 10 June 2021.
^ "Luxembourg enter FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". fiba.basketball. 19 June 2021.

External links[edit]

Official website

[table_hth_POR0.59180967909834-5] Portugal 131–129 Belarus

[table_hth_CYP0.59180967909834-6] Cyprus 152–137 Albania

[table_hth_LUX0.19145678970565-7] Luxembourg 179–173 Kosovo

[table_hth_SWE0.57089865606786-11] Sweden 156–139 Portugal

[table_note_LUX0.57089865606786-13] Luxembourg replaced Austria, who withdrew before the start of the round.^[8]

[1] "Draw results in for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers First Round". FIBA. Retrieved 16 November 2019.

[2] "Seedings confirmed for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers First Round draw". FIBA.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[3] "Hosts for November FIBA European Qualifiers windows tournaments confirmed". FIBA. 8 October 2020.

[4] "Hosts for February 2021 FIBA European Qualifiers windows tournaments confirmed". FIBA. 4 December 2020.

[8] "Seedings revealed for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round draw". 27 April 2021.

[9] "Groups drawn for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". 28 April 2021.

[10] "Hosts announced for FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". FIBA. 10 June 2021.

[12] "Luxembourg enter FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 European Pre-Qualifiers Second Round". fiba.basketball. 19 June 2021.

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