Group F was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 26 to 30 August 2023 and consisted of Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia, and Venezuela.[1] Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at the Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City, Japan. The top two teams advanced to the second round and the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds.[2]
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | WR[3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
| 14 November 2022 | 4 | 1 | 7th place (2014) | 7 | |||
| 26 February 2023 | 1 | 1 | Debut | 66 | |||
| 1 | 1 | Debut | 32 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 11th place (1990) | 17 | ||||
All times are local (UTC+9).[4]
This was the first competitive game between Cape Verde and Georgia.
This was the first game between Slovenia and Venezuela in the World Cup. The Slovenians won in the semi-finals of the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kaunas, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
This was the first competitive game between Venezuela and Cape Verde.
This was the first game between Georgia and Slovenia in the World Cup. The Slovenians won the last two meetings in EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015, respectively.
This was the first competitive game between Georgia and Venezuela.
This was the first competitive game between Slovenia and Cape Verde.