2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Americas) explained

Continent:	Americas
2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
Subtitle:	Americas Qualification
Dates:	10 July 2024 – 2 March 2027
Website:	Central American pre-qualifiers website South American pre-qualifiers website
Prevseason:	2023
Nextseason:	2031

The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Americas region began in July 2024 and will conclude in March 2027. The process will determine the seven teams that will participate at the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.^[1]

Format

The qualification structure is as follows:

• Pre-Qualifiers
  • First round: Teams that did not enter the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers were divided into three tournaments, based on geographical sub-zones. The best-placed team from Central American sub-zone, the 2 best-placed team from the Caribbean sub-zone and the single winner from South American play-off advance to the second round.
  • Second round: 4 teams that have eliminated for the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup will be joined by four teams advancing from the pre-qualifiers first round. Two teams advance from the sub-zone pre-qualifiers.
• Qualifiers: The 12 teams that have qualified for the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup will be joined by four teams advancing from the pre-qualifiers second round.
  • First round: The 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four teams to play home-and-away matches. The three best placed teams from each group advance to the second round.
  • Second round: The twelve teams will be divided into two groups of six teams. Each group is formed from teams advancing from the two first round groups. All results from the previous round will be carried over. The three best placed teams from both groups plus the fourth-placed team with better record qualify for the World Cup.

Entrants

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Schedule

Qualifiers	Round	Dates
Pre-qualifiers	First round	10–14 July 2024 (South American sub-zone) 18–21 July 2024 (Central American sub-zone) December 2024 (Caribbean sub-zone)
	Second round
Qualifiers		24 November 2025 – 2 March 2027

Pre-qualifiers

All times are local.

First round

South American sub-zone

The tournament was played in a home and away format. Two teams competed for one spot to the second round.^[2]

Overview

Central American sub-zone

The tournament is played in San Salvador, El Salvador. Four teams compete for one spot to the second round.^[3]

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=Semifinals

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=Third place game

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=Final

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Second round

The eight participating teams were divided into two groups. Each team will play against the rest of the teams in its group (total of three games per team). The best two teams in each of the groups will automatically qualify for the FIBA World Cup 2027 Qualifiers, beginning in November 2025.

External links

• Central American pre-qualifiers website
• South American pre-qualifiers website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Qualifiers. FIBA. 7 July 2023.
2. News: Bolivia y Ecuador buscan avanzar al Pre-Clasificatorio de las Américas a la Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA 2027. 2 July 2024. fiba.basketball.
3. News: Comienza baloncesto clasificatorio en El Salvador. 17 July 2024. prensa-latina.cu.