2019 Fiba Basketball World Cup
The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the 18th tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup for men's national basketball teams, held from 31 August to 15 September 2019.
The tournament was hosted in China and was rescheduled from 2018 to 2019, becoming the first since 1967 that did not occur in the same year as the FIFA World Cup (which was held the previous year). The tournament expanded from 24 to 32 teams.
| 2019年国际篮联篮球世界杯 2019 Nián Guójì Lánlián Lánqiú Shìjièbēi | |
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| Host country | China |
| Dates | 31 August – 15 September |
| Officially opened by | Xi Jinping |
| Teams | 32 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 8 (in 8 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Spain (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  France |
| Fourth place |  Australia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Games played | 92 |
| Attendance | 794,951 (8,641 per match) |
| MVP | Ricky Rubio |
| Top scorer |  Ra Gun-ah (23.0 points per game)  Bogdan Bogdanović(183 total points) |
The tournament also served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics, which took the top two teams from each of the Americas and Europe, and the top team from each of Africa, Asia and Oceania, alongside the tournament's host Japan. Montenegro and the Czech Republic each made their first appearance as independent nations after previously being part of Serbia and Montenegro and Czechoslovakia respectively, while Poland marked its return to the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time since 1967.
The defending champions, the United States, experienced their worst result at a World Cup, losing to France in the quarter-finals and Serbia in the subsequent classification game. The United States' previous worst result was sixth place in 2002. This was the first World Cup at which all three of the historically most successful teams (United States, Serbia/Yugoslavia and Russia/Soviet Union) failed to reach the semi-finals. Asian powerhouse and hosts China failed to get out of the first round, losing in shocking upsets to Poland and Venezuela. China ultimately missed the Asian qualifying spot for Tokyo, the first time in the country's history they did not qualify directly for the Olympics.
Spain captured their second title after beating Argentina in the final 95–75. It was the second time Spain had reached a World Cup final, and its second win, while for Argentina it would prove to be its second defeat in three attempts. France went on to win the bronze medal for the second consecutive time after defeating Australia 67–59.
Hosts selection
The whole bidding process started in April 2014. Bids from numerous nations were submitted. On 16 March 2015, it was confirmed that the World Cup would be staged in Asia, with China and Philippines as the final countries to be the basis for the selection of the host. On 7 August 2015, it was announced that China won the bid against the Philippines and will host the upcoming World Cup.
Voting results
| Nation | Votes |
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 China | 14 |
 Philippines | 7 |
Venues
| Beijing | Nanjing | |
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| Wukesong Arena | Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium | |
| Capacity: 17,173 | Capacity: 19,610 | |
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| Shanghai | Wuhan | |
| Shanghai Oriental Sports Center | Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium | |
| Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 11,700 | |
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| Venues within Guangdong area | ||
| Dongguan | Foshan | |
| Dongguan Basketball Center | Foshan International Sports & Cultural Arena | |
| Capacity: 16,133 | Capacity: 15,028 | |
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| Guangzhou | Shenzhen | |
| Guangzhou Gymnasium | Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre | |
| Capacity: 11,468 | Capacity: 12,381 | |
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Qualification
China as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament. The continental championships were no longer the qualification system for the World Cup. Instead, two rounds of continental qualifying tournaments were held over two years.
The first round of the Americas, Asia/Oceania and Africa qualifiers featured 16 teams each, whereas Europe had 32 teams. Division A teams were split in groups of four, to be held in a home-and-away round-robin. The top three teams in each groups advanced to round two, and the last placed teams played the best Division B teams to qualify for the next season's Division A.
In round two of the World Cup qualifiers, teams were split in groups of six, totalling four groups in Europe and two in the other qualifiers. Teams carried over the points from round one, and faced other three teams again in a home-and-away round-robin. The best teams in each group qualified for the World Cup.
Starting 2019, no wild card selection was held, and the Olympic champions were not guaranteed a spot in the tournament.
The draw for the qualifiers was held on 7 May 2017 in Guangzhou.
Montenegro and the Czech Republic debuted in the World Cup. Montenegro was formerly a part of Yugoslavia, and later, Serbia and Montenegro teams, while the Czech Republic was a part of the old Czechoslovakia. Poland was returning to the World Cup, after participating in 1967. Canada, China, Germany, Ivory Coast, Russia, and Tunisia were returning to the World Cup after missing out in 2014. Croatia, Egypt, Finland, Mexico, Slovenia, and Ukraine were the teams that participated in 2014 that did not qualify in 2019. Brazil and the United States qualified in 2019, continuing their streaks in participating in all World Cups.
Qualified teams
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Squads
Each team had a final roster of 12 players; a team can opt to have one naturalized player as per FIBA eligibility rules from its roster.
Referees
The following referees were selected for the tournament.
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1 – Suspended after the match France vs. Lithuania.
Preparation games
Several teams participated in official tournaments or in exhibition ones, either ad hoc or already existing ones, to prepare for the World Cup.
Pan American Games
An official and traditional tournament in the Americas. Out of the eight teams from the tournament, five already qualified to the World Cup. Of these five, all except the United States had players expected to be in the World Cup rosters, with the USA playing with collegiate players. Argentina defeated Puerto Rico to win the gold medal.
Acropolis International Basketball Tournament
An exhibition tournament. All four participating teams used the Acropolis Tournament as a warm-up. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of Greece.
Austiger Cup
An exhibition tournament. The four teams played in this tournament hosted by China as a warm-up to the World Cup. Serbia topped the table to win the championship, ahead of France.
Málaga Tournament
An exhibition tournament. Four teams participated in a preparation tournament hosted in Málaga, Spain. It was contested by Spain, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, and the Philippines.
Other games
Exhibition games were held as warm-ups for the World Cup. The United States defeated Spain in the Honda Center in Anaheim, which was between the top two teams in the FIBA World Rankings. Australia's defeat of the United States in Marvel Stadium, Melbourne in the 2019 Australian International Basketball series was the first USA team's loss with NBA players since its 2006 FIBA World Championship semifinals loss to Greece. The USA is the second-youngest team in the tournament and features only two players with international experience. Notably the US is missing over 30 of their best players, who opted out either due to injury, or to prepare for the NBA season.
Format
The tournament was played in three stages. During the first stage, the 32 qualified teams were sorted into eight groups of four (A-H) and each team in a group played the other three teams once. The top two teams from each group then advanced to the second group stage. In the second group stage, there were four groups of four (I-L) made up of the teams that advanced from the first round, with the teams that have not yet played each other facing off against one another once. The top two teams from groups I to L will qualify for the final knockout phase.
Classification rounds were revived after they were not held in 2014. They were traditionally held in every World Championship/World Cup and were last seen in action in 2010.
In total, 92 games were played over a total of 16 days.
Draw
The draw took place on 16 March 2019 at Shenzhen Cultural Center in Shenzhen.
Hosts China and the three best qualified teams as per the February 2019 FIBA World Rankings were seeded in Pot 1, and China and USA were assigned to groups A and E, respectively. The remaining 28 teams were allocated Pots 2-8 based on the 2019 FIBA World Ranking. Teams in pots 1, 4, 5 and 8 were drawn into Groups A, C, E and G, and Teams in pots 2, 3, 6 and 7 were drawn into Groups B, D, F and H.
Aside from Europe, two teams from the same qualification zone could not be drawn into the same group. Canada was moved from Pot 5 to Pot 6, switching places with Iran (the best ranked team from that pot) to avoid having two teams from the Americas in the same group.
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Global Ambassadors Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming, American singer and songwriter Jason Derulo, and Chinese idol singer Yang Chaoyue led the draw ceremony.
After the draw, Group H, which includes Australia, Canada, Lithuania, and Senegal, was described as the "group of death".
Groups A, C, E, and G
| Pot 1 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 8 |
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China (29) (host)(Group A) United States (1) (Group E) Spain (2) France (3) |  Puerto Rico (16) Turkey (17) Dominican Rep. (18) Venezuela (20) |  Germany (22) Czech Republic (24) Poland (25) Iran (27) |  Japan (48) Jordan (49) Tunisia (51) Ivory Coast (64) |
Groups B, D, F, and H
| Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 6 | Pot 7 |
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Serbia (4) Argentina (5) Lithuania (6) Greece (8) |  Russia (10) Australia (11) Brazil (12) Italy (13) |  Canada (23) Montenegro (28) Philippines (31) South Korea (32) |  Nigeria (33) Senegal (37) New Zealand (38) Angola (39) |
Preliminary round
Classification of teams
- Highest number of points earned, with each game result having a corresponding point:
- Win: 2 points
- Loss: 1 point
- Loss by default: 1 point, with a final score of 2–0 for the opponents of the defaulting team if the latter team is not trailing or if the score is tied, or the score at the time of stoppage if they are trailing.
- Loss by forfeit: 0 points, with a final score of 20–0 for the opponents of the forfeiting team.
- Head-to-head record via points system above
- Point difference in games among tied teams
- Points for in games among tied teams
- Point difference in all group games
- Points for in all group games
Source: FIBA
Group A
Venue: Wukesong Arena, Beijing
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 239 | 208 | +31 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 1 | 228 | 210 | +18 | 5 | |
| 3 | China (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 206 | −1 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 3 | 189 | 237 | −48 | 3 |
| 31 August 2019 | |||||
| Poland | 80–69 | Venezuela | |||
| Ivory Coast | 55–70 | China | |||
| 2 September 2019 | |||||
| Venezuela | 87–71 | Ivory Coast | |||
| China | 76–79 (OT) | Poland | |||
| 4 September 2019 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 63–80 | Poland | |||
| Venezuela | 72–59 | China |
Group B
Venue : Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 258 | 211 | +47 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 230 | 219 | +11 | 5 | |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 266 | 242 | +24 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | South Korea | 3 | 0 | 3 | 208 | 290 | −82 | 3 |
| 31 August 2019 | |||||
| Russia | 82–77 | Nigeria | |||
| Argentina | 95–69 | South Korea | |||
| 2 September 2019 | |||||
| Nigeria | 81–94 | Argentina | |||
| South Korea | 73–87 | Russia | |||
| 4 September 2019 | |||||
| South Korea | 66–108 | Nigeria | |||
| Russia | 61–69 | Argentina |
Group C
Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 247 | 190 | +57 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 213 | 218 | −5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 205 | 235 | −30 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 235 | −22 | 3 |
| 31 August 2019 | |||||
| Iran | 81–83 | Puerto Rico | |||
| Spain | 101–62 | Tunisia | |||
| 2 September 2019 | |||||
| Tunisia | 79–67 | Iran | |||
| Puerto Rico | 63–73 | Spain | |||
| 4 September 2019 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 67–64 | Tunisia | |||
| Spain | 73–65 | Iran |
Group D
Venue: Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 323 | 203 | +120 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 1 | 277 | 215 | +62 | 5 | |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 2 | 204 | 278 | −74 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 318 | −108 | 3 |
| 31 August 2019 | |||||
| Angola | 59–105 | Serbia | |||
| Philippines | 62–108 | Italy | |||
| 2 September 2019 | |||||
| Italy | 92–61 | Angola | |||
| Serbia | 126–67 | Philippines | |||
| 4 September 2019 | |||||
| Angola | 84–81 (OT) | Philippines | |||
| Italy | 77–92 | Serbia |
Group E
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 279 | 204 | +75 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 247 | 240 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 254 | 251 | +3 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 188 | 273 | −85 | 3 |
| 1 September 2019 | |||||
| Turkey | 86–67 | Japan | |||
| Czech Republic | 67–88 | United States | |||
| 3 September 2019 | |||||
| Japan | 76–89 | Czech Republic | |||
| United States | 93–92 (OT) | Turkey | |||
| 5 September 2019 | |||||
| Turkey | 76–91 | Czech Republic | |||
| United States | 98–45 | Japan |
Group F
Venue: Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium, Nanjing
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 245 | +20 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Greece | 3 | 2 | 1 | 266 | 236 | +30 | 5 | |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 284 | 288 | −4 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Montenegro | 3 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 262 | −46 | 3 |
| 1 September 2019 | |||||
| New Zealand | 94–102 | Brazil | |||
| Greece | 85–60 | Montenegro | |||
| 3 September 2019 | |||||
| Montenegro | 83–93 | New Zealand | |||
| Brazil | 79–78 | Greece | |||
| 5 September 2019 | |||||
| Brazil | 84–73 | Montenegro | |||
| Greece | 103–97 | New Zealand |
Group G
Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, Shenzhen
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 271 | 194 | +77 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 206 | 234 | −28 | 5 | |
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 2 | 238 | 210 | +28 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Jordan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 202 | 279 | −77 | 3 |
| 1 September 2019 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 80–76 | Jordan | |||
| France | 78–74 | Germany | |||
| 3 September 2019 | |||||
| Germany | 68–70 | Dominican Republic | |||
| Jordan | 64–103 | France | |||
| 5 September 2019 | |||||
| Germany | 96–62 | Jordan | |||
| Dominican Republic | 56–90 | France |
Group H
Venue: Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 276 | 242 | +34 | 6 | Second round |
| 2 | Lithuania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 275 | 203 | +72 | 5 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 243 | 260 | −17 | 4 | 17th–32nd classification |
| 4 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 175 | 264 | −89 | 3 |
| 1 September 2019 | |||||
| Canada | 92–108 | Australia | |||
| Senegal | 47–101 | Lithuania | |||
| 3 September 2019 | |||||
| Australia | 81–68 | Senegal | |||
| Lithuania | 92–69 | Canada | |||
| 5 September 2019 | |||||
| Canada | 82–60 | Senegal | |||
| Lithuania | 82–87 | Australia |
Second round
Group I
Venue: Foshan International Sports and Cultural Center, Foshan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina | 5 | 5 | 0 | 436 | 343 | +93 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Poland | 5 | 4 | 1 | 383 | 373 | +10 | 9 | |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 373 | 358 | +15 | 8 | |
| 4 | Venezuela | 5 | 2 | 3 | 355 | 366 | −11 | 7 |
| 6 September 2019 | |||||
| Poland | 79–74 | Russia | |||
| Argentina | 87–67 | Venezuela | |||
| 8 September 2019 | |||||
| Venezuela | 60–69 | Russia | |||
| Poland | 65–91 | Argentina |
Group J
Venue: Wuhan Sport Center Gymnasium, Wuhan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 395 | 319 | +76 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Serbia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 482 | 331 | +151 | 9 | |
| 3 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 431 | 371 | +60 | 8 | |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 349 | 402 | −53 | 7 |
| 6 September 2019 | |||||
| Serbia | 90–47 | Puerto Rico | |||
| Spain | 67–60 | Italy | |||
| 8 September 2019 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 89–94 (OT) | Italy | |||
| Spain | 81–69 | Serbia |
Group K
Venue: Shenzhen Bay Sports Centre, Shenzhen
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 437 | 330 | +107 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Czech Republic | 5 | 3 | 2 | 417 | 395 | +22 | 8 | |
| 3 | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 403 | 382 | +21 | 8 | |
| 4 | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 427 | −18 | 8 |
| 7 September 2019 | |||||
| Brazil | 71–93 | Czech Republic | |||
| United States | 69–53 | Greece | |||
| 9 September 2019 | |||||
| Czech Republic | 77–84 | Greece | |||
| United States | 89–73 | Brazil |
Group L
Venue: Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park Gymnasium, Nanjing
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 458 | 416 | +42 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  France | 5 | 4 | 1 | 447 | 369 | +78 | 9 | |
| 3 | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 424 | 336 | +88 | 8 | |
| 4 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 390 | −53 | 7 |
| 7 September 2019 | |||||
| Australia | 82–76 | Dominican Republic | |||
| France | 78–75 | Lithuania | |||
| 9 September 2019 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 55–74 | Lithuania | |||
| France | 98–100 | Australia |
17th–32nd Classification
Bottom 2 teams from each group in Round 1 played in the Classification Round.
Group M
Venue: Guangzhou Gymnasium, Guangzhou
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 435 | 381 | +54 | 8 |
| 2 | China (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 355 | 365 | −10 | 7 |
| 3 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 361 | 438 | −77 | 6 |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 5 | 0 | 5 | 326 | 400 | −74 | 5 |
| 6 September 2019 | |||||
| Nigeria | 83–66 | Ivory Coast | |||
| China | 77–73 | South Korea | |||
| 8 September 2019 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 71–80 | South Korea | |||
| China | 73–86 | Nigeria |
Group N
Venue: Wukesong Arena, Beijing
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 377 | 386 | −9 | 8 |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 379 | 372 | +7 | 7 |
| 3 | Angola | 5 | 1 | 4 | 350 | 435 | −85 | 6 |
| 4 | Philippines | 5 | 0 | 5 | 352 | 499 | −147 | 5 |
| 6 September 2019 | |||||
| Angola | 62–71 | Iran | |||
| Tunisia | 86–67 | Philippines | |||
| 8 September 2019 | |||||
| Tunisia | 86–84 | Angola | |||
| Iran | 95–75 | Philippines |
Group O
Venue: Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 497 | 470 | +27 | 8 |
| 2 | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 434 | 427 | +7 | 7 |
| 3 | Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 4 | 370 | 406 | −36 | 6 |
| 4 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 334 | 464 | −130 | 5 |
| 7 September 2019 | |||||
| New Zealand | 111–81 | Japan | |||
| Turkey | 79–74 | Montenegro | |||
| 9 September 2019 | |||||
| Japan | 65–80 | Montenegro | |||
| Turkey | 101–102 | New Zealand |
Group P
Venue: Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
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| 1 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 364 | +45 | 8 |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 445 | 413 | +32 | 7 |
| 3 | Jordan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 352 | 482 | −130 | 6 |
| 4 | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 330 | 432 | −102 | 5 |
| 7 September 2019 | |||||
| Canada | 126–71 | Jordan | |||
| Germany | 89–78 | Senegal | |||
| 9 September 2019 | |||||
| Jordan | 79–77 | Senegal | |||
| Germany | 82–76 | Canada |
Final round
| Fifth place | 5th–8th classification | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||
| 10 September – Dongguan | ||||||||||||||||||
| Argentina | 97 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 September – Dongguan | Serbia | 87 | 13 September – Beijing | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 94 | Argentina | 80 | |||||||||||||||
| United States | 89 | 11 September – Dongguan | France | 66 | ||||||||||||||
| United States | 79 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 September – Beijing | France | 89 | 15 September – Beijing | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | 90 | Argentina | 75 | |||||||||||||||
| Czech Republic | 81 | 10 September – Shanghai | Spain | 95 | ||||||||||||||
| Spain | 90 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 September – Shanghai | Poland | 78 | 13 September – Beijing | |||||||||||||||
| Seventh place | Poland | 84 | Spain (2OT) | 95 | Third place game | |||||||||||||
| 14 September – Beijing | Czech Republic | 94 | 11 September – Shanghai | Australia | 88 | 15 September – Beijing | ||||||||||||
| United States | 87 | Australia | 82 | France | 67 | |||||||||||||
| Poland | 74 | Czech Republic | 70 | Australia | 59 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Argentina vs. Serbia
10 September 2019 19:00 |
| Argentina | 97–87 | Serbia |
| Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 29–26, 14–18, 29–20 | ||
| Pts: Scola 20 Rebs: Deck 8 Asts: Campazzo 12 | Pts: Bogdanović 21 Rebs: Jokić 10 Asts: Jokić 5 | |
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Tolga Şahin (ITA), Michael Weiland (CAN) |
Spain vs. Poland
10 September 2019 21:00 |
| Spain | 90–78 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 24–23, 21–17, 23–20 | ||
| Pts: Rubio 19 Rebs: Rubio 5 Asts: Rubio 9 | Pts: Slaughter 19 Rebs: Ponitka 11 Asts: Slaughter 6 | |
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Takaki Kato (JPN) |
United States vs. France
11 September 2019 19:00 |
| United States | 79–89 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 21–27, 27–18, 13–26 | ||
| Pts: Mitchell 29 Rebs: Mitchell 6 Asts: Barnes, Mitchell 4 | Pts: Fournier 22 Rebs: Gobert 16 Asts: Fournier 4 | |
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI) |
Australia vs. Czech Republic
11 September 2019 21:00 |
| Australia | 82–70 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 16–13, 30–18, 19–22 | ||
| Pts: Mills 24 Rebs: Kay 7 Asts: Mills 6 | Pts: Auda 21 Rebs: Satoranský 9 Asts: Satoranský 13 | |
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Matthew Kallio (CAN) |
Classification semi-finals
Serbia vs. United States
12 September 2019 19:00 |
| Serbia | 94–89 | United States |
| Scoring by quarter: 32–7, 12–33, 27–28, 23–21 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 28 Rebs: Bjelica 5 Asts: Jokić 7 | Pts: Barnes 22 Rebs: Middleton 6 Asts: Walker 8 | |
Dongfeng Nissan Cultural and Sports Centre, Dongguan Referees: Cristiano Maranho (BRA), Yu Jung (TPE), Luis Castillo (ESP) |
Poland vs. Czech Republic
12 September 2019 21:00 |
| Poland | 84–94 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 12–20, 28–21, 21–30 | ||
| Pts: Waczyński 22 Rebs: Kulig 7 Asts: Slaughter 10 | Pts: Hruban 24 Rebs: Hruban 12 Asts: Satoranský 12 | |
Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Juan Fernández (ARG), Boris Krejić (SVN) |
Semi-finals
Spain vs. Australia
13 September 2019 16:00 |
| Spain | 95–88 (2OT) | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 10–16, 19–18, 20–16, Overtime: 9–9, 15–8 | ||
| Pts: Gasol 33 Rebs: Fernández 7 Asts: Rubio 12 | Pts: Mills 32 Rebs: Kay 11 Asts: Dellavedova 9 | |
Argentina vs. France
13 September 2019 20:00 |
| Argentina | 80–66 | France |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 18–14, 21–16, 20–18 | ||
| Pts: Scola 28 Rebs: Scola 13 Asts: Campazzo 6 | Pts: Fournier, Ntilikina 16 Rebs: Gobert 11 Asts: De Colo 4 | |
Seventh place playoff
14 September 2019 16:00 |
| United States | 87–74 | Poland |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–14, 19–16, 16–25, 24–19 | ||
| Pts: Mitchell 16 Rebs: Turner 8 Asts: Mitchell 10 | Pts: Ponitka 18 Rebs: Ponitka 7 Asts: Slaughter 5 | |
Fifth place playoff
14 September 2019 20:00 |
| Serbia | 90–81 | Czech Republic |
| Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 21–30, 28–12, 21–19 | ||
| Pts: Bogdanović 31 Rebs: Jokić 14 Asts: Jokić 7 | Pts: Auda 16 Rebs: Balvín 10 Asts: Satoranský 6 | |
Wukesong Arena, Beijing Referees: Guilherme Locatelli (BRA), Georgios Poursanidis (GRE), Michael Weiland (CAN) |
Third place playoff
15 September 2019 16:00 |
| France | 67–59 | Australia |
| Scoring by quarter: 11–16, 10–14, 21–16, 25–13 | ||
| Pts: De Colo 19 Rebs: Poirier 7 Asts: Batum 6 | Pts: Ingles 17 Rebs: Bogut 6 Asts: Dellavedova 5 | |
Wukesong Arena, Beijing Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI) |
Final
Final standings
| Pos | Zone | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Europe | Spain | 8 | 8 | 0 | 675 | 560 | +115 | Qualification to Summer Olympics |
 | Americas | Argentina | 8 | 7 | 1 | 688 | 591 | +97 | |
 | Europe | France | 8 | 6 | 2 | 669 | 587 | +82 | Qualification to Summer Olympics |
| 4 | Oceania | Australia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 687 | 648 | +39 | |
| 5 | Europe | Serbia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 753 | 598 | +155 | Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 6 | Europe | Czech Republic | 8 | 4 | 4 | 662 | 651 | +11 | |
| 7 | Americas | United States | 8 | 6 | 2 | 692 | 587 | +105 | Qualification to Summer Olympics |
| 8 | Europe | Poland | 8 | 4 | 4 | 619 | 644 | −25 | Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 9 | Europe | Lithuania | 5 | 3 | 2 | 424 | 336 | +88 | Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 10 | Europe | Italy | 5 | 3 | 2 | 431 | 371 | +60 | |
| 11 | Europe | Greece | 5 | 3 | 2 | 403 | 382 | +21 | |
| 12 | Europe | Russia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 373 | 358 | +15 | |
| 13 | Americas | Brazil | 5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 427 | −18 | Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 14 | Americas | Venezuela | 5 | 2 | 3 | 355 | 366 | −11 | |
| 15 | Americas | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 349 | 402 | −53 | |
| 16 | Americas | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2 | 3 | 337 | 390 | −53 | |
| 17 | Africa | Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 435 | 381 | +54 | Qualification to Summer Olympics |
| 18 | Europe | Germany | 5 | 3 | 2 | 409 | 364 | +45 | Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 19 | Oceania | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 2 | 497 | 470 | +27 | |
| 20 | Africa | Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 377 | 386 | −9 | |
| 21 | Americas | Canada | 5 | 2 | 3 | 445 | 413 | +32 | Qualification to Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 22 | Europe | Turkey | 5 | 2 | 3 | 434 | 427 | +7 | |
| 23 | Asia | Iran | 5 | 2 | 3 | 379 | 372 | +7 | Qualification to Summer Olympics |
| 24 | Asia | China (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 355 | 365 | −10 | |
| 25 | Europe | Montenegro | 5 | 1 | 4 | 370 | 406 | −36 | |
| 26 | Asia | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 361 | 438 | −77 | |
| 27 | Africa | Angola | 5 | 1 | 4 | 350 | 435 | −85 | |
| 28 | Asia | Jordan | 5 | 1 | 4 | 352 | 482 | −130 | |
| 29 | Africa | Ivory Coast | 5 | 0 | 5 | 326 | 400 | −74 | |
| 30 | Africa | Senegal | 5 | 0 | 5 | 330 | 432 | −102 | |
| 31 | Asia | Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 334 | 464 | −130 | Already qualified to Summer Olympics |
| 32 | Asia | Philippines | 5 | 0 | 5 | 352 | 499 | −147 |
Rules for classification: 1) Positions in each group; 2) Win–loss ratio; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored; 5) Drawing of lots.
(H) Hosts
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