In Manila, Philippines’ Mall of Asia Arena, Germany and Serbia will face off for the 2023 FIBA World Cup title. Spain, which fell to Canada in the quarterfinals and was unable to defend its 2019 title, will be replaced by the winner.
On the mentioned date, the losing semifinalists, Team USA and Canada, will square off to determine the third and fourth place teams.
The World Cup classification rankings for teams in places 9 through 16 are decided, but the top four teams still have one more important game to play. According to FIBA regulations, all teams who finished third and fourth in their respective brackets’ second round will be included in this group.
The teams finishing in third place will be rated 9–12, while the fourth-placed teams will be ranked 13–16 based on their brackets.
Spain currently ranks ninth, Australia is tenth, Montenegro is eleventh, and Puerto Rico is twelveth. According to the World Cup standings, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Greece, and Georgia are in positions 13 through 16.
The aforementioned teams will next compete in Olympic Qualifying Tournaments in 2019, with the exception of Australia, which has already reserved a spot. For four tickets to Paris, 24 nations will compete.
Spain, Australia, and Montenegro all had good opportunities to advance at least as far as the quarterfinals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup, but they fell short. The Spaniards, who have won the last two tournaments, will be eager to demonstrate that they are still the best. That idea will be emphasized by athletes qualifying for the Olympics and then competing for the gold medal.
Australia has a mix of seasoned players and up-and-coming talent for the 2023 FIBA World Cup. In Tokyo, the Boomers won the 2020 bronze medal, but they have had trouble lately. If Josh Giddey is available, the Aussies will have a chance to do better at the Olympics as he will only become better.
When Montenegro lost their first three games in the first stage, they appeared to be pleased with making the 2019 World Cup. This year, the team has exceeded all expectations. In the second round, they came close to shocking the renowned Team USA.
FIBA World Cup 2023’s 9th-16th place teams had outstanding players on their roster.
Spain had Santi Aldama, Usman Garuba, the Hernangomez twins, and Rudy Fernandez instead of Ricky Rubio and Lorenzo Brown. Juan Nunez, a young and rising player, was also present. Even without the typical all-star cast, the team nevertheless managed to win.
The star of the future of Australian basketball is Josh Giddey of the OKC Thunder. The Boomers will be hopeful that Matisse Thybulle and Dyson Daniels perform better for the national squad.
The basketball teams of Montenegro and the Dominican Republic will be heavily dependent on Nikola Vucevic and Karl-Anthony Towns. When they are on the floor, they transform their respective teams into unbeatable forces.
Following his FIBA World Cup campaign for Brazil, Bruno Caboclo’s stock will only continue to grow. For Greece, Thanasis Antetokounmpo performed admirably. Nobody on that squad, though, had the same kind of influence that his brother Giannis Antetokounmpo does.
Georgia’s no-nonsense brand of basketball won them supporters at the 2023 FIBA World Cup. Similar to Puerto Rico, they lacked notable NBA players on their squad but nevertheless outperformed their peers as a team.