TheFIBABasketballWorldCup2019inChinawillbethebiggesteditionofFIBA'sflagshipeventwitharecord32participatingteams.
Inits18thedition,theFIBABasketballWorldCupwilltakeplaceinChinaforthefirsttimeever.Thetournamentwillbeplayedin8cities-Beijing,Foshan,Wuhan,Shenzhen,Dongguan,Nanjing,ShanghaiandGuangzhou-across5provinces.
TheFIBABasketballWorldCup2019willsee92gamesplayedover16days.
TheOfficialDrawfortheFIBABasketballWorldCup2019,takingplacefollowingtheconclusionoftheQualifiers,willseethe32teamsdividedinto8groupsof4teamseachfortheGroupPhase.
TheFinaloftheFIBABasketballWorldCup2019willtakeplaceinBeijingonSundaySeptember152019.Thenewly-crownedworldchampionswillreceivethenewFIBABasketballWorldCupTrophy.
Forthefirsttime,theFIBABasketballWorldCupwillqualify7teamsdirectlyforthefollowingyear’sOlympicGames.Assuch,thetoprankedteamfromAfrica,AsiaandOceaniarespectivelyandthetop2rankedteamseachfromtheAmericasandEuropeattheFIBABasketballWorldCup2019willallqualifyfortheTokyo2020Games.
The16nextbestteamsattheFIBABasketballWorldCup2019willeachbegrantedaplacein1ofthe4FIBAOlympicQualifyingTournamentsin2020,wheretheywillhaveanotherchancetoqualifyfortheOlympicGames.