The 2023 FIBA World Cup is well underway. After an exciting first round of the group stage, the second round is to start soon.
The group stage of the FIBA World Cup consists of 32 teams divided into groups of four. In Round 1, each team played against each other in a round-robin format.
Round 2 will only feature the top two teams from each group. These 16 teams will be placed in four groups. Every team will play against two teams in their new groups. The opponent must be a team they have not faced in Round 1 of the group stage.
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Round 2 of the group stage will feature a total of 16 games. This consists of two games per team and four games per group. The results of the games from Round 1 will carry over to Round 2 of the group stage.
At the completion of Round 2, the top two teams from each group (8 teams total) will qualify for the quarterfinals of FIBA World Cup 2023.
How does the scoring in the FIBA World Cup group stage work?
During the group stage, each team is awarded two points if they win a game. If they lose, they earn one point.
If at any stage two teams have the same points, the following tie-breakers will dictate their final positioning in the group:
1) Head-to-head record between the tied teams
2) Point differential in head-to-head games between the tied teams
3) Total point differential in all group games
4) Total points scored in all group games
5) Drawing of lots by FIBA
Which teams have been eliminated from the 2023 FIBA World Cup so far?
10 teams have been eliminated thus far. These are:
- Angola
- France
- Finland
- Japan
- Lebanon
- Egypt
- Iran
- Jordan
- Mexico
- Philippines
Which teams have already qualified for Round 2 of the group stage of the 2023 FIBA World Cup?
Round 2 of the group stage is about to start and 10 teams have qualified so far. The remaining six teams still have a final game to be played in Round 1.
The 10 teams that have qualified are:
- Canada
- Spain
- Latvia
- Germany
- Australia
- Lithuania
- USA
- Montenegro
- Italy
- Dominican Republic