FIBA Basketball World Cup bracket 2023: Group play, knockout rounds & championship game dates

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The 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup kicked off on Friday, Aug. 25 with the first round of the group stage.

Each country played three group stage games, looking to place in the top two of their group to advance to the second round. Countries that advanced to the second round played two more group stage games, again, looking to place in the top two to advance to the knockout stage.

Only eight countries made it all the way through to the single-elimination knockout stage, and only two remain in the pursuit of a gold medal: Serbia and Germany.

For the results of the first and second round group stage, the knockout stage bracket and the knockout stage schedule, The Sporting News has you covered below.

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2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup group results

The top two countries from each first round group were placed into new groups for the tournament's second round. All records carried over from the first to the second round.

The top two countries in each second round group advanced to the knockout stage portion of the tournament, where teams faced off in a single-elimination bracket to decide who won the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Below, you can find the results of the tournament.

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First Round group stage

Group Winner Runner Up
Group A Dominican Republic Italy
Group B Serbia Puerto Rico
Group C USA Greece
Group D Lithuania Montenegro
Group E Germany Australia
Group F Slovenia Georgia
Group G Spain Brazil
Group H Canada Latvia

Second Round group stage

Group Winner Runner Up
Group I Italy Serbia
Group J Lithuania USA
Group K Germany Slovenia
Group L Canada Latvia

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup knockout stage bracket

2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup knockout stage schedule

Date Matchup Round Time (ET)
Sept. 5 Serbia 87, Lithuania 68 Quarter-Finals 4:45 a.m.
Sept. 5 USA 100, Italy 63 Quarter-Finals 8:40 a.m.
Sept. 6 Germany vs. Latvia Quarter-Finals 4:45 a.m.
Sept. 6 Canada vs. Slovenia Quarter-Finals 8:30 a.m.
Sept. 8 Serbia 95, Canada 86 Semi-Finals 4:45 a.m.
Sept. 8 Germany 113, USA 111 Semi-Finals 8:40 a.m.
Sept. 10 Serbia vs. Germany Championship 8:40 a.m.
Sept. 10 Canada 127, USA 118 Third Place 4:30 a.m.

Kyle Irving

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You read that wrong – not Kyrie Irving. From Boston, graduated from the University of New Hampshire. Sixth season as a content producer for NBA.com's Global editions. Covering the NBA Draft has become his annual "dream come true" moment on the job. Irving has a soft spot for pass-first point guards, with Rajon Rondo and Steve Nash being two of his favorite players of all time.