2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
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The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup will be the 20th FIBA Basketball World Cup, the quadrennial international basketball championship contested by the men's national teams of FIBA. The tournament will be hosted in Qatar from 27 August to 12 September 2027.
كأس العالم لكرة السلة 2027 Kaʾs al-ʿālam li-kurat al-salla 2027 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Qatar |
Dates | 27 August – 12 September |
Teams | 32 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 4 (in 3[lower-alpha 1] host cities) |
← 2023 2031 → |
It will be the first FIBA Basketball World Cup to be held in the Arab world, and the third straight to be held in Asia after the 2019 tournament in China and the 2023 edition co-hosted by the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. Qatar will also be the third Muslim country to host, after the 2010 edition in Turkey and 2023 edition in Indonesia.[1]
Germany will be the defending champions heading into the tournament, having beaten Serbia in the 2023 final.