The 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification for the FIBA Americas region began in July 2024 and will conclude in March 2027. The process will determine the seven teams that will participate at the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup.[1]
| Americas Qualification | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 10 July 2024 – 2 March 2027 |
| Official website | |
| Central American pre-qualifiers website South American pre-qualifiers website | |
Format
editThe qualification structure is as follows:
- Pre-Qualifiers
- First round: Teams that did not enter the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers were divided into two tournaments, based on geographical sub-zones. The best-placed teams from Central American and the Caribbean zone and the single winner from South American play-off advance to the second round.
- Second round: Two teams advance from the sub-zone pre-qualifiers, who will be joined by four teams eliminated from 2025 FIBA AmeriCup qualifiers.
- Qualifiers: The 12 teams that have qualified for the 2025 FIBA AmeriCup will be joined by four teams advancing from the pre-qualifiers.
- First round: The 16 teams will be divided into four groups of four teams to play home-and-away matches. The three best placed teams from each group advance to the second round.
- Second round: The twelve teams will be divided into two groups of six teams. Each group is formed from teams advancing from the two first round groups. All results from the previous round will be carried over. The three best placed teams from both groups plus the fourth-placed team with better record qualify for the World Cup.
Entrants
edit| Teams entering the qualifiers |
Teams entering the pre-qualifiers second round |
Teams entering the pre-qualifiers first round | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central America | South America | ||
Schedule
edit| Qualifiers | Round | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-qualifiers | First round | 10–14 July 2024 (South American sub-zone) 18–21 July 2024 (Central American sub-zone) December 2024 (Caribbean sub-zone) |
| Second round | ||
| Qualifiers | 24 November 2025 – 2 March 2027 |
Pre-qualifiers
editAll times are local.
First round
editSouth American sub-zone
editThe tournament was played in a home and away format. Two teams competed for one spot to the second round.[2]
Overview
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bolivia 
|
125–144 |  Ecuador
|
59–57 | 66–87 |
| 10 July 2024 | Bolivia
|
59–57 | Ecuador
|
Tarija |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 11–16, 15–14, 12–15 | |||
| Pts: Pérez 13 Rebs: Ribera 9 Asts: Arze 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Cardenas 20 Rebs: Barahona 12 Asts: Barreras 3 |
Arena: Coliseo de Basquetbol Guadalquivir Attendance: 2,200 Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Claudio Osorio (CHI), Nicolas Zivieri (BRA) |
|
| 14 July 2024 | Ecuador
|
87–66 (144–125 agg.) |
Bolivia
|
Pasaje |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19:00 | Scoring by quarter: 16–19, 21–16, 26–13, 24–18 | |||
| Pts: Cardenas 24 Rebs: Barahona, Cardenas 9 Asts: Barreras 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Calvo 20 Rebs: Arze 6 Asts: Arze 6 |
Arena: Coliseo César Fadul Dibb Referees: Fernando Leite (BRA), Nicolás Flores (PAR), Franco Anselmo (ARG) |
|
Central American sub-zone
editThe tournament is played in San Salvador, El Salvador. Four teams compete for one spot to the second round.[3]
Preliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Costa Rica
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 252 | 164 | +88 | 6 |
| 2 |  El Salvador (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 187 | 204 | −17 | 5 |
| 3 |  Guatemala
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 226 | −25 | 4 |
| 4 |  Honduras
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 240 | −46 | 3 |
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
| 17 July 2024 | Costa Rica
|
81–76 | Honduras
|
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 19–10, 24–22, 22–18, 16–26 | |||
| Pts: Dan. Shedden 19 Rebs: Arias 6 Asts: Conejo 8 |
Boxscore | Pts: Cacho 15 Rebs: Bodden 11 Asts: Cacho, Guerrero 4 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Krishna Dominguez (MEX), Grant Todey (USA), Francisco De León (PUR) |
|
| 17 July 2024 | El Salvador
|
76–65 | Guatemala
|
San Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 7–18, 25–10, 25–20 | |||
| Pts: Mosley 29 Rebs: García 6 Asts: Mosley 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ávila 28 Rebs: Camacho 18 Asts: Camacho, Esquivel 3 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Alan dos Santos (BRA), Ryan Langdon (CAN) |
|
| 18 July 2024 | Guatemala
|
47–94 | Costa Rica
|
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 13–20, 13–25, 13–20, 8–29 | |||
| Pts: Ávila 14 Rebs: Ávila 7 Asts: Oliva 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dan. Shedden 12 Rebs: Conejo, McDonald 6 Asts: Conejo 7 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Alan dos Santos (BRA), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR), Ryan Langdon (CAN) |
|
| 18 July 2024 | Honduras
|
62–70 | El Salvador
|
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 18–20, 18–11, 13–16 | |||
| Pts: Cacho 17 Rebs: Martínez 12 Asts: Guerrero 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Rodríguez 21 Rebs: García 8 Asts: García 5 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Grant Todey (USA), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM), Francisco De León (PUR) |
|
| 19 July 2024 | Honduras
|
56–89 | Guatemala
|
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 14–20, 18–27, 8–22 | |||
| Pts: Martínez 19 Rebs: Martínez 6 Asts: Cacho 4 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ávila 22 Rebs: Ávila 10 Asts: M. González 5 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Krishna Domínguez (MEX), Alan dos Santos (BRA), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM) |
|
| 19 July 2024 | El Salvador
|
41–77 | Costa Rica
|
San Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 10–23, 7–14, 9–20 | |||
| Pts: Menjivar 8 Rebs: Valle 6 Asts: Valle 2 |
Boxscore | Pts: Dan. Shedden 15 Rebs: Conejo 9 Asts: Conejo 5 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR), Ryan Langdon (CAN) |
|
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 July | ||||||
| Costa Rica | 67 | |||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Honduras | 57 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 88 | |||||
| 20 July | ||||||
| El Salvador | 56 | |||||
| El Salvador | 81 | |||||
| Guatemala | 67 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 21 July | ||||||
| Honduras | 58 | |||||
| Guatemala | 46 | |||||
Semifinals
edit| 20 July 2024 | Costa Rica
|
67–57 | Honduras
|
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 17–11, 25–17, 10–13, 15–16 | |||
| Pts: Conejo 15 Rebs: three players 5 Asts: Conejo 6 |
Boxscore | Pts: Cacho 12 Rebs: Martínez 10 Asts: Brooks 4 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Grant Todey (USA), Samuel Hidalgo (DOM), Ryan Langdon (CAN) |
|
| 20 July 2024 | El Salvador
|
81–67 | Guatemala
|
San Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 23–20, 26–17, 15–17, 17–13 | |||
| Pts: Mosley 18 Rebs: García 10 Asts: Hernández 5 |
Boxscore | Pts: Esquivel 17 Rebs: Catalán 8 Asts: Esquivel 4 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Alan dos Santos (BRA), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR), Francisco De León (PUR) |
|
Third place game
edit| 21 July 2024 | Honduras
|
58–46 | Guatemala
|
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17:30 | Scoring by quarter: 16–14, 17–11, 9–13, 16–8 | |||
| Pts: Cacho 16 Rebs: Cacho 13 Asts: Alfaro 3 |
Boxscore | Pts: Ávila 20 Rebs: Esquivel 14 Asts: Ávila, M. González 3 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Samuel Hidalgo (DOM), Ryan Langdon (CAN), Krishna Domínguez (MEX) |
|
Final
edit| 21 July 2024 | Costa Rica
|
88–56 | El Salvador
|
San Salvador, El Salvador |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 27–18, 24–8, 16–12 | |||
| Pts: McDonald 16 Rebs: Dav. Shedden 7 Asts: Conejo 10 |
Boxscore | Pts: Mosley 16 Rebs: García 12 Asts: Mosley 2 |
Arena: Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda Referees: Leonardo Zalazar (ARG), Grant Todey (USA), Carmelo De La Rosa (PUR) |
|
References
edit- ^ "Qualifiers". FIBA. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Bolivia y Ecuador buscan avanzar al Pre-Clasificatorio de las Américas a la Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA 2027". fiba.basketball. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Comienza baloncesto clasificatorio en El Salvador". prensa-latina.cu. Retrieved 17 July 2024.