The qualification round for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup has officially end on Sunday 22 September. As a result of this we finally have the list of 20 of the 24 national teams that will compete in FIBA’s flagship event next summer with the remaining four to be determined through the wild card phase.
Below are the 20 national teams that have earned a slot for the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 in Spain.
1 Host Country: Spain
1 Olympic Champion: USA
3 teams from Africa: Angola, Egypt and Senegal
4 teams from Americas: Mexico, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Dominican Republic
3 teams from Asia: Iran, Philippines and Korea
6 teams from Europe: France, Lithuania, Croatia, Slovenia, Ukraine and Serbia
2 teams from Oceania: Australia and New Zealand
FIBA Basketball World Cup 2014 will take place in Spain from August 30 to September 14 2014, wherein the Preliminary Round will be played from Saturday 30 August to Thursday 4 September in Bilbao, Seville, Granada and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. The Final Round will be hosted in the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona and in the Palacio de los Deportes of Madrid from Saturday 6 to Sunday 14 September.
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