By Johnny Askounis/ info@eurohoops.net
With 32 countries in the First Round of the FIBA World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers, all powerhouses across the continent are set to begin a bid to reach the World Cup.
Plenty of interesting matchups across the eight European groups, including Germany, Serbia, France, Spain, Lithuania, Latvia, Turkiye, Greece, Slovenia, and Italy, all ranked in the top 15 spots in the FIBA World Ranking, presented by NIKE.
You can follow all the action on Eurohoops and the official FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers website. Most importantly, you can watch the games on the Courtside 1891 streaming service or through local television broadcasters in your country, including ERT in Greece, RTVE in Spain, and TRT – Sport in Turkiye.
Scroll down for the schedule of Window 1 in the European Qualifiers.
FIBA World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers
Group A
Georgia – Ukraine (27/11, 18:00 CET)
Denmark – Spain (27/11, 18:30 CET)
Ukraine – Denmark (30/11, 18:00 CET)
Spain – Georgia (30/11, 19:45 CET)
Group B
Greece – Romania (27/11, 17:30 CET)
Montenegro – Portugal (27/11, 18:00 CET)
Portugal – Greece (30/11, 18:00 CET)
Romania – Montenegro (30/11, 18:00 CET)
Group C
Serbia – Switzerland (27/11, 19:00 CET)
Turkiye – Bosnia-Herzegovina (27/11, 19:00 CET)
Switzerland – Turkiye (30/11, 17:00 CET)
Bosnia-Herzegovina – Serbia (30/11, 20:00 CET)
Group D
Italy – Iceland (27/11, 20:00 CET)
Great Britain – Lithuania (27/11, 20:30 CET)
Lithuania – Italy (30/11, 17:30 CET)
Iceland – Great Britain (30/11, 17:45 CET)
Group E
Croatia – Cyprus (28/11, 19:00 CET)
Germany – Israel (28/11, 19:30 CET)
Cyprus – Germany (1/12, 18:00 CET)
Israel – Croatia (1/12, 20:00 CET)
Group F
Latvia – Netherlands (28/11, 18:30 CET)
Poland – Austria (28/11, 20:45 CET)
Netherlands – Poland (1/12, 19:30 CET)
Austria – Latvia (1/12, 20:20 CET)
Group G
Hungary – Finland (28/11, 18:00 CET)
France – Belgium (28/11, 20:30 CET)
Finland – France (1/12, 17:30 CET)
Belgium – Hungary (1/12, 20:30 CET)
Group H
Slovenia – Estonia (28/11, 18:00 CET)
Czechia – Sweden (28/11, 19:30 CET)
Sweden – Slovenia (1/12, 19:00 CET)
Estonia – Czechia (1/12, 19:00 CET)
-Top 3 national teams from each group advance to the next round, carrying their results to a new group
-Top 3 national teams from all four new groups advance to the World Cup