OR National Greece He learned the teams he will face about Mundobasket, which will be hosted for the first time in the Middle East, and in particular Doha from August 27 to September 12, 2027.
Specifically, national basketball has been placed in the second group of European qualifiers and will compete with Montenegro, Portugal and another team resulting from the pre-qualifiers in which Northern Macedonia, Romania and Hungary participate.
The draw was held at a special event hosted by veteran Nbaer Carmelo Anthony, with the participation of 80 national teams drawn for a total of 420 qualifying phase games.
Qualification to Qatar 2027 will go through some breathtaking games in Europe
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The President of the EEC, Vangelis Liolios, the General Manager of the Federation, Dinos Schubkunos and the member of the FIBA Central Office, Aris Zoe, have represented our country.
The European qualifying zone includes 32 teams, which will compete in six “windows” from November 2025 to March 2027. Of these, 12 teams will secure their qualification in the final of the World Cup.
Doha, to host the event, becomes the first city to welcome all teams throughout the tournament since the event expanded to 32 entries.
Window dates
November 24 – December 2, 2025
February 23 – March 3, 2026
June 29 – 7 July 2026
August 24 – September 1, 2026
November 23 – December 1, 2026
February 22 – March 2, 2027
The groups of the European qualifiers
1st: Spain, Georgia, Slovakia/Switzerland/Ukraine, Denmark/Norway/Croatia
2nd: Greece, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia/Romania/Hungary, Portugal
3rd: Serbia, Turkey, Bosnia, Slovakia/Slovenia/Ukraine
4th: Italy, Lithuania, Great Britain, Iceland
5th: Germany, Denmark/Norway/Croatia, Israel, Cyprus
6th: Latvia, Poland, two of the Netherlands/Austria/Bulgaria
7th: France, Finland, Belgium, North Macedonia/Romania/Hungary
8th: Slovenia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Sweden