FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Live Streaming: How To Watch The Show-Piece Tournament in India?

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The FIFA Basketball World Cup 2023 is all set to start on Friday (August 25) with show-piece tournament to be held for the first time across multiple countries - the Philippines, Japan and Indonesia.

The tournament will be spread out across three countries for the first two rounds before all the biggest games get played in Manila to decide which nation will go home with gold medals and the Naismith Trophy on September 10.

Spain is the defending champion, having won in China four years ago. The United States was only seventh in that tournament, its worst finish ever in a major international event. But the Americans have high hopes, and enter as the 32-team tournament's favorites.

The tournament will be played in three phases - the group stage, the second round, and the final phase. In the group stage, the 32 qualified teams will be sorted into eight groups of four (A-H), where every team in a group will play each other once.

The 32 teams were split into eight groups of four. The top two teams from each group will make the second round. The top eight teams after the second round advance to the quarterfinals.

FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Groups

Group A: Angola, Italy, Dominican Republic, Philippines

Group B: South Sudan, Puerto Rico, Serbia, China

Group C: Jordan, Greece, USA, New Zealand

Group D: Mexico, Montenegro, Egypt, Lithuania

Group E: Finland, Australia, Germany, Japan

Group F: Cape Verde, Georgia, Slovenia, Venezuela

Group G: Iran, Brazil, Spain, Ivory Coast

Group H: Latvia, Lebanon, Canada, France

Some of the biggest stars of the game will be in action, including Luka Doncic (Slovenia), Karl Anthony Towns (Dominican Republic), Bogdan Bogdanovic (Serbia), Jordan Clarkson (Philippines) and Kyle Anderson (China). More than 50 NBA stars will be taking part in the tournament.

When will the FIBA World Cup matches be played?

The first round group stage matches will be played from August 25 to 30, while the second round matches will be played on September 1 and 3 with the 17th to 32nd classification matches set to take place on August 31 and September 2. The knockouts will start on September 5 and conclude on September 10.

What time will the FIBA World Cup 2023 matches be played?

There are different start times for the group stage games with the earliest start at 1:30 PM IST followed by 2:15 PM IST, 2:45 PM IST, 3:15 PM IST, 5 PM IST, 5:30 PM IST, 5:40 PM IST, 6 PM IST, 6:10 PM IST and 7 PM IST.

How to watch FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 in India?

FanCode, India's premier sports destination, has acquired exclusive broadcast rights for the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023. The event will be streamed live from August 25 to September 10. The entire World Cup can be viewed using the tour pass that will cost Rs 99.