2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup and Japan since their first hosted tournaments in 1978 and 2006 respectively. The top eight teams including France as the host for the 2024 Summer Olympics (where two teams each are coming from the Americas and Europe; and the top teams from Africa, Asia and Oceania) in this competition will guarantee a spot at the men's basketball tournament in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. On 7 June 2016, FIBA approved the bidding process for the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. On 1 June 2017, FIBA confirmed the list of candidates for the hosting of the World Cup. Solo bidders Russia
2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa) 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa) The 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification (Africa) process will determine the 5 African teams that will participate at the 2019 FIBA World Cup. It will be held from November 2017 to February 2019. "All times are local." In the second round, the top three teams from each group will be placed in a group with three other top teams. All results from the first qualification round, are carried over to the second round. Games will be played in September 2018, November 2018 and February 2019. The top two teams in each group