FIBA Basketball World Cup expanded from 24 to 32 teams. Also, for the first time since 1967, the competition would no longer overlap with the FIFA World Cup. To accommodate this change, the 2014 FIBA World Cup will be followed by a 2019 edition in China, then followed by a 2023 edition in the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia. The Basketball World Cup has used various forms of qualification throughout its history. The first five tournaments were held in South America and participation was dominated by teams from the Americas. At the first tournament, FIBA intended for the three Olympic medalists to compete, plus the
2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification day later, it was confirmed that the Chinese indeed withdrew from the wild card race, as they could not form a viable team. On 1 February, FIBA announced that its Central Board awarded the wild cards to , , and . 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification Qualifying for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup were held in Spain began in earnest on the 2011 Caribbean Championships, a qualifier to the 2012 Centrobasket, which was in itself a qualifier to the 2013 FIBA Americas Championship. The winners of the 2012 Olympic basketball tournament, the United States, qualified outright. The USA