2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids presentation conducted by the two candidate countries in Tokyo, Japan on 7 August 2015. The FIBA Central Board decided on the hosts of the 2019 tournament and announced China as hosts of the tournament on the same day. 14 voted for China while 7 voted for the Philippines for the right to host the tournament. 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup bids The bidding process for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup was the procedure for the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) in choosing the hosts for the 2019 FIBA World Cup. The process was concluded on 7 August 2015 with China
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