European Stars to watch in Great and Popular Basketball World Cup Qualifications 2023
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Stars to watch in the European Stars 2023 Basketball World Cup qualifications. With several countries able to secure a spot in next year’s World Cup, which will be co-hosted by Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, the stakes are surely high coming into Window 5. The recent commencement of the National Basketball Association (NBA) 2022/23 season, which means many nations will be missing their best players going into crucial games, adds fuel to the flames.

France and European Stars, who will be missing the likes of Rudy Gobert and Evan Fournier at EuroBasket 2022, will have to rely on the current hottest basketball prospect in town: Victor Wembanyama. The 18-year-old 7-foot-4 prodigy astonished the basketball world during a pre-season game between his team, Metropolitans 92, and the NBA G League Ignite. Everyone was talking about him after his performance, including LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Kevin Durant.
With the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup coming up and the Olympic Games in Paris 2024 on the horizon, bringing in a player like Wembanyama now could be critical to Les Bleus’ future success at some of the sport’s biggest events, and all eyes will be on him to see what he can do against some tough international competition at the European Stars.
Related article: FIBA Basketball News.
European Stars ‘s 2023 Basketball World Cup qualifying – Groups and schedule, after the first round, the 24 teams were separated into four groups of six:

Group I
- Greece
- Latvia
- Turkey
- Belgium
- Serbia
- The United Kingdom
J Group
- Germany
- Finland
- Slovenia
- Israel
- Sweden
- Estonia
K Group
- France
- Lithuania
- Montenegro
- The Czech Republic
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH)
- Hungary
L Group
- Italy
- Iceland
- Spain
- Georgie
- Ukraine
- Netherlands
Group I will play across two game days, which are planned as follows:
Friday, November 11th
- Greece vs Latvia
- Serbia vs. the United Kingdom
- Belgium vs. Turkey
Monday, November 14th
- Latvia vs. the United Kingdom
- Turkey vs. Serbia
- Greece vs. Belgium
Group J will compete on two separate game days, which are as follows:
Friday, November 11th
- Slovenia vs. Israel
- Sweden vs. Estonia
- Finland vs. Germany
Monday, November 14th
- Slovenia vs Germany
- Finland vs Estonia
- Sweden vs Israel
Group K will compete on two separate game days, which are as follows:
Friday, November 11th
- Montenegro vs. Czech Republic
- France vs. Lithuania
- Hungary vs. Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hungary against. Czech Republic on Monday, November 14th
Lithuania vs. Montenegro
Bosnia and Herzegovina vs. France
Group L will play across two game days, which are planned as follows:
Friday, November 11th
- Ukraine vs. the Netherlands
- Iceland against Georgia
- Italy vs Spain
- Monday, November 14th, Ukraine vs. Iceland
- Italy vs. Georgia
- Spain vs. the Netherlands
The times for each game may be found on the FIBA European Stars Qualifiers website.