Group G was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 26 to 30 August 2023 and consisted of Iran, Spain, the Ivory Coast, and Brazil.[1][2] Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at the Indonesia Arena, Jakarta, Indonesia. The top two teams advanced to the second round and the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds.[3]

Teams

Team Qualification Appearance Best performance WR[4]
As Date Last Total Streak
 IranAsian Group F top three26 February 202320194419th place (2010)20
 SpainEuropean Group L top three14 November 20221311Champions (2006, 2019)1
 Ivory CoastAfrican Group E top two28 August 20225213th place (1982)43
 BrazilAmerican best fourth placed team26 February 20231919Champions (1959, 1963)13

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 3 3 0 275 207 +68 6 Second round
2  Brazil 3 2 1 267 232 +35 5
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 2 212 252 −40 4 17th–32nd classification
4  Iran 3 0 3 193 256 −63 3
Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Games

All times are local (UTC+7).[5]

Iran vs. Brazil

This was the third meeting between Brazil and Iran in the World Cup. The Brazilians won the first two meetings in 2010 and 2014.

26 August 2023
16:45
Iran  59–100  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 12–33, 13–24, 21–25, 13–18
Pts: Aghajanpour 11
Rebs: Amini 6
Asts: four players 3		 Pts: Caboclo 16
Rebs: Caboclo 7
Asts: Huertas, Dos Santos 6
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 6,251
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Daigo Urushima (JPN)

Spain vs. Ivory Coast

This was the first competitive game between Spain and the Ivory Coast.

26 August 2023
20:30
Spain  94–64  Ivory Coast
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 29–17, 20–13, 21–17
Pts: W. Hernangómez 22
Rebs: Garuba 7
Asts: Núñez 8		 Pts: Koné 11
Rebs: V. Fofana 5
Asts: Koné 3
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 8,144
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Andrés Bartel (URU), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Ivory Coast vs. Iran

This was the first competitive game between the Ivory Coast and Iran.

28 August 2023
16:45
Ivory Coast  71–69  Iran
Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 22–15, 17–21, 17–13
Pts: Zouzoua 17
Rebs: Bah, Sidibé 5
Asts: three players 3		 Pts: Yakhchali 19
Rebs: Haddadi, Kazemi 8
Asts: Amini 4
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 4,558
Referees: Aleksandar Glišić (SRB), Scott Beker (AUS), Gvidas Gedvilas (LTU)

Brazil vs. Spain

This was the ninth game between Brazil and Spain. The Spaniards have won seven games, including their last head-to-head World Cup game in 2014, with Brazil's only tournament win coming from their meeting in 1986. The Brazilians won their last two Olympic matchups against Spain in 2012 and 2016, respectively.

28 August 2023
20:30
Brazil  78–96  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–29, 17–14, 19–32
Pts: Caboclo 15
Rebs: Caboclo 11
Asts: De Paula 7		 Pts: Aldama 15
Rebs: Núñez 7
Asts: Núñez 5
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 7,354
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Julio Anaya (PAN), Johnny Batista (PUR)

Ivory Coast vs. Brazil

This was the first competitive game between the Ivory Coast and Brazil.

30 August 2023
16:45
Ivory Coast  77–89  Brazil
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 21–27, 19–20, 12–19
Pts: Bah 13
Rebs: Bah 13
Asts: Diabate, Koné 3		 Pts: Dos Santos 24
Rebs: Caboclo 8
Asts: Dos Santos 12
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 6,190
Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Scott Beker (AUS), Andrés Bartel (URU)

Iran vs. Spain

This was the third in the World Cup between Spain and Iran. The Spaniards won the first two meetings in 2014 and 2019.

30 August 2023
20:30
Iran  65–85  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 17–27, 18–21, 13–21
Pts: Amini 19
Rebs: Girgoorian, Haddadi 5
Asts: Haddadi, Yakhchali 7		 Pts: J. Hernangómez 21
Rebs: W. Hernangómez 9
Asts: Núñez 6
Indonesia Arena, Jakarta
Attendance: 7,320
Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Juan Fernández (ARG), Johnny Batista (PUR)

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 Draw completed in Manila". FIBA. 29 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Spain start World Cup defence against Brazil and Iran, U.S. draw Greece". reuters.com. 29 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "Basketball, FIBA World Cup 2023: Full schedule and how to watch". olympics.com. 29 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "FIBA World Ranking". FIBA. 27 February 2023.
  5. ↑ "Exact timing of all FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 games available". FIBA. 17 May 2023.
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