Live updates: 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers

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Live updates: 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers
We'll bring you the best highlights and updates from the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers here with the NBA.com live blog.

Ben Lambert, for NBA.com
Updated on August 26, 2026 8:49 PM

Dennis Schröder will lead Germany during the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers, scheduled to run from Aug. 27-31.

Welcome to our live blog for this window of the 2027 FIBA World Cup qualifiers! We’ll be covering the competition, focusing on the games involving NBA players, and bringing you the best information and highlights here.

What we know about the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers:

• All games will stream on Courtside 1891, powered by DAZN, with a paid subscription.
• The USA, which features a collection of former NBA and G League players coached by former Trail Blazers head coach Terry Stotts, plays Chile on Aug. 27 in Santiago and Colombia on Aug. 31 in Washington, D.C.
• 32 teams will qualify for the FIBA 2027 World Cup, including the host nation, Qatar.
• Check out everything you need to know for the fourth window of the qualifiers, including current standings and a complete schedule.

AUGUST 26 / 4:30 p.m. ET
Stars about to shine
NBA.com Jeff Zillgitt takes a look at the players to watch in the FIBA World Cup qualifying games, which include the San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama, Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokić, the Philadelphia 76ers’ VJ Edgecombe, the Utah Jazz’s Lauri Markkanen and the Charlotte Hornets’ Dennis Schröder.

AUGUST 26 / 4:15 p.m. ET
The Germans are your reigning champions
Germany won the 2023 FIBA World Cup, as well as the 2025 Eurobasket tournament. Both times, they were led by Dennis Schröder, one of the most accomplished international players of the modern day. He was named Most Valuable Player of both events.

AUGUST 26 / 4:00 p.m. ET
Look back at the 2023 FIBA World Cup
We’ve got deep archival coverage of the 2023 FIBA World Cup for you to peruse before this year’s qualifiers, including day-by-day recaps and highlights of the top stars.

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