The final round was the knockout stage of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 5 to 10 September 2023 and consisted of the top-two teams from Groups I, J, K and L.[1] The round was played in a single-elimination tournament, with all games played at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines.[2] The quarterfinal losers were relegated to the classification stage for places 5 to 8.[3]
This was the second game between Lithuania and Serbia in the World Cup. The Lithuanians won the first meeting in 2010. The Lithuanians also won in the semi-finals of EuroBasket 2015, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 6,223 Referees: Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Johnny Batista (PUR)
Italy vs. United States
This was the ninth game between Italy and the United States in the World Cup. The Americans won six of eight World Cup matches including one in 2006, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 9,764 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Juan Fernández (ARG)
Germany vs. Latvia
This was the first game between Germany and Latvia at the World Cup. The Germans won in the first round of EuroBasket 2011, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 7,584 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yohan Rosso (FRA), Martin Vulić (CRO)
Canada vs. Slovenia
This was the first game between Canada and Slovenia in the World Cup. The Slovenians won in the group stage of the 2008 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, which was the first and only competitive game between the two teams.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 11,710 Referees: Roberto Vázquez (PUR), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
Classification semi-finals
Italy vs. Latvia
This was the first game between Italy and Latvia at the World Cup. The Italians won in the first round of EuroBasket 2011, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 4,579 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Takaki Kato (JPN), Blanca Burns (USA)
Lithuania vs. Slovenia
This was the second game between Lithuania and Slovenia in the World Cup. The Lithuanians won the first meeting in 2014. The Slovenians won in the group stage of EuroBasket 2022, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 8,630 Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Julio Anaya (PAN), Manuel Mazzoni (ITA)
United States vs. Germany
This was the fourth game between the United States and Germany in the World Cup. The Americans won the first three meetings in 1986, 2002, and 2006. The Americans also won in the preliminary round of the 2008 Olympic tournament, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 11,011 Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Boris Krejič (SLO), Gatis Saliņš (LAT)
Seventh place game
This was the second game between Italy and Slovenia in the World Cup. The Italians won the first meeting in 2006. The Slovenians won in the second round of EuroBasket 2013, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 10,775 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Mārtiņš Kozlovskis (LAT), Martin Vulić (CRO)
Fifth place game
This was the first game between Latvia and Lithuania at the World Cup. The Lithuanians won in the group stage of EuroBasket 2015, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay Attendance: 9,440 Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Blanca Burns (USA), Johnny Batista (PUR)
Third place game
This was the eighth game between the United States and Canada in the World Cup. The Americans won all of the first seven meetings between the two teams, the last one being in 1986. The Americans also won in the third place game of the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
This was the second game between Germany and Serbia in the World Cup. The Germans won the first meeting in 2010. The Germans also went 2–0 in their head-to-head matchups in the first round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup European Qualifiers.
