Group E was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 1 to 5 September 2019, and consisted of the , , , and the . Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at Shanghai Oriental Sports Center, Shanghai. After all of the games were played, the top two teams with the best records qualified for the Second round and the bottom two teams played in the Classification Round.
Teams TeamQualificationAppearanceBest performanceFIBA World RankingAsDateLastTotalStreak European Second Round Group I Top 3 2 December 2018 2014 5 5 17 European Second Round Group K Top 3 16 September 2018 N/A 1 1 24 Americas Second Round Group E Top 3 2 December 2018 2014 18 18 1 Asian Second Round Group F Top 4 24 February 2019 2006 5 1 48
Standings
Games All times are local (UTC+8).
Turkey vs. Japan This was the first competitive game between Turkey and Japan.
Czech Republic vs. United States This was the first competitive game between the Czech Republic and the United States.
Japan vs. Czech Republic This was the first competitive game between Japan and the Czech Republic.
United States vs. Turkey This was the third game between the United States and Turkey, with the Americans winning the prior two meetings, including in 2014, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
Turkey vs. Czech Republic This was the first game between Turkey and the Czech Republic in the World Cup. The Turks won in EuroBasket 2007, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
United States vs. Japan This was the first game between the United States and Japan in the World Cup. The Americans won in the 1972 Olympics, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.
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