Group H was one of eight groups of the preliminary round of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. It took place from 25 to 29 August 2023, and consisted of Canada, France, Latvia, and Lebanon. 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.
Teams TeamQualificationAppearanceBest performanceWRAsDateLastTotalStreak Americas Group E top three 10 November 2022 2019 15 2 6th place (1978, 1982) 15 European Group I top three 11 November 2022 1 1 Debut 29 Asian Group E top three 29 August 2022 2010 4 1 16th place (2002) 42 European Group K top three 14 November 2022 2019 9 5 3rd place (2014, 2019) 5
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Games All times are local (UTC+7).
Latvia vs. Lebanon This was the first competitive game between Latvia and Lebanon.
Canada vs. France This was the third game between Canada and France in the World Cup. The French won the first meeting in 2010 and won in the final of the 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Manila.
Lebanon vs. Canada This was the second game between Lebanon and Canada in the World Cup. The Lebanese won the first meeting in 2010, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams.
France vs. Latvia This was the first game between France and Latvia in the World Cup. The French won in the quarter-finals of EuroBasket 2015, which was also the last competitive game between the two teams. Latvia took their first lead with 37.7 seconds left in the game.
Lebanon vs. France This was the third game between Lebanon and France in the World Cup. The Lebanese won the first meeting in 2006 while the French won their second encounter in 2010.
Canada vs. Latvia This was the first competitive game between Canada and Latvia.
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