Group F 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 Slovenia, Cape Verde, Georgia, and Venezuela.^[1] Each team played each other once, for a total of three games per team, with all games played at the Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City, Japan. The top two teams advanced to the second round and the bottom two teams qualified for the classification rounds.^[2]

Team	Qualification		Appearance			Best performance	WR[3]
	As	Date	Last	Total	Streak
Slovenia	European Group J top three	14 November 2022	2014	4	1	7th place (2014)	7
Cape Verde	African best third placed team	26 February 2023	—	1	1	Debut	66
Georgia	European Group L top three		—	1	1	Debut	32
Venezuela	Americas Group E top three		2019	5	2	11th place (1990)	17

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Slovenia	3	3	0	280	229	+51	6	Second round
2	Georgia	3	2	1	222	207	+15	5
3	Cape Verde	3	1	2	218	252	−34	4	17th–32nd classification
4	Venezuela	3	0	3	219	251	−32	3

All times are local (UTC+9).^[4]

This was the first competitive game between Cape Verde and Georgia.

26 August 2023 17:00

Boxscore

Cape Verde	60–85	Georgia
Scoring by quarter: 11–20, 11–28, 15–22, 23–15
Pts: Mendes 11 Rebs: E. Tavares 12 Asts: Da Rosa 6		Pts: Shengelia 16 Rebs: Bitadze 11 Asts: Andronikashvili 6

Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 5,669 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Martin Horozov (BUL), Wael Mostafa (EGY)

This was the first game between Slovenia and Venezuela in the World Cup. The Slovenians won in the semi-finals of the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Kaunas, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

26 August 2023 20:30

Boxscore

Slovenia	100–85	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 31–33, 25–18, 22–12, 22–22
Pts: Dončić 37 Rebs: Dončić 7 Asts: Dončić 6		Pts: Sojo 16 Rebs: Carrera, Colmenares 4 Asts: Guillent 6

Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 6,389 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Matthew Kallio (CAN), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

This was the first competitive game between Venezuela and Cape Verde.

28 August 2023 17:00

Boxscore

Venezuela	75–81	Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 23–9, 20–26, 9–22
Pts: Cubillán 15 Rebs: Sojo 7 Asts: Cubillán 4		Pts: Betinho 22 Rebs: E. Tavares 14 Asts: E. Tavares, W. Tavares 3

Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 5,841 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Wojciech Liszka (POL), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)

This was the first game between Georgia and Slovenia in the World Cup. The Slovenians won the last two meetings in EuroBasket 2013 and EuroBasket 2015, respectively.

28 August 2023 20:30

Boxscore

Georgia	67–88	Slovenia
Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 16–29, 17–18, 17–25
Pts: Mamukelashvili 21 Rebs: Mamukelashvili 7 Asts: Tsintsadze 7		Pts: Dončić 34 Rebs: Dončić 10 Asts: Dončić 6

Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 6,042 Referees: Jorge Vázquez (PUR), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Blanca Burns (USA)

This was the first competitive game between Georgia and Venezuela.

30 August 2023 17:00

Boxscore

Georgia	70–59	Venezuela
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 18–4, 17–21, 11–15
Pts: Shengelia 25 Rebs: Bitadze 11 Asts: Sanadze, Shengelia 3		Pts: Colmenares 16 Rebs: Colmenares 12 Asts: Guillent 7

Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 5,807 Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Amy Bonner (USA), Wojciech Liszka (POL)

This was the first competitive game between Slovenia and Cape Verde.

30 August 2023 20:30

Boxscore

Slovenia	92–77	Cape Verde
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 21–17, 24–17, 23–22
Pts: Dončić 19 Rebs: Dončić 7 Asts: Dončić 9		Pts: Betinho 17 Rebs: E. Tavares 10 Asts: E. Tavares 5

Okinawa Arena, Okinawa City Attendance: 5,145 Referees: Ademir Zurapović (BIH), Omar Bermúdez (MEX), Waseem Husainy (CAN)

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