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MIES (Switzerland) – In light of the developments today in the region, FIBA has decided to postpone all games in groups C and D of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers that were scheduled for Monday, March 2. The impacted games are: Group C<\/b> Iran vs. Syria Iraq vs. Jordan Group D<\/b> Lebanon vs. India Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia FIBA remains in close contact with the National Federations concerned and is taking necessary measures with respect to the safety and security of teams, officials and staff involved in those games.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The aforementioned Group C and Group D games will take place at the same locations at the beginning of the third Qualification Window, set for late June. The updated schedule will be communicated at a later stage.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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