Seven years after the Olympic Games, the best basketball players on the planet will return to France in 2031. FIBA has officially announced the awarding of the Men's World Cup This Wednesday, specifying that three cities will be involved: Lille, as during the 2024 Olympics, Lyon and of course Pariswhich will host all the matches of the final phase.
World Cup is coming to France 🇫🇷 🏆
— FIBA Basketball (@FIBA) April 22, 2026
The FIBA Central Board has assigned the hosting rights of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2031 to France. Three French cities - Lille, Lyon and Paris - will host the World Cup from August 29 to September 14, 2031, with the final phase to be… pic.twitter.com/SxXOpQPaZE
The tournament will take place from August 29 to September 14, 2031. France will thus become the fifth European country to host the World Cup after Yugoslavia (1970), Spain (1985, 2014), Greece (1998) and Turkey (2010). The next edition will be held in 2027 in Qatar.
