The number of World Cup places allocated by continents is as follows: Africa 5 teams, America 7 teams, Asia-Pacific (Asia+Australia, New Zealand) 7 teams, Europe 12 teams, plus the host China National Men's Basketball Team, 32 teams.
The predecessor of the event:
The predecessor of the Basketball World Cup is the "World Men's Basketball Championship", that is, the Men's Basketball World Championship. The World Men's Basketball Championship is an international men's basketball championship sponsored by FIBA. 1950 was first held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and the champion was Argentina. It will be held every four years thereafter.
The World Men's Basketball Championship is an international basketball event organized by the International Basketball Federation. The tournament starts at 1950. In some cases, the interval of previous competitions was different, usually once every four years. From 1986, men's and women's competitions are held in the same year and every four years.