The cast is complete.
Brazil, Finland, Greece, and Turkey will be joining 20 other teams to complete the 24-team delegation in the FIBA World Cup slated from August 30 to September 14, 2014 in Spain.
The 4 countries earned the nod of the FIBA Central Board, emerging as the 4 awardees from 15 wildcard candidates on Saturday, February 1.
The criteria included sporting and promotional aspects, governance aspects, and economic aspects.
Finland finished in 9th place while Greece was 11th in the 2013 Eurobasket. Turkey did not even qualify after getting booted out in the first round.
Brazil was even more lethargic, having a winless 2013 FIBA Americas stint after parading an incomplete lineup.
Earlier teams who have qualified via the zonal tournaments include Iran, Philippines, and Korea of FIBA Asia, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic and Argentina of FIBA Americas, Angola, Egypt, and Senegal of FIBA Afrobasket, Slovenia, Ukraine, Serbia, Lithuania, France, and Croatia of Eurobasket, and Australia and New Zealand of FIBA Oceania.
Olympic champions Team USA and host country Spain wound up the 24-team field.
The FIBA World Cup draw shall take place on Monday, February 3 which shall determine tournament groupings. The 24 squads shall divided into 4 groups of 6 teams each, with the top 4 in each group advancing to the Round 16.
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