SCHEDULE | Gilas Pilipinas compete in FIBA World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers

Gilas Pilipinas will begin the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Qualifiers with the first window this November—a pair of home and away games against Guam.

Both the away game on November 28, and the home game on December 1, will be livestreamed on the One Sports YouTube page and via Pilipinas Live.

They will also be aired on One Sports, One Sports+, PBA Rush, and RPTV.

For the first round, the Philippines was drawn in Group A along with Guam, New Zealand, and Australia.

Here are the game schedule details, where to watch, lineups, highlights and more.

GAME SCHEDULE | FIRST WINDOW

Friday | November 28 | Yigo Village, Guam

Guam (81) vs Philippines (37)

• 5:00 p.m. LIVE
• One Sports YouTube | Pilipinas Live 
• One Sports | One Sports+ | PBA Rush | RPTV
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Monday | December 1 | Ateneo Blue Eagles Gym

Philippines (37) vs Guam (81)

• 7:30 p.m. LIVE
• One Sports YouTube | Pilipinas Live
• One Sports | One Sports+ | PBA Rush | RPTV

WHERE TO WATCH

• Streaming: Pilipinas Live | Mobile: Download via App Store or Google Play | Desktop: PilipinasLive.com
• Streaming: One Sports YouTube
• Free-to-air: One Sports | Cignal Ch. 6
• Free-to-air: RPTV | Free TV Ch. 9, DTT Ch. 18.2, 19.1
• Cable: One Sports+ | Cignal Ch. 261 HD & Ch. 91 SD
• Cable: PBA Rush | Cignal TV Ch. 260 HD Ch. 90 SD

FORMAT

• 16 nations vie for seven spots in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 Asian Qualifiers
• In the first round, the 16 teams will be divided in four groups of four
• Each team will face the three other teams in the group in a home-and-away format over three windows: November 2025, February 2026, July 2026
• The top three teams from each group advance to the second round, where they will join three teams from another group. All teams carry over the results.
• Host team Qatar will take up one of the three spots in the group, regardless of their position within their group
• In the second round, each team will play home-and-away against the three teams coming from the other group over three more windows scheduled in August 2026, November 2026, and February 2027 
• The to three teams, along with the best fourth team in addition to Qatar from each group will qualify to the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 

GILAS PILIPINAS LINEUP

• Japeth Aguilar
• RJ Abarrientos
• Justin Brownlee
• AJ Edu
• June Mar Fajardo
• Quentin Millora-Brown
• Chris Newsome
• Cjay Perez
• Kevin Quiambao
• Dwight Ramos
• Carl Tamayo
• Scottie Thompson

STORIES

• Kai Sotto gets candid about ACL injury that derailed his best-laid plans 
• Gilas Pilipinas games in the FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers to stream on One Sports' YouTube 
• RJ Abarrientos’ childhood comes with a hard truth—he grew up without a father 
• Tim Cone explains RJ Abarrientos inclusion in Gilas Pilipinas 12 for FIBA WC Qualifiers 
• Tim Cone says Juan Gomez de Liaño will be on Gilas Pilipinas team soon 
• June Mar Fajardo opens up about looming Gilas retirement: ‘Dapat makinig din sa katawan ko’ 
• Carl Tamayo keeping fingers crossed visa issue gets sorted before Gilas flies to Guam 
• Quentin Millora-Brown set for Gilas Pilipinas debut against Guam in FIBA World Cup qualifiers 
• Scottie Thompson happy to share Gilas load with Juan GDL 
• Gilas gives update on Carl Tamayo's visa problem ahead of FIBA WC Qualifiers 
• Japeth Aguilar says FIBA WC Qualifiers Window 1 could be his last for Gilas 
• Cjay Perez thrilled to go vs San Miguel bud, Guam star Jericho Cruz in FIBA WC Qualifiers 
• Rookie coach LA Tenorio relishes chance to learn from Tim Cone with Gilas, Magnolia duties 
• Quentin Millora-Brown relishes opportunity to learn from Gilas vets like June Mar Fajardo 
• Juan GDL, Quentin Millora-Brown looking good so far for Gilas 
• Gilas' Brownlee relieved after pneumonia scare: 'Happy to be healthy' 
• Kai Sotto joins Gilas prep for FIBA WC Asian Qualifiers, targets return by January