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World No. 40 and Asia’s No. 7 Gilas Pilipinas Men will face Asia's No. 4 Iran in their second game of the fifth window of the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup Asian Qualifiers (Group E) on Sunday, November 29, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. on neutral grounds at the Karisma Arena in Seremban, Malaysia. [FREE LIVE STREAM BY ONESPORTS]
Matchup Preview:
Gilas Pilipinas will continue its campaign in the second round after back-to-back wins in the fourth window. Now holding a 4-4 record and sitting at No. 5 in Group E, the Nationals face a Syria team carrying a 2-6 win-loss record into the next phase as the bottom seed in Group E, alongside Iran, which holds a 5-3 win-loss record to sit tied for No. 3 in the group. Gilas opens the fifth window on November 27 against Syria before taking on Iran on Sunday, with both games set at Karisma Arena. A victory over Syria and Iran would give the Philippines a much-needed boost as it looks to climb the Group E standings and strengthen its bid for World Cup qualification.
Gilas Pilipinas will fly to Seremban, Malaysia, on November 21, to begin its pre-window training camp. The team will banner new naturalized player Bennie Boatwright; however, head coach Tim Cone noted potential familiarity issues as Boatwright is scheduled to be released by Fujian Sturgeons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) on November 23.
"We're going to have to try and figure out a way to make him [Boatwright] effective within the system and try to tweak it so we can get him effective and that's always difficult to do. But he's a talented guy," said Cone.
Game Tickets:
Tickets are available via Ticket2U Malaysia for the Gilas Pilipinas–Iran clash at the Karisma Arena.
Where to Watch:
One Sports will air the Gilas–Iran game via free livestream on their official YouTube channel, as well as on the Pilipinas Live app and the Pilipinas Live website. Pilipinas Live is free for registered users — and registration is also free. The game will also have live TV coverage on One Sports, One Sports+, and RPTV.
Gilas Pilipinas Roster:
The Gilas Pilipinas Men's team, mentored by Tim Cone, includes Bennie Boatwright, Kai Sotto, AJ Edu, Chris Newsome, Kevin Quiambao, Dwight Ramos, Juan Gomez de Liaño, Scottie Thompson, CJ Perez, Mike Phillips, Quentin Millora-Brown and Rhenz Abando.
Iran 22-man Pool:
Final-12 To be announced (TBA). Arsalan Kazemi, Mohammad Jamshidi, Arman Zangeneh, Piter Girgoorian, Seyed Mahdi Jafari, Amir Hossein Toosian, Mohammad Mahdi Rahimi, Alireza Sharifi, Khashayar Aliakbari, Mobin Sheikhi, Seyed Mohammad Ghaffari, Mohammad Mahdi Heydari, Navid Rezaeifar, Matin Aghajanpour, Sarem Jafari, Hasan Aliakbari, Jalal Agha Miri, Mohammad Mahdi Jalali, Behnam Yakhchali, Salar Taheri, Mohsen Asgarinia, Mohammad Amini. (Head coach: Sotiris Manolopoulos)
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