Canada Basketball – Dear media representatives,

The media accreditation process for the sixth and last window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers opened on Monday January 14 2019 (00:00 CET).
 

Canada will face Chile on Thursday, February 21 before taking on Venezuela on Sunday, February 24 to conclude the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Americas Qualifiers.  Both games will be played at the Mile One Centre in St. John’s, Newfoundland.
 
Local and international media representatives wishing to attend a game are invited to apply through the FIBA Media Portal.

 
To apply for a specific game each media person must:

• Log-in to the FIBA Media Portal or create a new profile (only if new user);
• Select one of the Qualifiers from the event list: African Qualifiers, Americas Qualifiers, Asian Qualifiers or European Qualifiers;
• Select the game(s) to attend during the window (max two games per window)
• Applicants are required to complete all steps and complete all required fields. Creating a profile or logging in to a previous existing account is not an application in itself.

 Accreditation procedure for Broadcast Partners (Rights-Holders) and Host Broadcasters will be communicated separately by FIBA Media (tv@fibamedia.com).
 
Media credentials will be awarded on the basis of the professional history of the applying media, relevance to the event and basketball in general, as well as space availability in the venues.
 
The National Federation hosting a game will, ultimately, be responsible for the delivery of the accreditation decisions and distribution of badges for any home game, however applying media must initially proceed as described above.  
 
You will find a list of National Federations Media Officers contacts in the FIBA Media Centre.
 
For further queries please email accreditation@fiba.com
 
TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR MEDIA ACCREDITATION
 
You are kindly asked to carefully read the terms & conditions in your accreditation application before accepting.
 
** Accredited Media Non-Rights Holders are not allowed to film any game, pre- or post-game action as well as any other video or audio content. They are not permitted to make live commentary or broadcast from anywhere within the arena. **
 
All TV/Radio/Web broadcasters interested in acquiring rights should contact tv@fibamedia.com.

WORLD CUP 2019 QUALIFIERS
 
The Second Round of the Qualifiers will come to a close with 31 national teams booking their tickets to join tournament hosts China at the first-ever 32-team FIBA Basketball World Cup taking place from August 31-September 15, 2019.
 
14 spots are still on offer and will be filled in the sixth and final window of the Qualifiers, in February 2019.