This is the Philippines third straight appearance in the FIBA Basketball World Cup since its participation in the 2014 edition hosted in Spain.

The Dominicans won in the 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade, which was the last competitive game between the two teams.

This surpassed the 1994 FIBA World Championship final in Toronto between the United States and Russia which was witnessed by an audience of 32,616 people.

At the team introduction, coach Chot Reyes was jeered by the crowd which player Jordan Clarkson described as "weird" in the post-game interview.

The Philippines lost to South Sudan, with coach Chot Reyes admitting that the team's morale is "really low".

[31] Asked about his career's future, Reyes defers to any decision of the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas, national federation would make adding that people already know he has "already retired and left this job several times" and that he has returned to the position on occasions when requested by the SBP since he could not turn down the "call of service for our country".

[35] It would also be the country's first FIBA Basketball World Cup win on home soil, as they were not able to register a victory in their last hosting in 1978.

Chot Reyes would step down from the head coaching role of the Philippine national team shortly after their final game against China.

[36] Reyes has expressed non-interest to get involved in the selection process for his successor who is expected to guide the Philippines at the 2022 Asian Games[a] in Hangzhou, China.

[37] The Philippines failed to qualify directly for the men's basketball tournament of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris via finishing as the best team from FIBA Asia.