2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments

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2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Qualifying Tournaments
Tournament details
Host countryChina
France
Puerto Rico
Turkey
Dates11–17 March
Teams24 (from 5 federations)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
2022
2030

The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments will determine the last eleven teams for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. The tournaments will be held from 11 to 17 March 2026.

Contents

Format

The 24 teams, final tournament hosts Germany and 23 teams coming from the continental championships in 2025, were divided into four tournaments of six teams each, playing each other once in a single round-robin. Germany and the continental champions, all automatically qualified for the final tournament, will still participate in the qualifying tournaments. With one continental champion in each tournament, three spots will be contested in three tournaments, and two in the tournament containing Germany. [1]

Qualified teams

QualificationHostDatesVacanciesQualified
2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup host28 April 20231Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico City 19–25 August 20241Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia
Flag of Rwanda.svg Kigali 1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
EuroBasket Women 2025 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Brno
Flag of Germany.svg Hamburg
Flag of Greece.svg Piraeus
Flag of Italy.svg Bologna
18–29 June 20255Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup Flag of Chile.svg Santiago 28 June – 6 July 20256Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shenzhen 13–20 July 20256Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abidjan 26 July – 3 August 20254Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Total24

Host selection

On 19 September 2025, FIBA announced the tournaments will be hosted by Istanbul, Turkey; Villeurbanne, France; San Juan, Puerto Rico; and Wuhan, China. [2] [3] [4]

Draw

The draw was held on 7 October 2025, at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland, [2] conducted by German player Marie Gülich and French former player Endéné Miyem. [5] The draw started with the four hosts being placed into their respective groups and continued with, in order, pots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. The position for the team within the group would then be drawn (for the purpose of the schedule). Countries in bold text means they qualified.

Seeding

The seeding and principles were announced on 6 October 2025. The seeding was based on the 8 August 2025 FIBA Women's World Ranking. [6]

In order to preserve geographic balance, the following restrictions applied in the draw: [6]

Pot 1
TeamPos
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2
Flag of France.svg  France (H)3
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (H)4
   
Pot 2
TeamPos
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 5
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 7
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 8
   
Pot 3
TeamPos
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 9
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 11
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 12
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (H)13
   
Pot 4
TeamPos
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 15
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (H)16
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 17
   
Pot 5
TeamPos
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 18
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 19
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 21
   
Pot 6
TeamPos
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 25
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 27
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 39
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 55

Draw results

Tournaments

The schedule was confirmed on 8 October 2025. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Tournament A

The tournament will be held in Wuhan, China.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 0000000 Final tournament
2Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan 0000000
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 0000000
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium [a] 0000000
5Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechia 0000000
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (H)0000000
First game(s) will be played: 11 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Tournament B

The tournament will be held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0000000 Final tournament
2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico (H)0000000
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States [b] 0000000
4Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 0000000
5Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 0000000
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0000000
First game(s) will be played: 11 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Tournament C

The tournament will be held in Istanbul, Turkey.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 0000000 Final tournament
2Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey (H)0000000
3Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0000000
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [c] 0000000
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0000000
6Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0000000
First game(s) will be played: 11 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Tournament D

The tournament will be held in Villeurbanne, France.

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 0000000 Final tournament
2Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 0000000
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany [d] 0000000
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0000000
5Flag of France.svg  France (H)0000000
6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria [e] 0000000 Final tournament
First game(s) will be played: 11 March 2026. Source: FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts

Notes

  1. Belgium automatically qualified as EuroBasket Women 2025 champions.
  2. United States automatically qualified as 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup champions.
  3. Australia automatically qualified as 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup champions.
  4. Germany automatically qualified as World Cup hosts.
  5. Nigeria automatically qualified as 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket champions.

References

  1. "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments 2026 field set". fiba.basketball. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced". fiba.basketball. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. "Puerto Rico será una de las sedes del clasificatorio para la Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto Femenino" (in Spanish). Primera Hora. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. "La France organisera un tournoi de qualification pour la Coupe du monde 2026" (in French). bebasket.fr. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  5. "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments Draw concluded". fiba.basketball. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments draw principles set". fiba.basketball. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  7. "Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament China 2026 full schedule available". fiba.basketball. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  8. "Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Puerto Rico 2026 full schedule available". fiba.basketball. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  9. "Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Türkiye 2026 full schedule available". fiba.basketball. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  10. "Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament France 2026 full schedule available". fiba.basketball. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.