Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking [3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Germany | Host | 28 April 2023 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 11th place (1998) | TBD |
The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification process will determine the 16 that will qualify for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. [1] As hosts, Germany will receive automatic qualification for the tournament.
There will be two parts. 16 teams will play a pre-qualifying tournament with the two winners qualifying for the qualifying tournament. The final qualifying part will include 24 teams with 22 of them coming from the specific continental championships. [2]
| Tournament | Dates |
|---|---|
| Pre-qualifying | 19–25 August 2024 |
| Qualifying | March 2026 |
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking [3] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
| Germany | Host | 28 April 2023 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 11th place (1998) | TBD |
16 teams enter this stage and will be split into two tournaments, with the winners advancing to the next round. [4] The tournaments will be held from 19 to 25 August 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico and Kigali, Rwanda. The draw will take place on 25 April 2024.
| Continent | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Africa |  Senegal QT  Mali (3rd)  Rwanda (4th) Mozambique (5th) |
| Americas |  Brazil QT Venezuela (6th) Argentina (7th) Mexico (8th) |
| Asia/Oceania |  New Zealand QT South Korea (5th) Philippines (6th) Lebanon (7th) |
| Europe |  Hungary QT Czech Republic (7th) Montenegro (8th) Great Britain (10th) |
There will be 24 teams, two from the first round and 22 from the continental championships in 2025. The tournaments are scheduled to be held in March 2026. The host, Germany, and the winners of the continental championships will participate in the tournament, although already qualified. The teams are split into four groups of six teams, with 16 teams qualifying for the final tournament.
| Tournament | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| Top four of 2025 Women's Afrobasket | |
| Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup | |
| Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup | |
| Top six of EuroBasket Women 2025 | Germany (World Cup host) |
| Two winners of Pre-Qualifying Tournaments | Czech Republic Hungary |
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