2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification

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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.

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Format

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. [2] Germany, as host, and each winner of the continental championship will qualify. All other teams play in a qualifying tournament after finishing as the top teams during their regional tournament. A total of 22 teams will be playing in those qualifying tournaments for the remaining eleven spots.

Schedule

TournamentDates
Pre-qualifying19–25 August 2024
Qualifying11–17 March 2026

Qualified teams

TeamQualificationAppearanceBest performance FIBA World Ranking [3]
AsDateFirstLastTotalStreak
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Host28 April 2023 1998 1998 2111th place (1998)TBD
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium Winner of EuroBasket Women 2025 29 June 2025 2018 2022 33Fourth place (2018)TBD
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Winner of 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup 6 July 2025 1953 2022 1917Champions (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)TBD
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Winner of 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup 20 July 2025 1957 2022 1716Champions (2006)TBD
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Winner of 2025 Women's Afrobasket 3 August 2025 2006 2018 31Eighth place (2018)TBD
Qualified through Qualifying Tournaments

Pre-qualifying

16 teams entered this stage and were split into two tournaments, with the winners advancing to the next round. [4] The tournaments were held from 19 to 25 August 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico and Kigali, Rwanda. The draw took place on 25 April 2024.

ContinentTeam(s)
Africa Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal QT
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali (3rd)
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda (4th)
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique (5th)
Americas Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil QT
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela (6th)
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (7th)
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (8th)
Asia/Oceania Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand QT
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (5th)
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines (6th)
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon (7th)
Europe Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary QT
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic (7th)
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro (8th)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain (10th)

Qualifying

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 tournaments of six teams, with 16 teams qualifying for the final tournament. [5] The tournaments are scheduled to be held from 11 to 17 March 2026, with Istanbul, Villeurbanne, San Juan and Wuhan, China as the hosts. The draw will be held on 7 October 2025 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland. [6]

Teams

TournamentTeam(s)
2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup hostFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Two winners of Pre-Qualifying Tournaments Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Top four of 2025 Women's Afrobasket Flag of Mali.svg  Mali
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan
Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Top five of EuroBasket Women 2025 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026: Deutschland erhält Zuschlag!". German Basketball Federation. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Qualification". FIBA. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, women". FIBA.
  4. ↑ "Hosts announced for inaugural FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  5. ↑ "Qualification Tracker: Who has punched their ticket to the Women's World Cup 2026?". fiba.basketball. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ↑ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced". fiba.basketball. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
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