2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments

Main article: 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification
2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Qualifying Tournaments
Tournament details
Host countryChina
France
Puerto Rico
Turkey
Dates11–17 March
Teams24 (from 5 federations)
Venues4 (in 4 host cities)

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.

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

Qualification Host Dates Vacancies Qualified
2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup host N/a 28 April 2023 1  Germany
2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments Mexico Mexico City 19–25 August 2024 1  Czechia
Rwanda Kigali 1  Hungary
EuroBasket Women 2025 Czech Republic Brno
Germany Hamburg
Greece Piraeus
Italy Bologna		 18–29 June 2025 5  Belgium
 Spain
 Italy
 France
 Turkey
2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup Chile Santiago 28 June – 6 July 2025 6  United States
 Brazil
 Canada
 Argentina
 Colombia
 Puerto Rico
2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup China Shenzhen 13–20 July 2025 6  Australia
 Japan
 China
 South Korea
 New Zealand
 Philippines
2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket Ivory Coast Abidjan 26 July – 3 August 2025 4  Nigeria
 Mali
 South Sudan
 Senegal
Total 24

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]

  • Each of the four continental champions, who are already directly qualified for the World Cup, were drawn into one tournament.
  • A maximum of two European teams were drawn in each tournament, including World Cup hosts Germany.
  • One or two teams from the Americas and from Asia and Oceania were drawn in each tournament.
  • One of the four tournaments was drawn with two teams from Africa (excluding continental champions Nigeria), with two other tournaments drawing one African team each.
  • South Sudan could not be drawn in the Puerto Rico tournament.
Pot 1
Team Pos
 United States 1
 Australia 2
 France (H) 3
 China (H) 4
   
Pot 2
Team Pos
 Belgium 5
 Spain 6
 Canada 7
 Nigeria 8
   
Pot 3
Team Pos
 Brazil 9
 Japan 11
 Germany 12
 Puerto Rico (H) 13
   
Pot 4
Team Pos
 Italy 14
 South Korea 15
 Turkey (H) 16
 Czechia 17
   
Pot 5
Team Pos
 Mali 18
 Colombia 19
 Hungary 20
 New Zealand 21
   
Pot 6
Team Pos
 Senegal 25
 Argentina 27
 Philippines 39
 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.

All times are local (UTC+8).

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Brazil 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Belgium[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Czechia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  China (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.
11 March 2026
19:30
China  vs.  Mali
15 March 2026
13:30
Mali  vs.  Brazil

Tournament B

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

All times are local (UTC−3).

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Puerto Rico (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  United States[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Italy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Spain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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. ^ United States automatically qualified as 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup champions.

Tournament C

The tournament will be held in Istanbul, Turkey.

All times are local (UTC+3).

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Hungary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Turkey (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Australia[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  Canada 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Japan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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. ^ Australia automatically qualified as 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup champions.

Tournament D

The tournament will be held in Villeurbanne, France.

All times are local (UTC+1).

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Final tournament
2  Philippines 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Germany[a] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  South Korea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5  France (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6  Nigeria[b] 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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. ^ Germany automatically qualified as World Cup hosts.
  2. ^ Nigeria automatically qualified as 2025 FIBA Women's AfroBasket champions.
11 March 2026
14:00
Nigeria  vs.  Colombia
11 March 2026
17:00
Germany  vs.  South Korea
11 March 2026
20:30
France  vs.  Philippines
12 March 2026
14:00
South Korea  vs.  Nigeria
12 March 2026
17:00
Philippines  vs.  Germany
12 March 2026
20:30
Colombia  vs.  France
14 March 2026
14:00
Nigeria  vs.  Philippines
14 March 2026
17:00
South Korea  vs.  Colombia
14 March 2026
20:30
Germany  vs.  France
15 March 2026
12:30
Philippines  vs.  South Korea
15 March 2026
15:30
Colombia  vs.  Germany
15 March 2026
19:00
France  vs.  Nigeria
17 March 2026
14:00
Philippines  vs.  Colombia
17 March 2026
17:00
Nigeria  vs.  Germany
17 March 2026
20:30
South Korea  vs.  France

References

  1. ^ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments 2026 field set". FIBA. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  2. ^ a b "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced". FIBA. 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". Primera Hora (in Spanish). 19 September 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ^ "La France organisera un tournoi de qualification pour la Coupe du monde 2026". BeBasket (in French). 19 September 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  5. ^ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments Draw concluded". FIBA. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  6. ^ a b "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments draw principles set". FIBA. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament China 2026 full schedule available". FIBA. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Puerto Rico 2026 full schedule available". FIBA. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  9. ^ "Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament Türkiye 2026 full schedule available". FIBA. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  10. ^ "Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament France 2026 full schedule available". FIBA. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
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