2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification
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.
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
| Tournament | Dates |
|---|---|
| Pre-qualifying | 19–25 August 2024 |
| Qualifying | March 2026 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | First | Last | Total | Streak | |||
| Germany | Host | 28 April 2023 | 1998 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 11th place (1998) | TBD |
| Belgium | Winner of EuroBasket Women 2025 | 29 June 2025 | 2018 | 2022 | 3 | 3 | Fourth place (2018) | TBD |
| United States | Winner of 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup | 6 July 2025 | 1953 | 2022 | 19 | 17 | Champions (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022) | TBD |
| Winner of 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup | 20 July 2025 | |||||||
| Winner of 2025 Women's Afrobasket | 3 August 2025 | |||||||
| Qualified through Qualifying Tournaments | ||||||||
Pre-qualifying
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) |
- QT Participated in the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
- 4th, 5th, 6th: Position at the continental championship.
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 groups of six teams, with 16 teams qualifying for the final tournament.[5]
Teams
| Tournament | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup host | Germany |
| Two winners of Pre-Qualifying Tournaments | Czech Republic Hungary |
| Top four of 2025 Women's Afrobasket | |
| Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup | Argentina Brazil Canada Colombia Puerto Rico United States |
| Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup | |
| Top five of EuroBasket Women 2025 | Belgium France Italy Spain Turkey |
References
- ^ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026: Deutschland erhält Zuschlag!". German Basketball Federation. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "Qualification". FIBA. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, women". FIBA.
- ^ "Hosts announced for inaugural FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournaments". FIBA. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Qualification Tracker: Who has punched their ticket to the Women's World Cup 2026?". fiba.basketball. 19 June 2025. Retrieved 19 June 2025.