2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification
The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification process determined the 16 that will qualify for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.[1] As hosts, Germany received automatic qualification for the tournament.
Format
There were two parts. 16 teams played a pre-qualifying tournament with the two winners qualifying for the qualifying tournament. The final qualifying part included 24 teams.[2] Germany, as host, and each winner of the continental championship qualified. All other teams played in a qualifying tournament after finishing as the top teams during their regional tournament. A total of 22 teams were playing in those qualifying tournaments for the remaining eleven spots.
Schedule
| Tournament | Dates |
|---|---|
| Pre-qualifying | 19–25 August 2024 |
| Qualifying | 11–17 March 2026 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[A] | WR[B] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
 Germany |
Host nation | 28 April 2023 | 2nd | 1998 | 1 | Eleventh place (1998) | 11 | |
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Winner of EuroBasket Women 2025 | 29 June 2025 | 3rd | 2018 | 2022 | 3 | Fourth place (2018) | 5 |
 United States |
Winner of 2025 Women's AmeriCup | 6 July 2025 | 19th | 1953 | 17 | Champions (Eleven times)[a] | 1 | |
.svg.png){kind=small} Australia |
Winner of 2025 Women's Asia Cup | 20 July 2025 | 17th | 1957 | 16 | Champions (2006) | 3 | |
 Nigeria |
Winner of 2025 Women's Afrobasket | 3 August 2025 | 3rd | 2006 | 2018 | 1 | Eighth place (2018) | 8 |
 France |
Qualified through Qualifying Tournaments | 14 March 2026 | 12th | 1953 | 2022 | 7 | Third place (1953) | 2 |
 Spain |
8th | 1994 | 2018 | 1 | Runners-up (2014) | 6 | ||
 China |
15 March 2026 | 12th | 1983 | 2022 | 12 | Runners-up (1994, 2022) | 4 | |
 South Korea |
18th | 1959 | 18 | Runners-up (1967, 1979) | 15 | |||
 Italy |
6th | 1967 | 1994 | 1 | Fourth place (1975) | 14 | ||
 Mali |
17 March 2026 | 3rd | 2010 | 2022 | 2 | Eleventh place (2022) | 18 | |
 Czech Republic |
4th | 2006 | 2014 | 1 | Runners-up (2010) | 17 | ||
 Turkey |
3rd | 2014 | 2018 | 1 | Fourth place (2014) | 16 | ||
 Japan |
10th | 1964 | 2022 | 5 | Runners-up (1975) | 10 | ||
 Hungary |
6th | 1957 | 1998 | 1 | Fifth place (1957) | 19 | ||
 Puerto Rico |
3rd | 2018 | 2022 | 3 | Eighth place (2022) | 13 | ||
Pre-qualifying
16 teams entered this stage and were split into two tournaments, with the winners advancing to the next round.[3] 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.
| 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 Czechia (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 were 24 teams, two from the first round and 22 from the continental championships in 2025. The host, Germany, and the winners of the continental championships participated in the tournament, although already qualified. The teams were split into four tournaments of six teams, with 16 teams qualifying for the final tournament.[4] The tournaments were held from 11 to 17 March 2026, with Istanbul, Villeurbanne, San Juan and Wuhan, China as the hosts. The draw was held on 7 October 2025 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.[5][6][7]
Teams
| Tournament | Team(s) |
|---|---|
| 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup hosts | Germany |
| Two winners of Pre-Qualifying Tournaments | Czechia Hungary |
| Top four of 2025 Women's Afrobasket | Mali Nigeria Senegal South Sudan |
| Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup | Argentina Brazil.svg.png){kind=small} Canada Colombia Puerto Rico United States |
| Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup | Australia China Japan South Korea New Zealand Philippines |
| Top five of EuroBasket Women 2025 | Belgium France Italy Spain Turkey |
Notes
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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments hosts announced". fiba.basketball. 19 September 2025. Retrieved 19 September 2025.
- ↑ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments draw principles set". fiba.basketball. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
- ↑ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments Draw concluded". fiba.basketball. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.