2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
International basketball competition
| Basketball-Weltmeisterschaft der Damen 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Germany |
| City | Berlin |
| Dates | 4–13 September |
| Teams | 16 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
← 2022 2030 → | |
The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup will be the 20th tournament of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup for women's national basketball teams. The tournament will be hosted in Berlin, Germany, from 4 to 13 September 2026.[1]
Host selection
The follow countries expressed interest in hosting:[2][3][4]
Argentina (San Luis)
Brazil (Rio de Janeiro)
Germany (Berlin)
During its Central Board meeting in Manila, Philippines, on 28 April 2023, FIBA announced that Germany will host the upcoming World Cup in 2026.[5] It will be the second World Cup to be held in the Germany after the 1998 tournament.
Qualified teams
Germany as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament in April 2023. All other teams will qualify through qualifying tournaments, after finishing as the top teams during their regional tournament. A total of 24 teams will be played in those qualifying tournaments for the remaining 15 spots.
| Team | Qualification | Appearance | Best performance | FIBA World Ranking[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Germany | Host | 28 April 2023 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 11th place (1998) | TBD |
Venues
According to the plans, the tournament will be played in Berlin across two venues.
| Berlin |   Berlin | |
|---|---|---|
| Uber Arena | Max-Schmeling-Halle | |
| Capacity: 14,500 | Capacity: 8,500 | |
 |  | |
Preparations
The senate in Berlin decided to contribute 6 million euros to the event.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026: Deutschland erhält Zuschlag!". German Basketball Federation. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "🇦🇷 ARGENTINA BUSCARÁ SER SEDE DEL MUNDIAL FEMENINO 2026". 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro tem Pan de 2031 nos planos esportivos da cidade".
- ^ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 - Der DBB ist an einer Bewerbung als Ausrichter interessiert". 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Germany to host the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026". FIBA. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, women". FIBA.
- ^ "Sportmetropole Berlin unterstützt die Ausrichtung des FIBA Women's Basketball World Cups 2026". www.berlin.de. 12 March 2024.
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