The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup will be the 20th tournament of the
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It was created by the Internat ...
for women's national basketball teams. The tournament will be hosted in Berlin, Germany, from 4 to 13 September 2026.
Host selection
The follow countries expressed interest in hosting:
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Rio de Janeiro
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Berlin
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During its Central Board meeting in
Manila
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, Philippines, on 28 April 2023, FIBA announced that Germany will host the upcoming World Cup in 2026.
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.
Venues
According to the plans, the tournament will be played in Berlin across two venues.
See also
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2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup
References
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