The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008. On December 9, 2007,

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announced that

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would host the wildcard tournament. Through this tournament, the final five qualifying berths for the 2008 Olympics women's basketball competition were captured by

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, Latvia, the

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, and

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. The 12 teams that competed in the 2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament were based on the finishes in each of FIBA’s five zone qualifying tournaments.

Participating nations

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and to their continental zones (all European teams are in Pot 3):

Format

The 12 participating teams were divided into four groups (A, B, C and D) of three teams each. Each team played all the other teams in its own group. The teams placed 1st and 2nd in each group played in the Quarter-Finals, with the four winners of the Quarter-Finals qualifying for the Olympic Games. The four losers played in the Semi-Finals and Finals for one remaining qualifying place.

Squads

Preliminary round

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Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

:''Note: Italicized teams qualify for the Olympics.''

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final game

References

Official Website in English and Spanish

Video of the Draw
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