2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
Basketball-Weltmeisterschaft der Damen 2026
Tournament details
Host countryGermany
CityBerlin
Dates4–13 September
Teams16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)

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]

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
 GermanyHost28 April 202319982111th place (1998)TBD

Venues

According to the plans, the tournament will be played in Berlin across two venues.

Berlin
Mercedes-Benz Arena Max-Schmeling-Halle
Capacity: 14,500 Capacity: 8,500

See also

References

  1. ↑ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026: Deutschland erhält Zuschlag!". German Basketball Federation. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "🇦🇷 ARGENTINA BUSCARÁ SER SEDE DEL MUNDIAL FEMENINO 2026". 3 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Rio de Janeiro tem Pan de 2031 nos planos esportivos da cidade".
  4. ↑ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 - Der DBB ist an einer Bewerbung als Ausrichter interessiert". 22 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Germany to host the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026". FIBA. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, women". FIBA.
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