2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
| Basketball-Weltmeisterschaft der Frauen 2026 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Germany |
| City | Berlin |
| Dates | 4–13 September |
| Teams | 16 (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
[edit]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
[edit]Expansion
[edit]On 25 March 2022, following a review of the current FIBA women's basketball system, FIBA expanded the World Cup back to 16 teams after reducing the teams to 12 teams in 2022.[6] The expansion brings the numbers of teams that qualified back to the same amount as the world cups between 1990 and 2018.
Qualification
[edit]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[7] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As | Date | First | Last | Total | Streak | |||
 Germany |
Host | 28 April 2023 | 1998 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 11th place (1998) | TBD |
Venues
[edit]According to the plans, the tournament will be played in Berlin across two venues.
| Berlin | ||
|---|---|---|
| Arena Berlin | Max-Schmeling-Halle | |
| Capacity: 14,500 | Capacity: 8,500 | |
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Preparations
[edit]The senate (city-state government) in Berlin decided to allocate €6 million to the event.[8]
Logo
[edit]The logo was unveiled on 12 August 2024.[9] According to FIBA, the logo is supposed to depict "Berlin's status as a united metropolis that loves to party and celebrate".[10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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". Cancha Latina. 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Rio de Janeiro tem Pan de 2031 nos planos esportivos da cidade". Surto Olímpico. 3 February 2023.
- ^ "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 - Der DBB ist an einer Bewerbung als Ausrichter interessiert". bblprofis.de. 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Germany to host the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026". FIBA. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ "FIBA Central Board approves expansion of Women's World Cup 2026". FIBA.basketball.
- ^ "FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, women". FIBA.
- ^ "Sportmetropole Berlin unterstützt die Ausrichtung des FIBA Women's Basketball World Cups 2026". berlin.de. 12 March 2024.
- ^ "Logo für FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 enthüllt". German Basketball Association (DBB).
- ^ "FIBA and global icon Sue Bird launch the brand for FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026" (Press release). FIBA. 12 August 2024.
External links
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- 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
- FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
- 2020s in Berlin
- 2020s in German women's sport
- 2026 in women's basketball
- 2026 in German sport
- Scheduled basketball competitions
- 2026–27 in European basketball
- International basketball competitions hosted by Germany
- Women's sport in Berlin
- Basketball competitions in Berlin