The Draw for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments will take place at FIBA's Headquarters, the Patrick Baumann House of Basketball, on October 7, 2025, at 19:00 CET and will be streamed live on the FIBA YouTube channel.
The Draw will be conducted by German national team star Marie Guelich and former French national team captain Endy Miyem.
FIBA Secretary General, Andreas Zagklis will also be present, along with representatives from the participating National Federations.
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments Draw Principles
- The 24 teams have been divided into 6 pots, based on the FIBA Women's World Ranking, presented by NIKE.
- Each pot will feed one team per Qualifying Tournament.
- The four host nations will all be immediately allocated to the tournament taking place in their country from the respective pot.
In order to preserve geographical balance, the following restrictions will apply:
- Each of the four Continental Cup champions who are already directly qualified for the Women's World Cup will be drawn into one tournament.
- There must be an equal distribution of European teams, with 2 in each Qualifying Tournament, including Women's World Cup host nation Germany.
- In each Qualifying Tournament, there must be a minimum of 2 teams from the Americas and from Asia/Oceania.
- One of the four Qualifying Tournaments shall be drawn with 2 teams from Africa (excluding FIBA Women's AfroBasket 2025 champions Nigeria), with two other tournaments drawing 1 African team each.
For the complete details on the Draw Principles, please check the video.