PIRAEUS (Greece) - All eight European nations set to participate in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments have been confirmed after Türkiye clinched the last spot.
With the five highest-ranked national teams at FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 qualifying for the global event, Belgium, France, Italy and Spain had already secured their berths by reaching the Semi-Finals.
They joined World Cup hosts Germany as well as Pre-Qualifying Tournaments winners, Czechia and Hungary, who had booked their Qualifying Tournament places in August 2024.
Türkiye claimed the last remaining ticket by topping Lithuania 99-87 in Sunday's Classification Game 7-8 and advancing as the next-best team at the event, with higher-placed Czechia and Germany already qualified.
National Team | How they qualified |
|---|---|
Germany | Hosts |
Belgium | FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 |
France | FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 |
Italy | FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 |
Spain | FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 |
Türkiye | FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 |
Czechia | Winners of FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament - Mexico |
Hungary | Winners of FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournament - Rwanda |
A total of 24 national teams will compete across four FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments, each featuring six teams, in March 2026 to determine the 16-team field for the World Cup.
Hosts Germany and FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2025 champions will participate in the Qualifying Tournaments but are assured of direct berths for the World Cup.
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