FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 Qualifiers First Round Draw complete

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    Farhiya Abdi and Shawn Huff assisted with the draw as guests

    The first steps on the road to Belgium, Finland, Lithuania and Sweden are clear with the stage set for the Qualifiers.

    MUNICH (Germany) - The path to FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 is now set following the completion of the Qualifiers First Round Draw on Wednesday.

    The 27 nations participating in the First Round of the Qualifiers learned their opponents for the initial phase of the journey to the next edition of Europe's flagship competition.

    The draw was attended by FIBA Executive Director Europe Kamil Novak, with former Sweden international Farhiya Abdi and former Finland men's national team captain Shawn Huff assisting with the ceremony.

    The groups for the First Round are as follows:

    Group A: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Israel; Luxembourg; Ireland

    Group B: Slovenia; Latvia; Netherlands; Estonia

    Group C: Slovakia; Poland; Romania; Cyprus

    Group D: Great Britain; Switzerland; Norway; Austria

    Group E: Montenegro; Ukraine; Bulgaria; Azerbaijan

    Group F: Greece; Croatia; Denmark; North Macedonia

    Group G: Serbia; Portugal; Iceland

    The First Round will be played across two windows in November 2025 and March 2026, with each window consisting of three gamedays. The winners and runners-up of each group, as well as the three best-ranked third-placed teams – 17 teams in total – will progress to the Second Round.

    Automatically qualified for FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 as co-hosts, Belgium, Finland, Lithuania and Sweden were placed together in Group H and will play their games throughout the whole Qualifiers campaign.

    Meanwhile, Czechia, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain and Türkiye will enter the Qualifiers from the Second Round, as they will compete in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Qualifying Tournaments in March 2026.

    For more information about the competition system, click here.

    ### About FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 FIBA Women's EuroBasket 2027 will mark the 41st edition of the continental showpiece event, and will see 16 teams fight for the coveted title. The event will be co-hosted by Belgium, Finland, Lithuania and Sweden. For further information, visit the official website or follow FIBA Women's EuroBasket on Facebook, X, Instagram and YouTube.

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