The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification process determined the 16 that will qualify for the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup. As hosts, Germany received automatic qualification for the tournament.
Format There were two parts. 16 teams played a pre-qualifying tournament with the two winners qualifying for the qualifying tournament. The final qualifying part included 24 teams. Germany, as host, and each winner of the continental championship qualified. All other teams played in a qualifying tournament after finishing as the top teams during their regional tournament. A total of 22 teams were playing in those qualifying tournaments for the remaining eleven spots.
Schedule Tournament Dates Pre-qualifying 19–25 August 2024 Qualifying 11–17 March 2026
Qualified teams TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performance WRFirstLast Host nation28 April 202319981 (1998)11Winner of EuroBasket Women 202529 June 2025201820223 (2018)5Winner of 2025 Women's AmeriCup6 July 2025195317 (Eleven times)1Winner of 2025 Women's Asia Cup20 July 2025195716 (2006)3Winner of 2025 Women's Afrobasket3 August 2025200620181 (2018)8 Qualified through Qualifying Tournaments14 March 2026195320227 (1953)2199420181 (2014)615 March 20261983202212 (1994, 2022)4195918 (1967, 1979)15196719941 (1975)1417 March 2026201020222 (2022)18200620141 (2010)17201420181 (2014)16196420225 (1975)10195719981 (1957)19201820223 (2022)13
Pre-qualifying
16 teams entered this stage and were split into two tournaments, with the winners advancing to the next round. The tournaments were held from 19 to 25 August 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico and Kigali, Rwanda. The draw took place on 25 April 2024.
Continent Team(s) Africa QT (3rd) (4th) (5th) Americas QT (6th) (7th) (8th) Asia/Oceania QT (5th) (6th) (7th) Europe QT (7th) (8th) (10th)
QT Participated in the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 4th, 5th, 6th: Position at the continental championship.
Qualifying
There were 24 teams, two from the first round and 22 from the continental championships in 2025. The host, Germany, and the winners of the continental championships participated in the tournament, although already qualified. The teams were split into four tournaments of six teams, with 16 teams qualifying for the final tournament. The tournaments were held from 11 to 17 March 2026, with Istanbul, Villeurbanne, San Juan and Wuhan, China as the hosts. The draw was held on 7 October 2025 at the FIBA headquarters in Mies, Switzerland.
Teams Tournament Team(s) 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup hosts Two winners of Pre-Qualifying Tournaments Top four of 2025 Women's Afrobasket Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup Top six of 2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup Top five of EuroBasket Women 2025
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