2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification
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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.[1] As hosts, Germany received automatic qualification for the tournament.
Schedule
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.[2] 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.
| Tournament | Dates |
|---|---|
| Pre-qualifying | 19–25 August 2024 |
| Qualifying | 11–17 March 2026 |
Qualified teams
| Team | Qualification method | Date of qualification | Appearance(s) | Previous best performance[A] | WR[B] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | First | Last | Streak | |||||
 Germany |
Host nation | 28 April 2023 | 2nd | 1998 | 1 | Eleventh place (1998) | TBD | |
 Belgium |
Winner of EuroBasket Women 2025 | 29 June 2025 | 3rd | 2018 | 2022 | 3 | Fourth place (2018) | TBD |
 United States |
Winner of 2025 Women's AmeriCup | 6 July 2025 | 19th | 1953 | 17 | Champions (Eleven times)[a] | TBD | |
 Australia |
Winner of 2025 Women's Asia Cup | 20 July 2025 | 17th | 1957 | 16 | Champions (2006) | TBD | |
 Nigeria |
Winner of 2025 Women's Afrobasket | 3 August 2025 | 3rd | 2006 | 2018 | 1 | Eighth place (2018) | TBD |
 France |
Qualified through Qualifying Tournaments | 14 March 2026 | 12th | 1953 | 2022 | 7 | Third place (1953) | TBD |
 Spain |
8th | 1994 | 2018 | 1 | Runners-up (2014) | TBD | ||
 China |
15 March 2026 | 12th | 1983 | 2022 | 12 | Runners-up (1994, 2022) | TBD | |
 South Korea |
17th | 1964 | 17 | Runners-up (1967, 1979) | TBD | |||
 Italy |
6th | 1967 | 1994 | 1 | Fourth place (1975) | TBD | ||
 Mali |
17 March 2026 | 3rd | 2010 | 2022 | 2 | Eleventh place (2022) | TBD | |
 Czechia |
4th | 2006 | 2014 | 1 | Runners-up (2010) | TBD | ||
 Turkey |
3rd | 2014 | 2018 | 1 | Fourth place (2014) | TBD | ||
 Japan |
10th | 1964 | 2022 | 5 | Runners-up (1975) | TBD | ||
 Hungary |
6th | 1957 | 1998 | 1 | Fifth place (1957) | TBD | ||
 Puerto Rico |
3rd | 2018 | 2022 | 3 | Eighth place (2022) | TBD | ||
Pre-qualifying
16 teams entered this stage and were split into two tournaments, with the winners advancing to the next round.[3] 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 |  Senegal QT Mali (3rd)  Rwanda (4th) Mozambique (5th) |
| Americas |  Brazil QT Venezuela (6th) Argentina (7th) Mexico (8th) |
| Asia/Oceania |  New Zealand QT South Korea (5th) Philippines (6th) Lebanon (7th) |
| Europe | Hungary QT Czechia (7th) Montenegro (8th) Great Britain (10th) |
- QT Participated in the 2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
- 4th, 5th, 6th: Position at the continental championship.
