2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
{{Short description|International basketball competition}}
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|year = 2026
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|city = Berlin
|country = Germany
|dates = 4–13 September
|num_teams = 16
|confederations = 4
|venues = 2
|cities = 1
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The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup will be the 20th tournament of the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup for women's national basketball teams. The tournament will be hosted in Berlin, Germany, from 4 to 13 September 2026.{{cite web|url=https://www.basketball-bund.de/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-deutschland-erhaelt-zuschlag/|title=FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026: Deutschland erhält Zuschlag!|publisher=German Basketball Federation|access-date=28 April 2023|date=28 April 2023}}
Host selection
The follow countries expressed interest in hosting:{{Cite web|url=https://canchalatina.com/2022/08/03/argentina-buscara-ser-sede-del-mundial-femenino-2026/|title=ARGENTINA BUSCARÁ SER SEDE DEL MUNDIAL FEMENINO 2026|date=3 August 2022|website=Cancha Latina}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.surtoolimpico.com.br/2023/02/rio-de-janeiro-tem-pan-de-2031-nos.html|title=Rio de Janeiro tem Pan de 2031 nos planos esportivos da cidade|website=Surto Olímpico|date=3 February 2023}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bblprofis.de/index.php/2022/09/22/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-der-dbb-ist-an-einer-bewerbung-als-ausrichter-interessiert/|title=FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 - Der DBB ist an einer Bewerbung als Ausrichter interessiert|date=22 September 2022|website=bblprofis.de}}
- {{ARG}} (San Luis)
- {{BRA}} (Rio de Janeiro)
- {{GER}} (Berlin)
During its Central Board meeting in Manila, Philippines, on 28 April 2023, FIBA announced that Germany will host the upcoming World Cup in 2026.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/germany-to-host-fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026|title=Germany to host the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026|publisher=FIBA|access-date=28 April 2023|date=28 April 2023}} It will be second World Cup to be held in the Germany after the 1998 tournament.
Qualified teams
{{Main|2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification}}
= Expansion =
On 25 March 2022, following a review of the current FIBA women's basketball system, FIBA expanded the World Cup back to 16 teams after reducing the teams to 12 teams in 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/fiba-central-board-approves-expansion-of-womens-world-cup-2026|title=FIBA Central Board approves expansion of Women's World Cup 2026|website=FIBA.basketball}} The expansion brings the numbers of teams that qualified back to the same count as the World Cups between 1990 and 2018.
=Qualification=
Germany as the hosts automatically qualified for the tournament in April 2023. All other teams will qualify through qualifying tournaments, after finishing as the top teams during their regional tournament. A total of 24 teams will be playing in those qualifying tournaments for the remaining 15 spots.
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Venues
According to the plans, the tournament will be played in Berlin across two venues.
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| Arena Berlin |
| Capacity: 14,500
| Capacity: 8,500 |
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Preparations
The senate (city-state government) in Berlin decided to allocate €6 million to the event.{{Cite web|url=https://www.berlin.de/rbmskzl/aktuelles/pressemitteilungen/2024/pressemitteilung.1426591.php|title=Sportmetropole Berlin unterstützt die Ausrichtung des FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cups 2026|date=12 March 2024|website=berlin.de}}
=Logo=
The logo was unveiled on 12 August 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.basketball-bund.de/logo-fuer-fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-enthuellt/|title=Logo für FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2026 enthüllt|publisher=German Basketball Association (DBB)}} According to FIBA, the logo is supposed to depict "Berlin's status as a united metropolis that loves to party and celebrate".{{cite press release|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026/news/fiba-and-global-icon-sue-bird-launch-the-brand-for-fiba-womens-basketball|title=FIBA and global icon Sue Bird launch the brand for FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026|publisher=FIBA|date=12 August 2024}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026 Official tournament page]
- {{Official website|http://www.fiba.com/|FIBA official website}}
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