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The '''2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup qualification''' process will determine the 16 that will qualify for the [[2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> As hosts, [[Germany women's national basketball team|Germany]] will receive automatic qualification for the tournament.
==Format==
There will be two parts. 16 teams will play a pre-qualifying tournament with the two winners qualifying for the qualifying tournament. The final qualifying part will include 24 teams with 22 of them coming from the specific continental championships.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/womens-calendar/qualification|title=Qualification|publisher=FIBA|accessdate=17 April 2024}}</ref>
===Schedule===
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! Tournament
! Dates
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| Pre-qualifying || 19–25 August 2024
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| Qualifying || March 2026
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==Qualified teams==
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!rowspan=2|Team
!colspan=2|Qualification
!colspan=4|Appearance
!rowspan=2|Best performance
!rowspan=2|[[FIBA Women's World Ranking|FIBA World Ranking]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fiba.basketball/rankingwomen|title=FIBA World Ranking Presented by NIKE, women|website=FIBA}}</ref>
|-
!width=100px|As
!Date
!First
!Last
!Total
!Streak
|-
|{{bkw|GER}} || Host || 28 April 2023 || [[1998 FIBA World Championship for Women|1998]] || [[1998 FIBA World Championship for Women|1998]] || 2 || 1 || 11th place ([[1998 FIBA World Championship for Women|1998]]) || TBD
|}</onlyinclude>
==Pre-qualifying==
{{main|2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments}}
16 teams enter this stage and will be split into two tournaments, with the winners advancing to the next round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/news/hosts-announced-for-inaugural-fiba-women-s-basketball-world-cup-2026-pre-qualifying-tournaments|title=Hosts announced for inaugural FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2026 Pre-Qualifying Tournaments|publisher=FIBA|accessdate=17 April 2024}}</ref> The tournaments will be held from 19 to 25 August 2024 in [[Mexico City]], Mexico and [[Kigali]], Rwanda. The draw will take place on 25 April 2024.
{| class="wikitable"
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! Continent
! Team(s)
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| [[2023 Women's Afrobasket|Africa]] || {{bkw|SEN}} <sup>[[2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments|QT]]</sup><br>{{bkw|MLI}} <small>(3rd) </small><br>{{bkw|RWA}} <small>(4th)</small><br>{{bkw|MOZ}} <small>(5th)</small>
|-
| [[2023 FIBA Women's AmeriCup|Americas]] || {{bkw|BRA}} <sup>QT</sup><br>{{bkw|VEN}} <small>(6th)</small><br>{{bkw|ARG}} <small>(7th)</small><br>{{bkw|MEX}} <small>(8th)</small>
|-
| [[2023 FIBA Women's Asia Cup|Asia/Oceania]] || {{bkw|NZL}} <sup>QT</sup><br>{{bkw|KOR}} <small>(5th)</small><br>{{bkw|PHI}} <small>(6th)</small><br>{{bkw|LBN}} <small>(7th)</small>
|-
| [[EuroBasket Women 2023|Europe]] || {{bkw|HUN}} <sup>QT</sup><br>{{bkw|CZE}} <small>(7th)</small><br>{{bkw|MNE}} <small>(8th)</small><br>{{bkw|GBR}} <small>(10th)</small>
|}
*<sup>QT</sup> Participated in the [[2024 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments]]
*4th, 5th, 6th: Position at the continental championship.
==Qualifying==
{{main|2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifying Tournaments}}
There will be 24 teams, two from the first round and 22 from the continental championships in 2025. The tournaments are scheduled to be held in March 2026. The host, Germany, and the winners of the continental championships will participate in the tournament, although already qualified. The teams are split into four groups of six teams, with 16 teams qualifying for the final tournament.
===Teams===
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! Tournament
! Team(s)
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| Top four of [[2025 Women's Afrobasket]] ||
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| Top six of [[2025 FIBA Women's Asia Cup]] ||
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| Top six of [[2025 FIBA Women's AmeriCup]] ||
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| Top six of [[EuroBasket Women 2025]] || {{bkw|GER}} (World Cup host)
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| Two winners of [[2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Pre-Qualifying Tournaments|Pre-Qualifying Tournaments]] || {{bkw|CZE}}<br />{{bkw|HUN}}
|}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup}}
[[Category:2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup|Q]]