Groupings for the 2026 Women's Basketball World Cup Qualifiers: China placed in Group A alongside Belgium, Brazil, and four other teams

On October 8th Beijing time, the draw for the 2026 Women's Basketball World Cup qualifiers concluded successfully. The Chinese women's basketball team was placed in Group A, with Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, South Sudan, and Mali as their group rivals. Because Belgium had previously qualified for the World Cup by virtue of winning the EuroBasket, China will vie with the remaining four teams for the three advancement slots in the group. The detailed groupings are as follows—

Group A: Mali, South Sudan, Brazil, Belgium, Czech Republic, China

Group B: New Zealand, Puerto Rico, USA, Senegal, Italy, Spain

Group C: Hungary, Turkey, Argentina, Australia, Canada, Japan

Group D: Colombia, Philippines, Germany, South Korea, France, Nigeria

The 2026 Women's Basketball World Cup qualifiers will take place from March 11 to 17, 2026, hosted jointly by Istanbul (Turkey), Lyon (France, Villeurbanne), San Juan (Puerto Rico), and Wuhan (China). Each venue will host six teams, with Wuhan hosting the games for Group A.

The competition format is as follows—

24 teams divided into 4 groups of 6 teams each, playing a single round-robin format

Groups that include Germany and one intercontinental tournament champion will have 2 qualifying spots

Groups with one intercontinental tournament champion will have 3 qualifying spots

So far, five teams have secured their places for the 2026 Women's Basketball World Cup: Germany, Nigeria, USA, Australia, and Belgium.