Women’s Basketball World Cup: Scores, groups, standings, and more

Paige Bueckers #4 celebrates during the game at the 2026 FIBA World Cup Qualifying Tournament between USA and Puerto Rico in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on March 12, 2026, at Coliseo Jose Miguel Agrelot. | NurPhoto via Getty Images The 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup begins on Friday in Berlin, with the United States among the favorites in the 16-team field. Team USA, coached by Duke women’s basketball coach Kara Lawson, has a roster with a mix of veterans such as Brenna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, and Chelsea Gray, as well as some young stars including Paige Bueckers, Angel Reese, and Caitlin Clark. Two veterans that initially made the roster withdrew for health reasons: Four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson and five-time All-Star Kelsey Plum. They were replaced by Sonia Citron and Kiki Iriafen. Team USA is seeking a fourth straight FIBA World Cup title, and they have won nine of the last 12 FIBA World Cups. Here are all the teams, the groups, the full schedule, and everything else you need to know. FIBA World Cup Groups Here are the four groups for the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup. The teams were seeded into the four groups based on the FIBA Women’s World Rankings as of April of this year. Host nation Germany was placed in Pot 1 along with the three highest-ranked teams in the world (United States, France, and Australia), the next four teams were placed in Pot 2, and so on. Teams within each group were then redrawn for scheduling purposes. As the host nation, Germany was automatically placed into Group A. Group A Here are the four teams in Group A, along with their FIBA ranking: Japan: 10 Spain: 6 Germany: 11 Mali: 18 Group B Here are the four teams in Group B, along with their FIBA ranking: Hungary: 19 South Korea: 15 Nigeria: 8 France: 2 Group C Here are the four teams in Group C, along with their FIBA ranking: Belgium: 5 Australia: 3 Puerto Rico: 13 Türkiye: 16 Group D Here are the four teams in Group D, including the United States, along with their FIBA ranking: United States: 1 Czechia: 17 Italy: 14 China: 4 Knockout stage format For the knockout stage of the FIBA Women’s World Cup, three teams from each group advance. The top seed from each group receives a bye into the Quarterfinals, while the other eight teams face off in the Qualification round as follows: Qualification round Here is the format for the Qualification round. Group A runner-up vs. Group B third place (Winner plays Group C winner in Quarterfinals) Group B runner-up vs. Group A third place (Winner plays Group D winner in Quarterfinals) Group C runner-up vs. Group D third place (Winner plays Group A winner in Quarterfinals) Group D runner-up vs. Group C third place (Winner plays Group B winner in Quarterfinals) The first two games are played on September 8, with the second two played on September 9. Quarterfinals take place on September 10. Schedule and results Here is the full slate for the FIBA Women’s World Cup, along with how you can watch. All times listed are Eastern. Friday, September 4 Australia 70, Puerto Rico 54 Japan 102, Mali 97 South Korea 99, Nigeria 81 United States 94, China 61 Belgium 89, Türkiye 75 Spain 83, Germany 53 Czechia vs. Italy, 2:15 p.m., HBO Max Hungary vs. France, 3:00 p.m., truTV Saturday, September 5 Mali 83, Spain 73 Hungary 71, Nigeria 67 Germany 74, Japan 58 France 95, South Korea 69 Sunday, September 6 Australia 87, Türkiye 71 China 74, Czechia 70 Belgium 76, Puerto Rico 64 United States 55, Italy 52 Monday, September 7 Puerto Rico vs. Türkiye, 5:30 a.m., HBO Max Belgium vs. Australia, 5:30 a.m., HBO Max Hungary vs. South Korea, 8:30 a.m., HBO Max Nigeria vs. France, 8:30 a.m., truTV Japan vs. Spain, 11:50 a.m., truTV Germany vs. Mali, 11:50 a.m., HBO Max Italy vs. China, 2:45 p.m., HBO Max United States vs. Czechia, 2:45 p.m., TNT/truTV FIBA Women’s World Cup standings Here are the current standings in each group for the FIBA Women’s World Cup. The top three teams advance to the knockout round as outlined above. Teams receive two points for a win, one point for a loss, one point for a loss by “default” — where a team has fewer than two players ready to play — and no points for a loss by forfeit. For determining the standings within the group, teams are classified first by points, then by tiebreakers in the following order: Head-to-head record points Point difference in games among tied teams Points for in games among tied teams Point difference in all group games Points for in all group games Group A standings Here are the current standings in Group A: TeamGamesWinsLossesPoints ForPoints AllowedPoint DifferencePoints Spain211156135213 Mali21117917543 Japan211160171-113 Germany211127141-143 Group B standings Here are the current standings in Group B: TeamGamesWinsLossesPoints ForPoints AllowedPoint DifferencePoints France220194122724 South Korea211168176-83 Hungary211124166-423 Nigeria202148170-222 Group C standings Here are the current standings in Group C: TeamGamesWinsLossesPoints ForPoints AllowedPoint DifferencePoints Australia220157125324 Belgium220165139264 Puerto Rico202118146-282 Türkiye202146176-302 Group D standings Here are the current standings in Group D: TeamGamesWinsLossesPoints ForPoints AllowedPoint DifferencePoints United States220149113364 Italy21111510963 China211135164-293 Czechia202124137-132

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