Wuhan
There was another full slate of games on Thursday with this tournament opening proceedings again. The day started with Brazil getting on the board with a 94-79 win over South Sudan behind their post duo of Damiris Dantas and Kamilla Cardoso. Maimouna Haidara helped Mali have a strong first half on their way to a 77-64 win over Czechia. That left the two remaining undefeated teams facing off as Antonio Delaere fired Belgium past China 70-65, but Zhang Ziyu did put up some numbers for the hosts.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-wuhan-china/games/128191-SSD-BRA#boxscore
South Sudan [79]: Diew 19/7r Bulgak 17/10r Deng 12/10r Leime 11 Gabriel 7 Gakdeng 6/7r Mayen 4 Teny 3 Ayaa DNP Wol DNP Macuei DNP Gony DNP
Brazil [94]: Dantas 25 Cardoso 23/17r Goncalo 15 Oliveira 8/7a Nascimento 7 Martins 6/6a Costa 6 Sangalli 2 Moura 2 Varejao 0 Goncalves 0 Nicoletti 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-wuhan-china/games/128189-MLI-CZE#boxscore
Mali [77]: Haidara 24/7r Dembele 15 Dabou 14/7r Doumbia 11 Kone 8/13r Balayera 3 Cisse 2 Sissoko 0 Samassekou 0 Koumare 0 Sangare DNP N’Diaye DNP
Czechia [64]: Holesinska 15 Cechova 14 Hamzova 10 Reisingerova 10 Stoupalova 7 Vorackova 6 Pospisilova 2 Malikova 0 Sotolova 0 Zeithammerova 0 Andelova 0 Fucikova DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-wuhan-china/games/128190-BEL-CHN#boxscore
Belgium [80]: Delaere 27 Vanloo 14 Linskens 12 Meesseman 10/6r/8a Allemand 6/7r/7a Mununga 4 Ramette 4 Lisowa Mbaka 3 Bi. Massey 0 Be. Massey DNP Courthiau DNP Joris DNP
China [65]: Zhang ZY 20/11r Han 7/6r Yang 7 Zhang MM 7/6a Li 6 Tang 6 Chen 6 Wang JQ4 Luo 2 Wang SY 0 Chen 0 Zhang R DNP
Istanbul
The first game in this tournament was a rematch of the game that awarded Australia an automatic berth, but Japan looked ready to reverse that result. Their foes turned it around in the second half, using a fantastic fourth quarter to win 81-71. Canada was able to get their first win after a tough loss, pushing out their lead in the second half for a 75-53 win over Hungary. Turkey looked ready to continue the momentum from that game to close the day, but Argentina buckled down in the fourth quarter to escape with a 59-55 win.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-istanbul-turkiye/games/128105-AUS-JPN#boxscore
Australia [81]: Whitcomb 17 Magbegor 14 Smith 12/9r Aokuso 10/7r Borlase 8 Talbot 7/8r Fowler 7 Melbourne 3 Bibby 3 Wilson 0/7a George 0 Reid 0
Japan [71]: Tanaka 17 Hirashita 16 Yamamoto 16 Takada 8 Tokashiki 3 Miyazawa 3 Asahina 3 Mawuli 3 Todo 2 Machida 0/6r/10a Yabu 0 Konno 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-istanbul-turkiye/games/128104-HUN-CAN#boxscore
Hungary [53]: Juhasz 13/9r Dubei 11 Takacs-Kiss 8 Josepovits 6 Varga 5 Aho 4 Dombai 4 Dul 2 Turner 0 Torok 0 Lelik 0 Toman 0
Canada [75]: Pellington 16 Carleton 12 Colley 10 Alexander 9/12r Edwards 8 Nurse 7 Dut 6 Hill 5 Wallack 2 Ejim 0 Russell 0 Becker 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-istanbul-turkiye/games/128106-TUR-ARG#boxscore
Turkey [55]: Burke 14/10r Uzun 12 Cora 11 Fitik 5 Cakir 4 Erdogan 3 Bayram 2 Ural 2 Onar 2 Atas 0 Gul DNP Uzunoglu DNP
Argentina [59]: Gretter 16/9r/6a Burani 12/8r Cabrera 9/9r Mungo 8 Siciliano 8 Chagas 4 Gauna 2 Saravia 0 Martinez 0 Gentinetta 0 Raviolo DNP D’Urso DNP
Lyon-Villeurbanne
South Korea helped their cause greatly in the first game at this site, getting great games on the wing from Park Ji-Hyun and Kang Lee-Seul to defeat Victoria Macaulay and Nigeria 77-60. Sumayah Sugapong and the Philippines continued to battle, but lost to Emily Bessoir and Germany 113-80. France put on another show with an 88-48 win over Colombia.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-villeurbanne-france/games/128160-KOR-NGR#boxscore
South Korea [77]: Park J-H 22/6r Kang L-S 20 Park J-S 11/10r Jin 8 Lee H-R 6 An 5 Kang Y-L 3 Heo 2/8a Choi 0 Park S-H 0 Hong 0 Lee S-H DNP
Nigeria [60]: Macaulay 22/6r Musa 10 Kalu 7 Okoro 6 Amukamara 5 Okonkwo 3 Enabosi 2 Igbokwe 2 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 2 Balogun 1 Ogoke 0 Ejiofor DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-villeurbanne-france/games/128161-PHI-GER#boxscore
Philippines [80]: Sugapong 21 Bernardino 13/9r Pontejos 11 Pastrana 9 Dela Rosa 8 Ozar 5 Berberabe 5 Surada 4 Pingol 3 Heyn 1 Dignadice 0 Guytingco 0
Germany [113]: Bessoir 25/13r Buhner 19/6r Daub 16/6a Wilke 13/7a Fiebich 12/7a Peterson 10/6a Hartmann 8/9r Eichmeyer 4/7r Brossmann 3 Crowder 3 Rosemeyer 0 Sabally DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-villeurbanne-france/games/128159-COL-FRA#boxscore
Colombia [48]: Munoz 12 Gonzalez 10 C. Lopez 8 Moscarella 6 Vente 4 Rios 4 Paz 2 Martinez 2 V. Lopez 0 Caicedo 0 Delgado 0 Murillo 0
France [88]: Toure 16 Lacan 16 Williams 11 Badiane 10/7r Chery 9 Malonga 8 Johannes 6 Ayayi 6 Bernies 4 Astier 2 Gueye 0 Salaun DNP
San Juan
Spain started action at this site with an 84-51 win over Senegal. New Zealand briefly made it close in the second half, but Italy pulled away again for the 74-51 victory. The United States finished the day with a 91-48 win over Puerto Rico, leaving clear separation between the three undefeated teams and the three winless teams heading into the first rest day.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-san-juan-puerto-rico/games/128175-SEN-ESP#boxscore
Senegal [51]: Kane 12/7r Faye 9/10r N. Ndiaye 6 Y. Diop 6 S. Ndiaye 5 Timera 5 Fall 4 Pouye 4 M. Diop 0 Thiaw 0 Gueye DNP Ly DNP
Spain [84]: Martin 16 Araujo 15 Pueyo 10 Fam 9 Conde 8 Carrera 8 Buenavida 6 Gustafson 5/10r Cazorla 5/8a Ginzo 2 Ortiz 0 Ayuso 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-san-juan-puerto-rico/games/128174-NZL-ITA#boxscore
New Zealand [51]: Graham 9 Shearer 8/6r Tofaeono 8 Robati 6/6r Dalton 6 Pizzey 4 B. Rogers 3 Kirisome 3 Whittaker 2 Hokianga 2 E. Rogers 0 Strawbridge 0
Italy [74]: Zandalasini 18 Cubaj 14/6r Pasa 10/6s Verona 7/7r/6a Madera 7 Spreafico 6 Andre 5 Santucci 4 Keys 3 Fassina 0 Kacerik 0 Pan 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-san-juan-puerto-rico/games/128176-PUR-USA#boxscore
Puerto Rico [48]: McGee-Stafford 14/7r Pagan 9/6r San Antonio 8 Rosado 8 Melendez 5 Gonzalez 4 Benitez 0 Satterfield 0 Roma 0 Jones 0 De Leon 0 Guirantes DNP
United States [91]: Bueckers 16 Plum 12 Reese 10/13r Iriafen 10 Young 9 Billings 8 Clark 8 Copper 6 Howard 5 Burrell 4 Hamby 2 Gray 1
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