Wuhan
The two African teams met in the first game of the final day of qualifying on Tuesday. Mali knew that they at least needed a win over Perina Leime and eliminated South Sudan as Alima Dembele led them again in a 97-74 victory. That left them needing to wait for the next game to find out their fate and the news was good with Kyara Linskens and Belgium finishing a perfect tournament with a 93-50. That left Czechia as the team waiting on the result of another game and they got the help that they needed from Han Xu and China, which defeated Damiris Dantas and Brazil 83-71, leaving the visitors with an improbable five global tournament drought.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-wuhan-china/games/128198-SSD-MLI#boxscore
South Sudan [74]: Leime 21 Diew 19 Macuei 9/9r Gakdeng 9/8r Deng 6 Bulgak 4/9r Gony 4 Mayen 2 Teny 0 Gabriel 0 Wol 0 Ayaa 0
Mali [97]: Dembele 20 Haidara 19/6r/6a/6s Dabou 16 N’Diaye 10 Kone 8/7r Balayera 8 Sangare 5 Koumare 5 Cisse 2 Sissoko 2/6a Samassekou 2 Doumbia 0-6
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-wuhan-china/games/128200-BEL-CZE#boxscore
Belgium [93]: Linskens 22/9r Vanloo 15/9a Meesseman 14/9r/9a Be. Massey 11 Joris 8 Delaere 7 Lisowa Mbaka 5 Ramette 5 Allemand 3 Courthiau 3 Mununga DNP Bi. Massey DNP
Czechia [50]: Vorackova 13/6r Cechova 12/6r Stoupalova 8 Pospisilova 4 Holesinska 3 Hamzova 2 Sotolova 2 Malikova 2 Zeithammerova 2 Andelova 2 Fucikova 0 Reisingerova DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-wuhan-china/games/128199-CHN-BRA#boxscore
China [83]: Han 22/8r Wang SY 17 Zhang MM 11/7a Yang 10/7a Zhang ZY 8 Luo 6 Chen 4 Li 3 Chen ML 2 Wang JQ 0 Zhang R 0 Tang 0
Brazil [71]: Dantas 26 Cardoso 12/11r Nascimento 7 Oliveira 7 Goncalo 7/7a Sangalli 4 Martins 4 Costa 4 Moura 0 Goncalves DNP Varejao DNP Nicoletti DNP
Standings: Belgium 5-0, China 4-1, Mali 2-3, Czechia 2-3, Brazil 2-3, South Sudan 0-5
Istanbul
The first game at this site was an elimination game with the winner still needing help and Japan quickly took care of business with an 83-39 win over Argentina. That result meant that Canada would need another result in their favor to qualify and they certainly did not want to wait for the final game to determine their fate. Sami Whitcomb and Australia continued be a nuisance to the rest of the group even though they entered the tournament automatically qualified, getting the 82-76 win over Kayla Alexander and company. That meant that result of the final game would determine the final team to advance with Japan qualifying. It was simple for Hungary as they would take the spot with a win or cede it to Canada with a loss. Turkey battled hard despite being qualified already, but Dorka Juhasz made sure that Hungary prevailed 89-74.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-istanbul-turkiye/games/128114-JPN-ARG#boxscore
Japan [83]: Hirashita 17 Konno 12 Yamamoto 10/8a Todo 9 Tokashiki 8 Mawuli 8 Asahina 7 Tanaka 4 Miyazawa 3 Yabu 3 Takada 2 Machida DNP
Argentina [39]: Burani 7 Gauna 6 Mungo 6 Gretter 5 Cabrera 4 Gentinetta 3/8r Chagas 3 Siciliano 3 Raviolo 2 Saravia 0 Martinez 0 D’Urso DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-istanbul-turkiye/games/128115-AUS-CAN#boxscore
Australia [82]: Whitcomb 23 Borlase 13 Smith 12/8r Bibby 8/7r Wilson 8 Melbourne 7 George 6 Aokuso 3/6r Fowler 2 Reid 0 Talbot DNP Magbegor DNP
Canada [76]: Alexander 26/13r Carleton 17 Edwards 12 Pellington 8 Colley 6/6r/10a Nurse 3 Ejim 2 Hill 2 Wallack 0 Becker DNP Russell DNP Dut DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-istanbul-turkiye/games/128113-TUR-HUN#boxscore
Turkey [74]: Uzun 15 Onar 12 Fitik 11 Burke 10/6r Cora 6 Gul 5 Cakir 4 Atas 4 Ural 4 Erdogan 3 Bayram 0 Uzunoglu 0
Hungary [89]: Juhasz 24/9r Takacs-Kiss 17/7r Dubei 16 Lelik 10/8r/8a Aho 9/7a Turner 8 Varga 4 Dombai 1 Torok 0 Dul 0 Josepovits DNP Toman DNP
Standings: Australia 5-0, Hungary 3-2, Turkey 2-3, Japan 2-3, Canada 2-3, Argentina 1-4
Lyon-Villeurbanne
No more spots were in play at this site, but the two eliminated teams were hoping to at least pick up one win in the opener. The Philippines trailed at halftime, but Kacey Dela Rosa and Sumiyah Sugapong helped them rally in the second half for a 74-59 win over Colombia. Germany defeated Nigeria 81-73 and Marine Johannes led France in an 89-62 win over South Korea as the rest of the games were between the qualified teams.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-villeurbanne-france/games/128168-PHI-COL#boxscore
Philippines [74]: Dela Rosa 25/19r Sugapong 21 Bernardino 8 Berberabe 6 Pontejos 6 Ozar 4 Pastrana 4 Surada 0/6r Pingol 0 Dignadice 0 Heyn 0 Guytingco 0
Colombia [59]: Munoz 14 Rios 11 Moscarella 10/12r Gonzalez 6 Caicedo 6 Paz 4 Murillo 3 V. Lopez 2/6r C. Lopez 2 Vente 1/8r Martinez 0 Delgado 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-villeurbanne-france/games/128169-NGR-GER#boxscore
Nigeria [73]: Balogun 15 Musa 13/7r Okonkwo 12 Macaulay 7/6r Amukamara 7 Kalu 5 Enabosi 5 Okoro 3 Ogoke 3 Igbokwe 2 Kunaiyi-Akpanah 1 Ejiofor 0
Germany [81]: Fiebich 15/8a Peterson 14/6r/8a Sabally 13/8r Eichmeyer 13/7r Bessoir 12/6r Buhner 6 Hartmann 6 Brossmann 2 Daub 0 Wilke DNP Crowder DNP Rosemeyer DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-villeurbanne-france/games/128170-KOR-FRA#boxscore
South Korea [62]: Kang L-S 17 Choi 14 Lee S-H 8 Park J-H 5 Heo 5 An 4 Jin 4 Park J-S 3/7a Lee H-R 2 Kang Y-L 0 Hong 0 Park S-H 0
France [89]: Johannes 24/7r Ayayi 16/7r/6a Lacan 11 Gueye 10 Toure 8 Badiane 7 Astier 6 Bernies 5 Chery 2 Salaun DNP Williams DNP Malonga DNP
Standings: France 5-0, Germany 4-1, South Korea 3-2, Nigeria 2-3, Philippines 1-4, Colombia 0-5
San Juan
Senegal would not be able to qualify without help even with a win in the opener, but Italy proved to be far too tough of an opponent to even consider that scenario, breezing to an 85-35 victory. The next game would determine which of the already qualified teams would finish in the top spot and it was Kahleah Copper and the United States completed an undefeated run with an 84-70 win over Spain. New Zealand needed a big enough win to flip tiebreakers to their favor and they took the lead early, but Puerto Rico bounced back by halftime and got the 77-61 win to advance without the need for calculations.
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-san-juan-puerto-rico/games/128185-SEN-ITA#boxscore
Senegal [35]: N. Ndiaye 7 Timera 7 Faye 6 M. Diop 5 Thiaw 5 Y. Diop 3 S. Ndiaye 2 Fall 0/9r Kane 0 Pouye 0 Gueye 0 Ly DNP
Italy [85]: Madera 16 Zandalasini 13 Kacerik 11 Spreafico 11 Pasa 11 Santucci 10 Cubaj 5 Fassina 4 Keys 2/6r Andre’ 2 Verona DNP Pan DNP
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-san-juan-puerto-rico/games/128184-ESP-USA#boxscore
Spain [70]: Gustafson 15 Carrera 15 Fam 10 Cazorla 8 Buenavida 7 Martin 6/6a Pueyo 4 Ortiz 2/6a Ginzo 2 Araujo 1 Ayuso 0 Conde DNP
United States [84]: Copper 20 Plum 18 Hamby 14/7r Bueckers 9 Gray 8 Clark 7/7a Reese 4/8r Young 2 Iriafen 2 Howard 0 Burrell 0 Billings 0
https://www.fiba.basketball/en/events/fiba-womens-basketball-world-cup-2026-qualifying-tournament-san-juan-puerto-rico/games/128183-PUR-NZL#boxscore
Puerto Rico [77]: Rosado 18 McGee-Stafford 15/10r Guirantes 14/8r Benitez 11 San Antonio 10 Pagan 7 Melendez 2 Jones 0 Gonzalez 0 De Leon DNP Roma DNP Satterfield DNP
New Zealand [61]: Tofaeono 17 Robati 13/10r Dalton 12 Shearer 7 Pizzey 6 Strawbridge 3 Kirisome 2 Whittaker 1 Graham 0 E. Rogers 0 Hokianga DNP B. Rogers 0
Standings: United States 5-0, Italy 4-1, Spain 3-2, Puerto Rico 2-3, Senegal 1-4, New Zealand 0-5
Leave a Reply