Four quarterfinal matchups tip off Thursday, September 10, in Berlin — Team USA vs. Hungary, China vs. France, Belgium vs. Germany, and Australia vs. Spain — with each winner moving closer to a direct berth to the LA28 Olympics.
The French national team holds the top spot in the latest Power Ranking published by FIBA after the first round of the 2026 World Cup. Undefeated and particularly dominant in Berlin, Les Bleues now stand ahead of the United States, who were seriously shaken by Italy.
Eight teams fight for four remaining quarterfinal spots on Tuesday, September 8, and Wednesday, September 9, with Spain, France, Belgium and the United States already through after group-stage wins.
Team USA narrowly beat Italy 55-52 in Berlin on Sunday, September 6, 2026, to win Group D at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, while China beat Czechia in overtime, Australia reached the final phase and Belgium beat Puerto Rico.
France's opening game of the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup comes against Hungary on Friday, September 4, in Berlin, as the No. 2-ranked French look to open Group B play against the tournament's lowest-ranked team while chasing a first World Cup medal since 1953.
France named its 12-player roster for the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup on August 29, 2026, with Gabby Williams and captain Valériane Ayayi leading a squad chasing its first medal since 1953 in Berlin from September 4-13.
Sixteen teams, one host city and a Team USA banking on depth to chase a fifth straight title in Berlin, Germany, where the tournament opens September 4 and runs through September 13.
Betclic ELITE - Jaylen Hands joins SIG Strasbourg for the 2026-2027 season. After a complicated 2025-2026 spell between Panionios, Nanjing and Murcia, the American combo-guard will try to find in Betclic ELITE the level that made him the top scorer of the Italian league a year earlier.
France beat Sweden 84-69 in Stockholm on Sunday, August 30, 2026, as Victor Wembanyama outlasted Sweden's Pelle Larsson to push Les Bleus to 7-1 atop Group L in the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Qualifiers.
Betclic ELITE - AS Monaco Basketball is still waiting for the CNOSF's decision regarding its participation in Betclic ELITE. According to Nice-Matin, this new delay would be explained by the arrival of a major European company, which reportedly took control of the club and committed to bringing in 10 million euros for the 2026-2027 season. At the same time, Benjamin Erisoglu announced his withdrawal from the project.
