The 2026 FIBA World Cup from Sept. 4-13 in Berlin is the biggest international women’s basketball tournament between now and the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.
The U.S., without A’ja Wilson but led by Breanna Stewart and a cast of global championship rookies, seeks a fifth consecutive world title.
The U.S. went into the event on a 66-game win streak between Olympic and World Cup play dating to its last defeat in the 2006 Worlds semifinals to Russia.
The winner of each four-team group advanced directly to the Sept. 10 quarterfinals. The second- and third-place teams advanced to a qualifying round to determine the rest of the quarterfinalists.
The 2026 FIBA World Cup runs from Sept. 4-13 in Berlin.
2026 FIBA World Cup Schedule, Results
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Round |
| Fri., Sept. 4 | 5:30 a.m. | Japan 102, Mali 97 | Group A |
| 5:30 a.m. | Australia 70, Puerto Rico 54 | Group C | |
| 8:15 a.m. | USA 94, China 61 | Group D | |
| 8:30 a.m. | South Korea 99, Nigeria, 81 | Group B | |
| 11:30 a.m. | Belgium 89, Turkiye 75 | Group C | |
| 11:45 a.m. | Spain 83, Germany 53 | Group A | |
| 2:15 p.m. | Italy 63, Czechia 54 | Group D | |
| 3 p.m. | France 99, Hungary 53 | Group B | |
| Sat., Sept. 5 | 5:30 a.m. | Mali 82, Spain 73 | Group A |
| 8:15 a.m. | Hungary 71, Nigeria 67 | Group B | |
| 12 p.m. | Germany 74, Japan 58 | Group A | |
| 2:45 p.m. | France 95, South Korea 69 | Group B | |
| Sun., Sept. 6 | 5:30 a.m. | Australia 87, Turkiye 71 | Group C |
| 8:30 a.m. | China 74, Czechia 70 (OT) | Group D | |
| 11:45 a.m. | Belgium 76, Puerto Rico 64 | Group C | |
| 2:45 p.m. | USA 55, Italy 52 | Group D | |
| Mon., Sept. 7 | 5:30 a.m. | Belgium 80, Australia 68 | Group C |
| 5:30 a.m. | Puerto Rico 75, Turkiye 71 | Group C | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Hungary 82, South Korea 73 | Group B | |
| 8:30 a.m. | France 111, Nigeria 56 | Group B | |
| 11:50 a.m. | Spain 79, Japan 59 | Group A | |
| 11:50 a.m. | Germany 83, Mali 58 | Group A | |
| 2:45 p.m. | USA 105, Czechia 64 | Group D | |
| 2:45 p.m. | China 71, Italy 51 | Group D | |
| Tues., Sept. 8 | 11:45 a.m. | Hungary 84, Japan 63 | Playoff Round |
| 2:45 p.m. | Germany 94, South Korea 56 | Playoff Round | |
| Wed., Sept. 9 | 11:45 a.m. | China 75, Puerto Rico 72 | Playoff Round |
| 2:45 p.m. | Australia 82, Italy 80 | Playoff Round | |
| Thu., Sept. 10 | 5:30 a.m. | USA 108, Hungary 56 | Quarterfinals |
| 8:30 a.m. | France 90, China 61 | Quarterfinals | |
| 11:45 a.m. | Germany 93, Belgium 74 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2:45 p.m. | Spain 89, Australia 66 | Quarterfinals | |
| Sat., Sept. 12 | 10:30 a.m. | France 86, Germany 64 | Semifinals |
| 2 p.m. | USA 76, Spain 66 | Semifinals | |
| Sun., Sept. 13 | 10:30 a.m. | Spain 81, Germany 58 | Third-Place Game |
| 2 p.m. | USA 97, France 79 | Final |
The U.S. women’s national team plays at the FIBA World Cup from Sept. 4-13.
