The 2026 FIBA World Cup is set to tip off in Berlin on Friday, Sept. 4, and the competition is stiffer than ever.
The U.S. women's national team has won nine of the last 12 FIBA World Cups, including four consecutive, and hasn't lost a World Cup game since 2006. But as parity grows around the world, the gap between Team USA and international competition is virtually nonexistent.
"It's going to be the most difficult World Cup to win," Team USA head coach Kara Lawson said on Tuesday, Sept. 1. "There's no question that the world is improving at a rapid rate. It's so exciting to see ... now when you look at rosters, there's a number of just high quality players. I think the depth of these rosters is really strong."
The 2026 FIBA World Cup field is
made up of 16 countries, divided into four different groups. The entirety of Team USA's roster is made up of WNBA players, while France and Australia's national team aren't far behind with eight WNBA players each. Spain has five WNBA players, while Germany and Belgium each have four.
Here's the full roster breakdown of each country at the 2026 FIBA World Cup in Germany:
Group A
Japan (JPN)
- Head coach: Corey Gaines
- Assistant coach: Tomoki Miyata
Spain (ESP)
- Head coach: Miguel Méndez
- Assistant coach: Cristina Cantero, Raquel Romo, Anna Montañana
Germany (GER)
- Head coach: Olaf Lange
- Assistant coaches: Stefan Möller, Parker Lovett, Constanze Wegner
Mali (MLI)
- Head coach: Mali Oumarou Sidiya
To be announced.
Group B
Hungary (HUN)
Head coach: Péter Völgyi
Korea (KOR)
- Head coach: Korea Park Soo-ho
Nigeria (NGR)
Head coach: Rena Wakama
To be announced.
France (FRA)
- Head coach: Jean-Aimé Toupane
- Assistant coach: David Gautier, Christophe Léonard, Grégory Halin
Group C
Australia (AUS)
- Head coach: Sandy Brondello
- Assistant coach: Renae Garlepp, Paul Goriss, Kennedy Kereama
Belgium (BEL)
- Head coach: Mike Thibault
- Assistant coaches: Pascal Angillis, Fred Dussart, Dena Evans
Puerto Rico (PUR)
Head coach: Gerardo Batista
Türkiye (TUR)
- Head coach: Andrea Mazzon
- Assistant coach: Murat Alkaş, Fatih Emre Gezer
To be announced.
Group D
China (CHN)
- Head coach: Gong Luming
- Assistant coach: Pierre Vincent
To be announced.
Czechia (CZE)
Head coach: Romana Ptáčková
Italy (ITA)
- Head coach: Andrea Capobianco
- Assistant coaches: Vincenzo Di Meglio, Alessandro Fontana, Angela Gianolla
USA
- Head coach: Kara Lawson
- Assistant coaches: Natalie Nakase, Nate Tibbetts, Stephanie White
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