FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

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FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup
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Number of teams	12

The FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, also known as the Basketball World Cup for Women or simply the FIBA Women's World Cup, is an international basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially. It was created by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA). Its inaugural game was in 1953 in Chile, three years after the first men's World Championship. For most of its early history, it was not held in the same year as the men's championship, and was not granted a consistent quadrennial cycle until 1967. After the 1983 event, FIBA changed the scheduling so that the women's tournament would be held in even-numbered non-Olympic years, a change that had come to the men's tournament in 1970.

Formerly known as the FIBA World Championship for Women, the name changed shortly after its 2014 edition. From 1986 through 2014, the tournament was held in the same year as the men's FIBA Basketball World Cup, though in different countries. After the 2014 editions of both championships, the men's event was rescheduled on a new four-year cycle (the latest in 2019) to avoid conflict with the men's FIFA World Cup, but the Women's World Cup remains on the same four-year cycle, with editions held in the same years as the men's FIFA World Cup and the finals tournament played a few months after it. The 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup was held in Sydney, Australia. The 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup will be held in Germany.

Total times teams hosted by confederation

Confederations and years italicized and in bold have an upcoming competition.

Confederation	Total	(Hosts) Years
FIBA Africa	0
FIBA Americas	7	1953, 1957, Template:Country data PeruTemplate:Namespace detect showall 1964, 1971, 1975, 1983, 2006
FIBA Asia	5	1979, Template:Country data MalaysiaTemplate:Namespace detect showall 1990, 1994, 2002, 2022
FIBA Europe	7	1959, 1967, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2026

Results

Summaries

Year	Hosts		Gold medal game				Bronze medal game				Number of teams
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1953 Details	Chile		USA	49–36	Chile		File:Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).png France	49–37	Brazil		10
1957 Details	Brazil		USA	51–48	Soviet Union		Czechoslovakia	83–70	Brazil		12
1959 Details	Soviet Union		Soviet Union	51–38	File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria		Czechoslovakia	79–43	Yugoslavia		8
1964 Details	Template:Country data Peru		Soviet Union	70–35	Czechoslovakia		File:Flag of Bulgaria (1948–1967).svg Bulgaria	46–42	USA		13
1967 Details	Czechoslovakia		Soviet Union	83–50	South Korea		Czechoslovakia	60–54	Template:Country data East Germany		11
1971 Details	Brazil		Soviet Union	88–69	Czechoslovakia		File:Flag of Brazil (1968–1992).png Brazil	70–63	South Korea		13
1975 Details	Colombia		Soviet Union	106–75	Japan		Czechoslovakia	55–45	Italy		13
1979 Details	South Korea		USA	82–94	South Korea		Canada	66–57	Australia		12
1983 Details	Brazil		Soviet Union	84–82	USA		China	71–63	South Korea		14
1986 Details	Soviet Union		USA	108–88	Soviet Union		Canada	64–59	Czechoslovakia		12
1990 Details	Template:Country data Malaysia		USA	88–78	Yugoslavia		Cuba	83–61	Czechoslovakia		16
1994 Details	Australia		Brazil	96–87	China		USA	100–95	Australia		16
1998 Details	Germany		USA	71–65	Russia		Australia	72–67	Brazil		16
2002 Details	China		USA	79–74	Russia		Australia	91–63	File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).png South Korea		16
2006 Details	Brazil		Australia	91–74	Russia		USA	99–59	Brazil		16
2010 Details	Czech Republic		USA	89–69	Czech Republic		Spain	77–68	Template:Country data Belarus		16
2014 Details	Turkey		USA	77–64	Spain		Australia	74–44	Turkey		16
2018 Details	Spain		USA	73–56	Australia		Spain	67–60	Belgium		16
2022 Details	Australia		USA	83–61	China		Australia	95–65	Canada		12
2026 Details	Germany		Future event Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin				Future event Mercedes-Benz Arena, Berlin				16

Note: From 1953 through 1979 the medalists were decided in a league format instead of in a knockout tournament; results of the final round matches are shown.

See also

• FIBA Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA World Championship)

External links

• FIBA World Championship for Women 2010 Official Site
• United States history

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