Women’s Basketball World Cup

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Berlin · September 4–13, 2026
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FRA

France

Group B
World Cup appearances
12
Best: Runners-up (2026)
Olympic appearances
5
Best: Runners-up (2024)
How they qualified
Qualifier
France arrives in Berlin with medals in three of the past four Olympics but only a single World Cup medal, a bronze in 1953. In the Gold Medal game at the Paris 2024 Olympics, they came within one possession of defeating the US. Gabby Williams of Golden State leads the deepest group of WNBA players outside the United States.

Head coach

Jean-Aimé Toupane

Roster — final 12

Eight France players are in the WNBA.
Pos.No.NameClubAgeHeightCtr.Note
PG0Carla LeitePDX (WNBA)225 ft 9 inUSA—
SF11Valériane AyayiPHX (WNBA)326 ft 0 inUSA—
F13Janelle SalaünGSV (WNBA)246 ft 2 inUSA—
C14Dominique MalongaSEA (WNBA)206 ft 6 inUSA—
F15Gabby WilliamsGSV (WNBA)295 ft 11 inUSA—
C22Marième BadianeBesiktas BOA316 ft 3 inTURFormer Minnesota Lynx
SG23Marine JohannèsNYL (WNBA)315 ft 10 inUSA—
SG28Migna TouréBA Sparta Praha316 ft 0 inCZE—
C31Aminata GueyeBA Sparta Praha246 ft 3 inCZE—
PG47Romane BerniesBLMA335 ft 7 inFRA—
G71Leïla LacanCON (WNBA)226 ft 0 inUSA—
G98Pauline AstierNYL (WNBA)245 ft 10 inUSA—

Group B fixtures

Fri 4 Sepvs🇭🇺 HungaryW 99–53
Final
Sat 5 Sepvs🇰🇷 KoreaW 95–69
Final
Mon 7 Sepvs🇳🇬 NigeriaW 111–56
Final

Knockout

Runner-up
Thu 10 SepQF vs🇨🇳 ChinaW 90–61
Final
Sat 12 SepSF vs🇩🇪 GermanyW 86–64
Final
Sun 13 SepFinal vs🇺🇸 USAL 79–97
Final