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
11
Best: Third place (1953)
Olympic appearances
5
Best: Runners-up (2024)
How they qualified
Qualifier
Villeurbanne tournament →
France arrived in Berlin with medals from four consecutive Olympics and a single World Cup medal, a bronze won in 1953. Dominique Malonga of Seattle and Gabby Williams of Golden State head the deepest group of WNBA players outside the United States.

Head coach

Jean-Aimé Toupane

WNBA connection — 11 current players

PlayerPosWNBA team
Gabby WilliamsFGSV Golden State Valkyries
Janelle SalaünFGSV Golden State Valkyries
Dominique MalongaCSEA Seattle Storm
Marine JohannèsGNYL New York Liberty
Pauline AstierGNYL New York Liberty
Marine FauthouxGNYL New York Liberty
Leïla LacanGCON Connecticut Sun
Nell AnglomaFCON Connecticut Sun
Valériane AyayiFPHX Phoenix Mercury
Noémie BrochantFPHX Phoenix Mercury
Carla LeiteGPOR Portland Fire
Also: Tima Pouye (former, TOR), Marième Badiane (former, MIN), Inès Pitarch-Granel (drafted, PHX).

Roster — provisional — 32-player pool

FIBA has published a 32-name pool; the individual names are not yet available.
A pool, not a squad — it will be cut to 12 before the tournament. Nothing here should be read as a confirmed selection.

Group B fixtures

Fri 4 Sepvs🇭🇺 Hungary15:00 ET
21:00 CEST
Sat 5 Sepvs🇰🇷 Korea14:45 ET
20:45 CEST
Mon 7 Sepvs🇳🇬 Nigeria08:30 ET
14:30 CEST
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