Women’s Basketball World Cup

stats at a glance

Berlin · September 4–13, 2026

🇩🇪

GER

Germany

Group A

World Cup appearances

Best: 11th place (1998)

Olympic appearances

Best: 7th place (2024)

How they qualified

Host

Host nation — Berlin 2026

Germany have hosted this tournament once before, in 1998, and went out before the quarter-finals. Olaf Lange coaches them now — four seasons on the New York Liberty staff, including the 2024 championship — and he is married to Sandy Brondello, who coaches Australia.

Head coach

Olaf Lange

Career WNBA assistant: San Antonio Silver Stars 2007-09 and associate head coach 2010; Chicago Sky 2019-21; New York Liberty 2022-25, part of the 2024 championship staff. Married to Sandy Brondello, who coaches Australia in Group C.

WNBA connection — 5 current players

Player	Pos	WNBA team
Satou Sabally	F	NYL New York Liberty
Leonie Fiebich	F	NYL New York Liberty
Nyara Sabally	C	TOR Toronto Tempo
Luisa Geiselsöder	C	POR Portland Fire
Frieda Bühner	F	POR Portland Fire

No squad has been announced. The names above are this country's current WNBA players, not a confirmed call-up list.

Roster — not announced

FIBA has not published a roster for this team.

Group A fixtures

Fri 4 Sep	vs	🇪🇸 Spain	11:45 ET 17:45 CEST
Sat 5 Sep	vs	🇯🇵 Japan	12:00 ET 18:00 CEST
Mon 7 Sep	vs	🇲🇱 Mali	11:50 ET 17:50 CEST