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Rosters Confirmed For The FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022

The rosters of the 12 participating nations at the prestigious FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 have been confirmed ahead of the curtain being raised in Sydney.

Click on the countries below to see the rosters:

Group ABelgiumChinaBosnia and HerzegovinaPuerto RicoKoreaUSA
Group BFranceSerbiaJapanMaliCanadaAustralia

In what is the 19th edition of the tournament, the teams will compete during the Group Phase in two groups of six, with nations playing each other in a round-robin format. The Group Phase begins on Thursday September 22 and concludes on Tuesday September 27.

At the end of the Group Phase, a draw will determine the pairings of the Quarter-Finals. The two best-ranked teams of each group (group A and group B) will be drawn against the two teams ranked third and fourth of the other group. The Quarter-Finals will be played on Thursday September 29. 

The Semi-Finals will take place the following day with the Third Place Game and showpiece Final to be held on Saturday October 1.

As well as taking the precious silverware, the team that wins the title in Sydney will also gain automatic qualification to the Paris 2024 Women’s Olympic Basketball Tournament.

To find out where and how to watch the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 please click here.

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