MIES (Switzerland) – Every team has now played two games in the Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournaments. Soon, nations will secure their spots for Berlin’s main event later this summer. But that’s not all.
There is an invisible race at stake in the final games of the qualifying tournaments - and it’s a very important one. We’re revealing it for you.
FIBA has recently launched an improved World Ranking system for women. The race behind the USA - mathematically untouchable at the top for this event - is extremely tight.
At the start of the Qualifying Tournaments, five teams were in contention to claim a place on the podium:
Australia (2nd)
France (3rd)
China (4th)
Belgium (5th)
Spain (6th)
The race for 8th place is also very tight. Less than four points separate Nigeria (8th) and Brazil (9th). The same pattern continues further down the rankings.
The next update will clearly bring several movements. More importantly, on April 21, the Women’s World Cup Draw will take place, and the FIBA World Ranking Women, presented by Nike, will determine the seedings, and ultimately the path each team must take in its quest for the World title.
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