{
  "id": 4835804,
  "title": "Ranking all 16 FIBA Women’s World Cup teams by odds to win championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/ranking-all-16-fiba-womens-world-cup-teams-by-odds-to-win-championship",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T10:06:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/ranking-16-fiba-women-world-100637553.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "As the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup commences in Berlin, Germany, the 16 teams competing will begin with a round-robin group stage. The top 12 teams will advance to a single-elimination bracket-style competition. Team USA, with a roster of all WNBA players, enters the tournament as the clear favorite, having won nine of the last 12 FIBA World Cups. France, Belgium, Australia, and Spain are also expected to be top contenders, but none have near the favorable odds as Team USA, who are listed at -500 on BetMGM's odds. France boasts eight WNBA players on its roster, including Dominique Malonga, Gabby Williams, and Carla Leite. Belgium, coached by Mike Thibault, has five WNBA players and a standout collegiate player in Nastja Claessens. Australia, led by Sandy Brondello, features seven WNBA players, including Alanna Smith. Spain, with a pair of WNBA players in Awa Fam and Megan DiLeo, is expected to be strong in the frontcourt. China, the runner-up in the 2022 World Cup, has three WNBA players on its roster, led by former New York Liberty star Han Xu. Germany, as the host country, features three WNBA players, including Leonie Fiebich of the New York Liberty. Japan, Japan's team features three WNBA players and is coached by Corey Gaines, who led the Phoenix Mercury to a WNBA championship in 2009. Nigeria and Italy both have odds of +10000, as they have not medaled in a World Cup since 1975. Turkey and South Korea have odds of +12500 and +20000, respectively, with only one WNBA player on each team's roster. Mali and Puerto Rico, with odds of +10000, both have one WNBA player on their rosters. Hungary and Czechia, with odds of +50000, have never qualified for the World Cup before.",
  "summary": "Team USA enters the 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup as the heavy favorites. But just how much are oddsmakers counting on the Americans to win?",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/yu-gi-oh-world-championship-2027-to-be-held-in-singapore",
        "published": "2026-09-01T06:34:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}