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Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kelsey Plum and Paige Bueckers are among the athletes representing Team USA at the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifiers in San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 11-17.
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The U.S. Women’s National Team will seek to qualify for the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup in Berlin this September. First they must advance through a round-robin group against Puerto Rico, Senegal, Italy, New Zealand and Spain.
Want to watch the Women’s Basketball World Cup qualifiers? This week’s game will air on TNT, TBS and truTV, with expanded coverage on HBO Max. You can watch the Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifiers on TV with any cable package that includes the Warner Bros. Discovery Channel.
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No cable? You can live stream United States Women’s Basketball Team (USWBT) games online via DirecTV. The live streaming service offers more than 100 live TV channels you can watch online without cable, and the DirecTV “Choice” plan includes live streams from TNT, TBS, and truTV. You can watch the FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifying matches live on the corresponding channel and live stream the matches on your phone, computer, tablet or TV.
Get your five-day free trial of DirecTV here and use it to watch the women’s basketball qualifying games online for free, no cable required.
You can also live stream the USWBT World Cup qualifying matches online with Hulu + Live TV. The streaming service includes full access to Hulu’s library of shows and movies as well as more than 95 live TV channels that can be watched online. The Hulu + Live TV channel lineup includes TBS, TNT and truTV. Hulu + Live TV currently offers a three-day free trial that allows you to watch women’s basketball games online for free.
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HBO Max subscribers can also watch the basketball tournament live and on-demand. You can sign up for an HBO Max account here, with the plan priced at $10.99 per month.
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For the first time in U.S. broadcast history, the Women’s Basketball World Cup will have a major presence on television, thanks to a new broadcast rights deal with FIBA. international basketball federation) and TNT Sports. The multi-year deal will give TNT Sports (and parent company Warner Bros. Discovery Channel) exclusive U.S. English-language rights to all major men’s and women’s events, including the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup, the 2027 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2029 FIBA EuroBasket Championship.
Watch the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifiers online for free
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In addition to Indiana Fever star Clark, the USA Basketball Women’s World Cup qualifying roster also includes 2025 WNBA Rookie of the Year Paige Bueckers; WNBA All-Star (and recent Wife Hunter cast member) Angel Reese; 2024 Olympic gold medalist Kaalia Cooper, Chelsea Gray, Kelsey Plumb and Jackie Young; and Dearica Hamby, a 3×3 bronze medalist at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. and Rhyne Howard. Clark, Bueckers and Reese are making their international debuts.
Watch the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Qualifiers online for free
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The United States is the defending Women’s World Cup champion, having defeated China for the gold medal in 2022. The United States beat France for the gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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