Rosters confirmed ahead of tip-off at FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026

JUNE 26, 2026

ISTANBUL (Türkiye) - The rosters of the 16 participating teams are confirmed ahead of the start of the

FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026.

Group A: Italy, USA, France, Japan

Group B: Cameroon, Canada, Lithuania, China

Group C: New Zealand, Slovenia, Puerto Rico, Türkiye

Group D: Venezuela, Australia, Serbia, Côte d'Ivoire

The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four with each country playing the others in a round-robin format. The Group Phase will begin on June 27 and conclude on June 30. All four teams in each group advance to the Round of 16, which will take place on July 1.

The teams from Groups A and B will cross over and face each other in the first round of the Final Phase (1st A-4th B, 2nd A-3rd B, 3rd A-2nd B, 4th A-1st B) and the same taking place for Group C and D (1st C-4th D, 2nd C-3rd D, 3rd C-2nd D, 4th C-1st D).

The Quarter-Finals will be played on July 3 with the Semi-Finals following on July 4 and the Final, 3rd Place Game and other placement games on July 5.

All games can be watched on the FIBA U17 Basketball World Cup 2026 website and on YouTube.com/FIBA.

Information and photo source : FIBA