2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup Mexico was chosen to replace Brazil. The draw for the tournament was held on 1 February 2017 in Udine, Italy. "All times are local (UTC+2)." 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup (formerly FIBA U19 Women's World Championship) was hosted by Italy from 22 to 30 July 2017. Russia won their first ever title by defeating the United States 86–82 in the final. The bronze medal went to Canada who defeated Japan 67–60. <nowiki>*</nowiki> Brazil qualified for the tournament but was suspended by FIBA. A fourth team from FIBA Americas had to
History of the FIBA Basketball World Cup continued to improve with both qualifying for the second group stage. After the 2002 FIBA World Championship ushered in a new era of parity, FIBA made the decision to expand the 2006 tournament to 24 teams for the first time since the failed expansion in 1986. In announcing the expansion, FIBA cited the "increased level of basketball around the world and the increasing number of competitive teams at the highest level." FIBA also removed the second group stage; instead, the top four teams in each group of six would move on to a 16-team, single-elimination knockout stage. The host and