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
FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification is the qualification process for the FIBA Basketball World Cup, that a senior men's national basketball team undergoes, in order to qualify for the final tournament of the FIBA Basketball World Cup. Each of FIBA's five regional zones, which generally correspond to continents, are allocated berths. These zones conduct qualifying tournaments in order to determine which teams would represent them in the FIBA World Cup; these tournaments also double as continental championships. Aside from continental qualifiers, the host and the Summer Olympics gold medalist are also included in the World