How to watch FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Australia

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Australia is hosting one of the biggest international tournaments in the world of women’s basketball this year with the FIBA Women’s World Cup arriving in September at the Sydney Olympic Park.

United States earned their trophy last time out in 2018 in what was their third world title on the spin. Our home team will have to pull off some amazing basketball if we want to go one better than last time, as USA beat us 73-56 in the final. Australia gained automatic entry as hosts of the competition that only comes around every 4 years.

FIBA Women’s World Cup 2022 fixtures

All 12 teams who were set to compete in the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup had been locked in and the fixtures announced for the tournament, which gets underway on 22 September – but that has changed slightly with one spot still up for grabs after Russia was expelled from the tournament due to its invasion of Ukraine.

The remaining 11 teams know most of their group stage games when the action gets underway at the two venues hosting the event – the State Olympic Park Sports Centre and the Sydney Superdome, with one team left to be determined. Our Aussies will be hoping to go one better and win only our second ever tournament after we won gold beating Russia in the final in 2006

Group stage schedule

Hosts Australia kick off the FIBA Women World Cup by facing France on the opening day at the Sydney Superdome in their bid to top the FIBA World Rankings – currently being ranked third.

The 12 teams are split into 2 groups of 6 during the group stage with the top 4 teams in each group qualifying for the quarter finals stage, which begins on 29 September.

How to watch the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022

With the teams all but confirmed and the event hosts Australia looking to put on a real show in Sydney, we’re going to go through where and how to watch all the top Women’s Basketball action.

Watch the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup with Kayo Sports

A great way to view the action from the Sydney Olympic Park and Sydney Superdome is through Kayo Sports. Kayo offers excellent options for watching both live and on demand, so you can watch each game at a time that suits you.

Kayo offer new customers a 7-day free trial so you can check out their services before committing to a subscription, which comes as either a Basic ($25/month) or Premium ($35/month) plan. Kayo is the go-to sports streaming service for many sports lovers with their wide range of sporting event options.

Watch the Women’s Basketball World Cup with Foxtel Now

Another option for the Sydney Women’s Basketball World Cup is to watch via Foxtel Now. Foxtel Now offers a huge range of sports channels that you can access on the go, on your compatible device, online or via their app, Foxtel Go.

Foxtel Now also offers a free 10 day trial to new customers to check out their services before becoming a paid subscriber, allowing you to watch Women’s Basketball action for free if you time your free trial right! Foxtel has a wide range of sporting options every week so there’s always something to watch even after the Basketball World Cup.

Watch Basketball World Cup action with Telstra

Existing Telstra customers can benefit from special offers for both Foxtel Now and Kayo Sports. Telstra’s Kayo Sports offer provides their customers the chance to get a reduced subscription price at a discount of $10, meaning for Kayo’s Basic Plan you would only have to pay $15 per month and $25 per month for the Premium Plan – which is excellent value for money.

Telstra also have a Foxtel Now from Telstra offer where they provide the first month of the Foxtel Now for free, meaning you can try all packs of the streaming service, including the Sports Pack, without paying a cent.

Women’s Basketball World Cup 2022 preview

We’re going to take a look at some of the teams to watch out for when the World Cup comes to Sydney this September, with our Aussie Women’s team hopeful to claim their second ever title after losing in the final last time out in 2018 and winning the bronze medal in the third place game in 2014.

Australia

As hosts Australia gained automatic entry to the tournament, there hasn’t been a gruelling process to qualify for the World Cup, though that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. That means in the full knowledge we’ve qualified already, we could use the time to focus on tactics, players, and training to get our women ready for the big event. Let’s just hope the lack of competitive games doesn’t cause more harm than good and we can win another World Title in our home event!

USA

Of course they are the team to beat, with USA winning the last three World Cup tournaments in a row. We’ll be hoping home advantage can mean something when September rolls around, but with USA in imperious form since winning Olympic Gold in 2020 and with a team including experienced, quality players such as Jewell Lloyd and Kelsey Plum (both winners in 2018 and of Olympic Gold in 2020) – it’s going to be a tough ask.

Canada

The third highest-ranked team in the tournament, Canada will be hoping to spring a surprise this year in Sydney. With Russia out due to their invasion of Ukraine, Canada could be our biggest rivals along with USA for the Gold Medal. While they’ve never won gold in the World Cup, they’ll be prepped and raring to go when the tournament comes around.