Basketball is a sport with the highest popularity and attention, and it is also true in the women's field. The national women's basketball game has always attracted a lot of attention. In terms of world-class countries in women's basketball, which countries should be included? This article lists the current TOP 5 teams based on the latest FIBA Women's Basketball World Ranking List for reference.
1. The U.S. women's basketball
Since the establishment of the Olympic women's basketball program in 1976, the US women's basketball team has never fallen off the podium, winning a total of 9 Olympic gold medals, 1 Olympic silver medal, and 1 Olympic bronze medal. In the history of the World Championships, they participated 14 times, of which 10 times won the championship, 1 times won the second place, and 2 times won the season. In the Olympic women's basketball final held last year, the US women's basketball team defeated the host Japan women's basketball team 90-75, winning the 10th championship in team history and the 55th consecutive victory in the Olympic Games. In the field of basketball, judging from the current situation, the strength of the US women's basketball team can be said to be better than the US men's basketball team.
2. The Spanish women's basketball
The world's basketball powerhouse is the United States, followed by Spain. Whether it is men's and women's games, this situation has been the consensus of fans for a long time. Compared with the Spanish men's basketball team in the talent transition period, the Spanish women's basketball team, which also emerged after the 1990s, is actually still in its own golden age. At last year's Tokyo Olympics, the Spanish women's basketball team lost to the French women's basketball team by 3 points in the quarter-finals and failed to move forward. However, they are the 2016 Olympic silver medalists, and they have been the top three teams in the past three World Cups, and their accumulated points are still enough to keep them in the second place in the world.
3. Australian women's basketball
Similar to the style of the Australian men's basketball team, the Australian women's basketball team has excellent confrontation and tough style of play. There are about half of the WNBA players in the long-term team. In the 2006 World Championships, Australia won the championship, becoming the third team in history to win the World Championships, and strongly announced its rise. In the Olympic Games, the Australian women's basketball team has been on the podium four times, winning three silver medals in 2000, 2004 and 2008, and a bronze medal in 1996. Because of their outstanding record, the Australian women's basketball team has been ranked among the top in the world for a long time. In the 2018 World Cup and the US women's basketball team finals, but still lost 56-73, the gap is relatively obvious. After Cambage faded out of basketball, their current strength has declined significantly.
4. Canadian Women's Basketball
Whether it is men's basketball or women's basketball, Canadians have made rapid progress in the past ten years, and many basketball players who can stand in the NBA or WNBA have emerged. In fact, in terms of college sports, because of its proximity to the United States, many Canadian elite athletes also went to the United States early to develop and become talented under the training system of the NCAA Association. Entering the 2010s, the Canadian women's basketball team is already among the best in the world.
5. French women's basketball
The French women's basketball team, which has both height and athletic talent, is a team that has improved significantly in recent years. Before the 2012 London Olympics, they only had one experience of qualifying for the Olympic finals, but in last year's Tokyo Olympics, they reached the semi-finals. And in the bronze medal battle defeated the European powerhouse Serbia. It is worth mentioning that in the last World Cup, the Chinese women's basketball team lost to France in the 5-6 qualifying match and finally won the sixth place.
