The 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup, the 18th edition of FIBA's premier international tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain from 22 to 30 September 2018.

[2] This tournament saw the World Cup debut of Belgium, Latvia and Puerto Rico.

[4] On 16 December 2014, it was announced that Spain won the bid and would host the upcoming World Cup.

The remaining teams were decided over June, July & August 2017 through the Women’s Continental Cups.

[8][9] Included are the respective FIBA World Rankings for women: United States (1) Australia (4) Spain (2) France (3) Belgium (28) Greece (20) Turkey (7) Latvia (26) Canada (5) Argentina (15) Japan (13) China (10) Puerto Rico (22) South Korea (16) Nigeria (34) Senegal (17) The All-Star Five was revealed on 30 September 2018.

The logo and branding identity was unveiled on 5 February 2018 at the La Laguna Gran Hotel in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, the logo is inspired by the treasures of the island of Tenerife, its coastlines and its heart of Spain.