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2008 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women

The FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2008 for women took place from June 9 to June 15, 2008. On December 9, 2007, FIBA announced that Spain would host the wildcard tournament.

Participating nations
The draw was made on January 14, 2008 in Institute of Training and Studies of the Central Government of Madrid. The teams were divided into three pots, roughly corresponding to the FIBA World Rankings and to their continental zones (all European teams are in Pot 3): == Format ==
Format
The 12 participating teams were divided into four groups (A, B, C and D) of three teams each. Each team played all the other teams in its own group. The teams placed 1st and 2nd in each group played in the Quarter-Finals, with the four winners of the Quarter-Finals qualifying for the Olympic Games. The four losers played in the Semi-Finals and Finals for one remaining qualifying place. ==Squads==
Preliminary round
:Times given below are in Central European Summer Time (UTC+2). Group A Group B Group C Group D ==Knockout stage==
Knockout stage
:Note: Italicized teams qualify for the Olympics. Quarterfinals Semifinals Final game == References ==
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