Alan Meltzer, Charge d'affaires a.i. of the US Mission to Germany, poses prior to the FIBA Women's Basketball 2026 World Cup draw in Berlin on April 21, 2026. The final round of the 2026 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup is scheduled to take place in September 2026 in Berlin. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) Curacao's head coach Fred Rutten speaks to the media in Melbourne on March 30, 2026, ahead of their international friendly football match against Australia. Curacao manager Fred Rutten dreams of seeing the smallest country ever to qualify for a World Cup reach the round of 32. And that's not all: in an interview with AFP published on April 21, 2026, he has declared his desire to "surprise the world" at the 2026 World Cup in North America. (Photo by William WEST / AFP via Getty Images) / --IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE--

A guest with a basketball shaped handbag arrives for the FIBA Women's Basketball 2026 World Cup draw and FIBA Hall of Fame 2026 Induction ceremony in Berlin on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German former basketball player Dirk Nowitzki poses on the red carpet as he arrive for the FIBA Women's Basketball 2026 World Cup draw and FIBA Hall of Fame 2026 Induction ceremony in Berlin on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German former basketball player Dirk Nowitzki poses on the red carpet as he arrive for the FIBA Women's Basketball 2026 World Cup draw and FIBA Hall of Fame 2026 Induction ceremony in Berlin on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German former basketball player Dirk Nowitzki poses on the red carpet as he arrive for the FIBA Women's Basketball 2026 World Cup draw and FIBA Hall of Fame 2026 Induction ceremony in Berlin on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

German former basketball player Dirk Nowitzki poses on the red carpet as he arrive for the FIBA Women's Basketball 2026 World Cup draw and FIBA Hall of Fame 2026 Induction ceremony in Berlin on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

FILE - Fans play with a ball outside the Metlife Stadium prior to the Club World Cup final soccer match between Chelsea and PSG in East Rutherford, N.J., Sunday, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith, File)