The U.S. women’s basketball team will face China, Italy and the Czech Republic in the women’s FIBA World Cup in September, looking to win its fifth consecutive title.
The World Cup will be held from September 4-13 in Berlin, with the WNBA taking a nearly three-week break in its season to accommodate the event. The Americans have won the last four World Cups, dating back to 2010. They took bronze in 2006.
The U.S. squad could feature a lot of young talent, including Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese, to go along with veterans A’ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. The young trio helped the Americans win a World Cup qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico last month.
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The Americans are in Group D. They beat China for the gold medal in the 2022 World Cup.
Buoyed by the success of the 2022 World Cup in Australia, the field was expanded to 16 teams for the first time since 2018.
The winner of each group will advance to the quarterfinals. The second- and third-place finishers in the four pools will play each other for the other four spots in the quarters.
GROUPS
- Group A: Japan, Spain, Germany, Mali
- Group B: Hungary, Korea, Nigeria, France
- Group C: Belgium, Australia, Puerto Rico, Türkiye
- Group D: USA, Czechia, Italy, China
Published on Apr 21, 2026
