Women's Basketball World Cup

Breanna Stewart and the United States used a dominant defensive effort to beat Canada and reach the gold-medal game of the World Cup for the fourth ...

[Shakira Austin](https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/_/id/4398911/shakira-austin)'s free throws put the U.S. Reeve said there's "a chance" she takes the court Saturday and is considered questionable. Five of its 12 players arrived in Sydney shortly after the WNBA Finals, with their three champion "I wanted them to make sure they understood what they just did and how hard they made it for Canada to score the ball. "There were moments that we played well, but there were a lot of moments that we didn't, and really making sure that that was the point of emphasis today. It was the way that we started the game, especially with our starters, that five, we wanted to make sure that we set the tone for the entire game." Team USA has dropped just one game in a major international competition (World Cup and Olympics) since 1994. "I was really pleased with our team's attention to detail in the scouting report. They'll play China, which beat Australia in the other semifinal 61-59, in a rematch of their group play meeting, which the U.S. Top-ranked USA scored the first 15 points of Friday's game and never looked back, holding Canada -- the No. On Friday, the U.S. But in Friday's semifinal, the Americans didn't leave any ambiguity over how strong they're looking in their quest to earn their fourth consecutive World Cup championship, demolishing Canada 83-43 to advance to the gold medal game Saturday at 2 a.m.

Team Canada will play for bronze at the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup after falling to the top-ranked United States in semifinal action on Friday ...

The U.S. PT in the gold-medal game. Struggling to score until the five-minute mark of the first quarter, Canada allowed the U.S. Canada appeared to enter the second quarter with much more confidence, finally putting up a bit of a challenge for the other team. The United States are the three-time defending champions, winning gold in five of the last six World Cups. In Group B, Canada finished tied in the first-place spot with Australia — as both teams went 4-1 for a total of nine points.

Australia's Opals are a win away from a massive FIBA World Cup final against the mighty United States, but first need to get past China in tonight's ...

The Americans haven’t lost a World Cup game since the 2006 semi-finals when they were stunned by Russia, with Australia beating the Russians to win gold. They had the final shot of the third term and plenty of time, but only flinged up a desperation three that missed badly, to trail 44-47. A 13-6 and 17-8 run to open the second quarter then saw China take control, with the Opals’ shots refusing to fall - other than from Whitcomb, who had 13 points at the half. But poor free throw shooting hurt the hosts, with Whitcomb missing three consecutive chances, with China going up the other way and nailing a three. Again a Talbot two got a Chinese response, before Cayla George was fouled and made both shots. Australia lost to the USA in the 2018 World Cup final.

Australia will play Canada for the bronze medal after falling to a desperately tight defeat against China.

The Opals will rue a low shooting percentage from the field and will now face Canada in a bid to secure the bronze medal. Australia immediately called a timeout to muster for one last throw of the dice, but missed their chance to level the scores as China prevailed 61-59 in front of a raucous crowd of over 11,000 at the Sydney Superdome. With the scores level in the dying seconds, a late foul from Sami Whitcomb gave Siyu Wang two shots from the free-throw line to hand China the lead with 3.4 seconds remaining.

SYDNEY, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- China entered the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup final after edging hosts Australia 61-59 in the semifinals here on Friday.

(Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua) Ezi Magbegor (R) of Australia dribbles the ball under the defense of Li Yueru of China during the semifinal match at Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. Steph Talbot (L) of Australia dribbles under the defense of Wang Siyu of China during the semifinal match at Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept.

Australia will have to play for the bronze medal at the FIBA women's World Cup after suffering a heartbreaking 61-59 loss to China in the semi-finals on ...

Really gutsy win for China considering they’re without their best guard in Li Meng. Really gutsy.” Ezi Magbegor had a chance to tie the game at the death but her shot was off the mark, meaning the Opals fell agonisingly short of the gold medal match. Australia will have to play for the bronze medal at the FIBA women’s World Cup after suffering a heartbreaking 61-59 loss to China in the semi-finals on Friday night. In a seesawing contest, the Opals fought back to take the lead late in the last quarter and had the chance to run out the game. Australia’s Opals suffered a heartbreaking loss to China at the basketball World Cup, falling agonisingly short of the gold medal match.

Chinese sports fans and social media users are hailing the country's women basketball players for their sporting prowess after the national team reached the ...

After the latest win, many social media users called for more sponsorships and better wages for the female players compared with their “underperforming” male counterparts. The Chinese women’s basketball team has time and again wowed fans with their winning streaks during regional competitions. They were the only Chinese team of the “big three ball sports,” namely football, basketball, and volleyball, to advance to the knockout phase. Team China advanced to the FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup semi-finals Thursday after a 85-71 victory over France. Many said they were overcome by the team’s positive energy and team spirit. (Header image: Yang Liwei and Li Yueru of China compete for a rebound with France players during the 2022 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup quarter-final match between China and France at Sydney Superdome, in Sydney, Australia, Sept.

Canada's Nirra Fields (R) dribbles during the semifinal match between the United States and Canada at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, ...

(Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua) The United States' Brionna Jones (R) shoots during the semifinal match between the United States and Canada at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. The United States' Betnijah Laney (R) shoots during the semifinal match between the United States and Canada at the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept.

China booked its spot in the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup final with a heart-stopping 91-59 win over the Australian Opals.

China will take on Team USA in the World Cup final on Saturday, October 1, with tip-off set for 4:00 p.m. Steph Talbot added 12 points and 10 rebounds in the loss. AEST, meanwhile, Australia will battle Canada for bronze at 1:00 p.m. game, and hopefully we'll get that bronze medal and cap off a solid week for us." "We stayed in it, China was the better team tonight but we've just got to get better tomorrow." Australia had a chance to take the lead in the final 24 seconds, but couldn't get a shot off, resulting in a 24-second violation, leaving China with one possession to make it count.

It will be the first final appearance for China at the quadrennial tournament since they won the silver medal at the formerly known FIBA World Championship for ...

Yang Liwei chipped in 18 points. Wang finished with 14 points. SYDNEY - China entered the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup final after edging hosts Australia 61-59 in the semifinals here on Friday.

Steph Talbot (L) of Australia dribbles under the defense of Wang Siyu of China during the semifinal match at Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, ...

(Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua) Bec Allen (R) of Australia controls the ball under the defense of Jin Weina of China during the semifinal match at Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept. Ezi Magbegor (R) of Australia dribbles the ball under the defense of Li Yueru of China during the semifinal match at Women's Basketball World Cup 2022 in Sydney, Australia, Sept.

First medal in the competition for China since 1994 following dramatic victory in Sydney to reach gold medal match, which will be a rematch with the ...

The Chinese, who had not even reached the semi-finals at the World Cup for 28 years, now face Olympic champions United States, record winners over Canada in ...

"It’s just really locked in to be cohesive and having chemistry and we just let our talents do the rest." Canada, who had finished level on points with the hosts at the top of Group B, were unable to get on terms at any point in the match. Hosts Australia fell agonisingly short of making a second appearance in the Women's Basketball World Cup final as they lost a dramatic semi-final 61-59 to seventh seeds China - watched by a crowd of 11,916 at the Sydney SuperDome.

Seattle forward Breanna Stewart drilled a game-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as clinical reigning champions the United States crushed Canada ...

Laeticia Amihere scored eight points to lead a deflated Canada. They put on another 22 points in the third quarter to build a huge 38-point buffer going into the final stretch before cruising home for an emphatic win. Sydney (AFP) – Seattle forward Breanna Stewart drilled a game-high 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds as clinical reigning champions the United States crushed Canada 83-43 to sweep into the women's basketball World Cup final on Friday.

SYDNEY (Australia) – USA stormed into their sixth FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Final in seven editions after completing a record breaking 83-43 ...

"A lot of people on this on team have never played in the World cup before and we know that there’s the change of the guards, there’s different personnel on this team, but you have a duty and a responsibility to come out every night and support USA basketball the way its supposed to be represented. You know the history of USA basketball and there’s a lot of effort to winning, whether it’s practice games or practice with each other, we’re going to win. Sometimes the ball might not go through the hoop but our defense is always going to be there and thats what wins you gold medals and thats what wins you championships at the end of the day. Now they must pick themselves up for the Third Place Game and the chance of a medal. The USA scored the first 15 points of the game and never had cause to look back. Meanwhile the 20 points difference at the end of the first period was also the biggest deficit for Canada in any quarter of game in the competition during the 21st century.

Breanna Stewart and the United States used a dominant defensive effort to beat Canada and reach the gold medal game of the World Cup for the fourth ...

[Kahleah Copper](https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/_/id/2998938/kahleah-copper) sat out after injuring her left hip in the win over Serbia in the quarterfinals. [Betnijah Laney](https://www.espn.com/wnba/player/_/id/2593770/betnijah-laney), who also got hurt in the Serbia game, did play against Canada. The U.S. By the end of the quarter, the U.S. The victory was the 29th in a row in World Cup play for the Americans, who haven't lost since the 2006 semifinals against Russia. The team's best mark ever coming into the tournament was 99.1, set in 1994. "We're starting to build that identity," Wilson said of the defensive effort. The Americans were up 45-21 at the half, and the lead kept expanding in the final 20 minutes. has won seven of the eight meetings with Canada in the World Cup, although the most recent previous one came in 2010. Canada had committed four turnovers -- the same number the team had against Puerto Rico in the quarterfinals, which was the lowest total in a game in 30 years. (7-0), which is on a record pace for points and margin of victory in the tournament, took control of the game early, scoring the first 15 points. Stewart scored 17 points and the Americans raced out to an early lead to put away Canada 83-43 on Friday.

It was the biggest winning margin in a World Cup semi-final, with Canada's tally the lowest in a last-four clash.

They won it by 10 points to go 36-30 in front as Australia’s shooting percentage dropped. “I was really pleased with our team’s attention to detail on the scouting report as Canada has had a terrific tournament," said USA coach Cheryl Reeve. While the USA shot 79 percent, Canada could only manage 11 percent as they fell 27-7 behind after the first quarter. They put on another 22 points in the third quarter to build a huge 38-point buffer going into the final stretch. It was the biggest winning margin in a World Cup semi-final, with Canada’s tally the lowest in a last-four clash. They opened with 15 unanswered points and never relented, extending their World Cup win streak to 29 games, with their reward a clash with a powerful Chinese team that upset Australia 61-59 in a pulsating last-gasp triumph.

US, which beat Canada 83-43 in semifinal, to face China for their 4th consecutive championship - Anadolu Agency.

[Anadolu Agency website contains only a portion of the news stories offered to subscribers in the AA News Broadcasting System (HAS), and in summarized form. On Saturday, Canada will take on Australia in the 3rd Place Match, then United States will face China in the final for their fourth consecutive championship while China will be looking for their maiden title in the organization. US will take on China in 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup final which will be held on Saturday.