Team USA asserted their international basketball dominance once again, overcoming an early 14-point deficit to defeat France 97–79 in Berlin and capture their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Gold.
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Team USA asserted their international basketball dominance once again, overcoming an early 14-point deficit to defeat France 97–79 in Berlin and capture their fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup Gold.
The French national team came out firing in the gold medal game, capitalizing on a hot shooting start to take a commanding 31–17 lead early in the second quarter. However, the Americans quickly found their rhythm. Behind a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Caitlin Clark before halftime, Team USA cut the deficit to 45–43. The second half belonged entirely to the U.S., as they unleashed a 30–12 surge in the third quarter to pull away permanently.
Caitlin Clark calls the half with a big three 🚨#FIBAWWC pic.twitter.com/vNZQtraVUl
— FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (@FIBAWWC) September 13, 2026
The game’s top performer was Team USA captain Breanna Stewart. Delivering a stellar double-double performance, Stewart dominated the court with a game-high 22 points and 10 rebounds. Her elite leadership and clutch scoring sparked the U.S. comeback, earning her tournament MVP honors for the second time in her decorated career. Jackie Young provided vital secondary scoring with 18 points, while Dominique Malonga led France with 21 points in their silver-medal effort.
Captain Stewie is the TISSOT MVP of FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/uqOAzwIv4P
— FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup (@FIBAWWC) September 13, 2026
Team USA will have four days to rest before players return to their respective teams to finish the remaining WNBA regular season games on September 18.
In a rare shift at the top, FIBA dropped Team USA to the No. 2 spot in FIBA’s latest Women’s World Cup Power Rankings; Volume 5, ceding the top position to an surging French national team.
The slight drop for the Americans serves as a reaction to their tightest tournament test yet—a narrow 55–52 victory over Italy. Marking the program’s lowest scoring tally since the introduction of the three-point line in 1984, the defensive grind highlighted lingering chemistry adjustments for the star-studded squad. Meanwhile, France climbed to No. 1 behind dominant defensive displays and record-setting offensive efficiency from beyond the arc.
Despite dropping one spot, Team USA remains the formidable tournament favorite to capture gold in Berlin. Headlined by elite talent and deep rotation options, the Americans bounced back immediately with a 105–64 blowout win over Czechia to close out group play.
Here are the top 10 of the Women’s World Cup Power Rankings; Volume 5;
- France
- United States
- Belgium
- Spain
- Australia
- Germany
- China
- Japan
- Hungary
- Italy
While FIBA’s subjective rankings focus on current momentum, Team USA’s unmatched two-way depth makes them the gold standard heading into the knockout stage. This drop in ranking could motivate a squad that has held FIBA World Cup gold since 2010. The quarter-finals of the 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup kick off tomorrow, September 10, when Team USA faces Hungary—with a potential rematch against Italy looming in the semi-finals.
Steph Curry powers Team USA for a Gold Medal Finish Against France (98 – 87)
Image (L-R): Steph Curry, Lebron James and Kevin Durant from FIBA
The USA Men’s Basketball team, led by Steph Curry, has won the Olympic gold medal at the 5×5 Basketball tournament. Curry scored a team-high 24 points, making 8-of-12 shots from the three-point line, and added 5 assists. Teammates Booker and Durant each scored 15 points apiece, while LeBron James contributed 14 points, 6 rebounds, and 10 assists. James was also awarded the tournament’s MVP.
Steph Curry, are you serious?! pic.twitter.com/ZBJo5COAJq
— Rare Rookies #BBN (@rarerookies) August 10, 2024
STEPH CURRY IS INCREDIBLE! 🗣️
24 PTS / 8 3PM / 5 AST en route to his 1st 🥇#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/HkdZOozJMy
— NBA (@NBA) August 10, 2024
Steph Curry goes OFF in the 4Q to lead USA to 🥇
Curry: 24 PTS, 5 AST, 8 3PM
Durant: 15 PTS, 4 AST, 4 REB
Booker: 15 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST
LeBron: 14 PTS, 10 AST, 6 REB#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/0zRDX8GeQO— NBA (@NBA) August 10, 2024
4 years in a row competing against one another for NBA Championships… to now winning 🥇 together 👏
WHAT A TIME! #Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/RaIkVM1LzV
— NBA (@NBA) August 10, 2024
The European mind cannot comprehend this 🥇 pic.twitter.com/xZ7vCtzCgY
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 10, 2024
It was a dramatic finish for the Americans, as France mounted a comeback by scoring 7 straight points, cutting the United States’ 14-point lead to a single possession game, thanks to a Wembanyama tip-in. But then Steph Curry showcased his greatness with a dagger three-pointer, defended by two French players. He then celebrated with his trademark “Night night” gesture while returning on defense.
Victor Wembanyama was fantastic in #Paris2024 leading France to 🥈👏
👽 15.8 PPG
👽 9.7 APG
👽 2.0 SPG
👽 1.7 BPG pic.twitter.com/yJ7rJVcuMn— NBA (@NBA) August 10, 2024
Victor Wembanyama led the French team with 26 points but lacked his usual defensive presence compared to the semi-finals against Germany. Guerschon Yabusele added 20 points for France, while no other player scored more than 9 points. Considering the number of young French players entering the NBA, future Olympic medal games could become regular showdowns between the USA, France, and Serbia.
We are now down to 4 teams, this sets up the Semi-Finals Bracket for the 2024 Paris Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament.
Semi-Finals of the 2024 Paris Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament
- USA versus Serbia
- France versus Germany
And then, there were four! 🏅#Paris2024 x #Basketball pic.twitter.com/F1ymRsmdS6
— FIBA (@FIBA) August 6, 2024
How they got here?
Team USA are undefeated (4-0) and have been winning with an average 24.75 points margin. It be a rematch against Serbia, a team they played and defeated in the Group games. Serbia on the other hand, after getting the “L” from Team USA went undefeated including an overtime win against Australia in the quarter-finals. Serbia will try and avenge their loss as they try to win and eliminate Team USA in their coming rematch.
Semifinal Showdown vs Serbia. ⚔️
🇺🇸 #USABMNT vs 🇷🇸 on Thursday (3 PM ET, USA Network + Peacock)! pic.twitter.com/sndFKNeWbv
— USA Basketball (@usabasketball) August 6, 2024
France with only one loss, advances to the semis after defeating/eliminating Canada – the second team that has the most NBA players in their roster. Spurs Rookie Victor Wembanyama was a defensive problem for the Canadians, grabbing 12 rebounds with 3 steals and this monster block on Dillon Brooks.
Wemby and Evan Fournier help lead France to the #Paris2024 Semifinals 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/MiC59w7xEU
— NBA (@NBA) August 6, 2024
Germany, just like Team USA, are also undefeated, even after facing Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Greeks in the knock-out games.
Every semi-finals games of the 2024 Paris Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament will be this Thursday, August 8th at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France.
Now that the group stage is done, the Quarter-Finals for the 2024 Paris Men’s Olympic Basketball Tournament are now set.
As the top seed, Team USA has drawn the most favorable matchup, playing against Brazil, which only has one NBA player on its roster.
The first game will be between Serbia and Australia, followed by USA versus Brazil. On the other side of the bracket, Germany will face Greece, and the host country, France, will take on Canada.
ROAD TO GOLD 🥇
Men’s #Basketball Quarter-Finals are here 🔥#Paris2024 pic.twitter.com/rCdpqMzulb
— FIBA (@FIBA) August 3, 2024
Aside from Team USA, Team Canada has the second-most NBA players with 10.
The Quarter-finals will be on August 6th at the Bercy Arena in Paris, France.
Now that the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament have concluded and we now have all 12 Basketball teams in 2024 Paris Olympics, know the group of your favorite team and their opponents.
Group A
- Australia
- Greece
- Canada
- Spain
Group B
- France (hosts)
- Germany
- Japan
- Brazil
Group C
- Serbia
- South Sudan
- Puerto Rico
- USA
Stage is set. Are you ready? 🔥 #Paris2024 x #FIBAOQT pic.twitter.com/qIT4vy4kmd
— FIBA (@FIBA) July 8, 2024
Philadelphia 76ers and the NBA’s reigning MVP, Joel Embiid announced that he will play for Team USA at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The announcement comes after talking to both Team USA executive director Grant Hill and the representatives from the French national team.
I’m really proud and excited about this decision. It was not easy. I am blessed to call Cameroon, France, and the USA home. After talking to my family, I knew it had to be Team USA. I want to play with my brothers in the league. I want to play for my fans because they’ve… pic.twitter.com/6VHSQTKVl3
— Joel Embiid (@JoelEmbiid) October 5, 2023
Joel Embiid who was born in Cameroon and holds both French and American citizenship, to which team he will be playing have been the talk/debate, since Team USA failed to bring home a medal in the last FIBA World Cup and the coming 2024 Paris Olympics. Embiid joins other NBA superstars like LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant who have expressed interest in playing for Team USA at the next year’s Olympics.
Vivo will now be available in six European countries (France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain and UK), to kick things off, Vivo launches 4 new smartphones in the region; vivo Y11s, Y70, Y20s and their flagship phone smartphone the X51 5G, which is a rebranded X50 Pro.
Vivo will also be selling earbuds, neckbuds and other accessories likes smartphones cases and adapters, in addition to smartphones. The X51 5G will retail for £749 (PHP47,800.51) in the UK and go on sale on October 29th.
Full specs of Vivo X51 5G;
- 6.56-inch AMOLED (FHD+) display ,90Hz, 2376 × 1080 resolution
- Quad rear-camera: 48MP (f/1.6) + 13MP (f/2.46) + 8MP (f/2.2) + 8MP (f/3.4)
- Front camera: 32MP (f/2.45)
- Snapdragon 765G CPU
- 8 GB RAM
- 256 GB storage
- Funtouch OS 10 (Android 10)
- 5G wideband,4G LTE, 3G, 2G GSM/CDMA
- AK4377A hi-Fi chipset
- Wi-Fi2.4G + 5G Wi-Fi MIMO
- Bluetooth 5.1
- USB 2.0
- OTG, NFC
- GPS, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Color Temperature Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Laser detection auto-focus, E-compass, Fingerprint , Gyroscope
- Dual SIM
- 4315mAh battery with vivo FlashCharge 2.0 (33W)
- Weight: 181.5g
- Dimensions: 158.46 × 72.80 × 8.04mm
- Color: Alpha Grey