2026 Women’s World Cup winners and losers: Breanna Stewart, Team USA leave competition in the dust

Team USA has done it again. After looking shaky at times in Berlin, the Americans used a dominant second half to pull away from France for a 97-79 win in Sunday's final at the 2026 Women's World Cup. Team USA has now won five consecutive World Cup titles and a record 12 overall.

France had to settle for the silver medal — their best-ever finish at the World Cup — while Spain took home the bronze after crushing the hosts Germany in the third-place game early on Sunday.

Before we turn our attention back to the WNBA, which will resume its 2026 season on Sept. 17, let's take a look at some of the winners and losers from the World Cup.

This one is obvious, but that doesn't make it any less true.

Team USA lost A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum days before the World Cup started, had seven players making their World Cup debut on the roster and dealt with real stress against Italy, Spain and France (in the first half). And the Americans still walked away undefeated with a fifth consecutive World Cup title.

This was the fifth World Cup title in a row for Team USA, which…

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