Breanna Stewart, lack of 3-pointers among USA vs. Spain winners and losers

Team USA is one win away from claiming its fifth consecutive FIBA Women’s World Cup title.

The Americans will meet France in the gold medal game on Sunday, Sept. 13, in Berlin, Germany. It will be a rematch of the 2024 Olympic gold medal game in Paris, where USA narrowly defeated France, 67-66.

"My message to the team is this is our standard here with Team USA, and It's about us. It's literally about us," Breanna Stewart said. "Everything that we do is literally going to dictate what happens in tomorrow's game and making sure that that's the main focus − is we continue to look inward.

"There's gonna be a ton of emotions in this game, and it's gonna be the team that really kind of regulates that and handles that best that will have the advantage."

Team USA punched its ticket to the final with a 76-66 semifinal victory over Spain to extend its World Cup win streak to 35 games.

"We got the biggest (game) tomorrow," Breanna Stewart said. "We're going for gold and that's what we're going to do."

USA TODAY Sports rounded up the winners and losers from Team USA's semifinal win on Saturday:

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