Women’s Basketball World Cup

stats at a glance
Berlin · September 4–13, 2026
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USA

USA

Group D
World Cup appearances
18
Best: Champions (2022)
Olympic appearances
12
Best: Champions (2024)
How they qualified
AmeriCup
2025 continental champion
All twelve players on the United States roster play in the WNBA. Kara Lawson coaches them: fifth pick of the 2003 draft, a champion with Sacramento in 2005, Olympic gold as a player in Beijing, and head coach at Duke since 2020.

Head coach

Kara Lawson
Played at Tennessee under Pat Summitt; drafted 5th overall in 2003; 2005 WNBA champion with the Sacramento Monarchs; 2007 All-Star; Olympic gold as a player at Beijing 2008. Assistant coach, Boston Celtics 2019-20. Head coach at Duke since 2020. Coached the USA 3x3 team to gold at Tokyo 2020.

WNBA connection — 12 current players

PlayerPosWNBA team
Aliyah BostonCIND Indiana Fever
Caitlin ClarkGIND Indiana Fever
A'ja WilsonFLVA Las Vegas Aces
Jackie YoungGLVA Las Vegas Aces
Chelsea GrayGLVA Las Vegas Aces
Paige BueckersGDAL Dallas Wings
Napheesa CollierFMIN Minnesota Lynx
Breanna StewartFNYL New York Liberty
Kelsey PlumGPHX Phoenix Mercury
Kahleah CopperGPHX Phoenix Mercury
Rhyne HowardGATL Atlanta Dream
Angel ReeseFATL Atlanta Dream

Roster — final 12

PlayerWNBA team
Aliyah BostonIND
Paige BueckersDAL
Caitlin ClarkIND
Napheesa CollierMIN
Kahleah CopperPHX
Chelsea GrayLVA
Rhyne HowardATL
Kelsey PlumPHX
Angel ReeseATL
Breanna StewartNYL
A'ja WilsonLVA
Jackie YoungLVA

Group D fixtures

Fri 4 Sepvs🇨🇳 China08:15 ET
14:15 CEST
Sun 6 Sepvs🇮🇹 Italy14:45 ET
20:45 CEST
Mon 7 Sepvs🇨🇿 Czechia14:45 ET
20:45 CEST
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