Gabby Williams finished the job with ruthless efficiency: 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals across 31 minutes, without a single turnover or foul. France women's national team dismantled Germany 86–64 in the semi-final, a 22-point margin that reflected the gulf in execution. Williams shooting touch — 67 per cent from the field, 80 per cent from the free-throw line — was the spine of France's offensive rhythm. More telling was her ballhandling: zero turnovers in 31 minutes of primary ball-movement work is the kind of number that does not happen by accident, and it allowed France to dictate pace without waste. Germany could not find an answer on either end of the floor. Once France's spacing and decision-making took hold, the result was never in doubt. The campaign is complete. France reach the final.
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Breanna Stewart a fait plier la défense française dès le premier ballon. Vingt-deux points, dix rebonds et quatre passes en trente minutes : la polyvalence de l'intérieure américaine a résumé la domination des États-Unis en finale de la Coupe du monde. Stewart a imposé sa loi près du panier, convertissant sept de ses dix tentatives au jeu et huit de ses neuf lancers francs. Pas de trois-point tenté, pas besoin : elle a trouvé ses points là où elle les voyait, ni plus ni moins, face à une défense française qui n'a jamais trouvé la solution pour la contenir. Nos Bleues ont tenu le choc en première mi-temps, mais Stewart et les Américaines ont progressivement creusé l'écart. L'écart final de dix-huit points ne dit pas tout : cette finale a été un peu à sens unique dès le moment où les États-Unis ont augmenté l'intensité défensive et offensive. Stewart en a été le moteur. Les États-Unis terminent premières de cette Coupe du monde. Nos Bleues finissent deuxièmes, une médaille d'argent qui consolide la position de la France parmi les meilleures équipes mondiales, mais qui laisse un goût d'inachevé face à un monstre froid et méthodique. 📊 Feuille de match complète — lien en bio 🔗
L'Amérique s'impose en finale et remporte le titre mondial. Nos Bleues terminent deuxièmes après une bataille perdue face aux États-Unis, 97–79. Le match débute équilibré : six changements de tête et six égalités émaillent la première moitié. La France prend les devants au début du deuxième quart, menée par un passage décisif — un 16–0 de suite qui pousse les Bleues à 31–17 avec 7:27 à jouer dans le quart. À la mi-temps, pourtant, l'écart s'est réduit : 45–43 pour nos adversaires. Le tournant arrive au troisième quart : les Américaines explosent offensivement et imposent leur rythme. Elles signent un 30–12 dans ce quart seul, prenant le large (73–57 après trois quarts). Dès lors, l'addition n'était plus à faire. Breanna Stewart dirige l'offensive américaine avec 22 points et 10 rebonds (7/10 au tir), tandis que Jackie Young ajoute 18 points et Kahleah Copper 15. Du côté bleu, Dominique Malonga brille avec 21 points (8/12) et 6 rebonds, et Gabby Williams compile 20 points, 7 passes et 3 interceptions malgré un tir plus laborieux (6/16). La France quitte la compétition sur une deuxième place en Coupe du monde, une performance qu'il faudra construire pour revenir plus forte. 🗳️ Qui est VOTRE joueur du match ? Votez maintenant — lien en bio 🔗
Iyana Martin's 22 points and 9 assists steered Spain Women NT to a 23-point victory over Germany Women NT, 81–58, in the third-place game. The guard shot 8 of 15 from the field and made all three of her free throws, threading passes and creating rhythm throughout her 31 minutes on court. Spain's depth and ball movement were the difference. Martin's accuracy from three—3 of 6—and her nine assists reflected a side that moved the ball with purpose and didn't rely on isolation. Germany never found an answer for the offensive rhythm Spain established early. The win secured third place for Spain Women NT in the World Cup. Germany finished fourth. For a Spanish side that went deep in the tournament, the result capped a campaign built on controlled play and secondary scoring—precisely the kind of floor general performance Martin delivered when it mattered most.
🏀 Final: Spain Women NT 81–58 Germany Women NT. Top: Iyana Martin 22 PTS.
⚔️ Breanna STEWART vs Gabby Williams — the duel to watch. USA Women NT vs France Women NT, tipping off in 3h. ▶️ Suivez le duel en direct — lien en bio 🔗
Iyana Martin has been Spain's primary offensive engine through this tournament, posting 16.6 points per game on a 52.4 TIB Efficiency rating — a commanding line that reflects both volume and precision. Germany will ask Leonie Fiebich to shoulder the playmaking load; Fiebich's 3.8 assists per game lead her side, and her 49.1 rating shows she's manufacturing consistently, even as her scoring remains modest at 9.8 per game. The asymmetry matters. Martin is being asked to score; Fiebich is being asked to set others up. That split defines how each team wants to operate — Spain leaning on one dynamic shot-maker, Germany trying to diffuse the ball and spread floor pressure. Fiebich's ball movement will test whether Spain's defense can afford to load onto Martin without bleeding points on the wings. This is the duel within the duel: can Fiebich's threading keep Germany's role players in rhythm, or will Martin's scoring punch simply overwhelm the perimeter game? Tipoff in under three hours.
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Breanna Stewart's 16 points, 8 of 11 from the free-throw line, carried USA Women NT past Spain Women NT 76–66 in the semi-final. Stewart shot efficiently from the field (4 of 6), moving through Spain's defense with the kind of purposeful spacing that defines her game: she did not attempt a three-pointer, instead operating in the paint and mid-range where she could impose her size and footwork. Six rebounds and a block underscored her two-way presence. The margin was ten. Spain, disciplined and compact for large stretches, could not maintain enough offensive consistency to close the gap—USA Women NT's depth and execution in the final quarter sealed the advance. This was not Stewart's loudest performance of the tournament, but it was exactly what the assignment required: efficient work, no waste, no ego. She played 29 minutes. The campaign ends here. USA Women NT has claimed another medal.
Jackie Young steadied the USA Women's attack when Spain Women mounted their final pressure in the last five minutes of the semi-final. With the American lead at eight entering that window, Young made 2 of 3 field attempts for 4 points, added a steal, and facilitated one assist to help close out a 76–66 victory. The control mattered. Spain Women were chasing momentum late, and Young's efficiency—converting two of three from the floor—helped the USA Women manage the clock and prevent any late-game panic. One turnover free in that stretch underlined the precision required when a lead, however comfortable it looked, still needed defending. The win sent the USA Women through to the final stage of the World Cup, concluding a semi-final campaign that had been built on exactly this kind of composed execution when the margin narrowed.
🏀 Final: Spain Women NT 66–76 USA Women NT. Top: Maria Conde 17 PTS.
Gabby Williams a écrasé la défense allemande : 22 points à 8/12 au tir, 5 passes, 5 rebonds et 4 interceptions en 31 minutes, sans commettre une seule faute ni une seule perte de balle. Une partition quasi parfaite. Nos Bleues ont dominé les demi-finales de la Coupe du monde avec une victoire 86–64, et Williams a été le moteur offensif et défensif de cette démonstration. Son efficacité brute — 67 % au tir, 80 % aux lancers francs — a tranché face à une Allemagne incapable de trouver des solutions. Cette demi-finale remportée scelle la campagne mondiale de nos Bleues sur une note de force. Williams, libérée au scoring sans avoir à forcer, a montré toute sa polyvalence : elle a créé pour les autres, repris les ballons perdus et punissait chaque passage en attaque. 📊 Feuille de match complète — lien en bio 🔗
Marine JOHANNES a trouvé la clé du verrou allemand en toute fin de match. Avec la France déjà bien maîtrisée et neuf points d'avance en entrée des cinq dernières minutes, nos Bleues n'avaient plus besoin de forcer. JOHANNES, elle, a profité de cette fenêtre pour faire la différence : 6 points en 2/3 au tir, dont 2 tirs à trois points réussis sur 3 tentées. Aucune ballon perdu, aucune faute. Un tir clinique. Le score final, 86–64, a scellé une domination sans bavure face à l'Allemagne. Nos Bleues terminent leur parcours à la Coupe du monde sur cette victoire en demi-finale — une belle note avant de quitter la compétition. 📊 Feuille de match complète — lien en bio 🔗
Nos Bleues n'ont laissé aucune chance à l'Allemagne. Une domination affichée du début à la fin, qui envoie la France en finale de la Coupe du monde. Tout s'est joué sur l'intensité défensive et la maîtrise du tempo. Après un premier quart-temps serré (25-23), la France a imposé son rythme dès le deuxième acte, creusant l'écart pour atteindre 45-38 à la mi-temps. Le troisième quart-temps a confirmé la tendance avec un 19-12 destructeur qui portait l'avance à 64-50. L'Allemagne n'a jamais trouvé de réponse. Au quatrième quart-temps, une série de 12-0 en cours de période (de 74-64 à 86-64) a définitivement scellé le sort du match. Le score final de 22 points d'écart ne souffre aucune ambiguïté : une victoire sans débat. Gabby Williams a orchestré la démonstration avec 22 points à 8/12 au tir, complétée de 5 passes et 4 interceptions. Janelle Salaun a écrasé les débats intérieurs : 14 points et 11 rebonds (double-double). Marine Johannes a apporté 13 points en sortie de banc. L'Allemagne a pu compter sur Nyara Sabally et Marie Guelich (12 points chacune), mais l'écart de puissance était insurmontable. La France accède à la finale de la Coupe du monde. 🗳️ Qui est VOTRE joueur du match ? Votez maintenant — lien en bio 🔗 #FIBAWWC #FranceAllemagne #BleueFeminines #Demi-finale #Basketball #Mondial
Spain's Iyana Martin has been the tournament's most efficient scorer, averaging 16.5 points per game with a 51.9 TIB rating—the kind of inside-out threat that forces rotations and punishes hesitation. Against a USA side built on ball movement and depth, Martin's scoring gravity becomes the fulcrum. Breanna Stewart, running at 47.1 TIB efficiency with 9.8 points and 2.8 assists in recent outings, remains the counterweight—a wing who reads space and relocates with timing that frustrates pick-and-roll offenses. Stewart's work away from the ball has been as valuable as her scoring; the question for Spain's defense is whether Martin's individual offensive load leaves enough cover for Spain's perimeter. USA's roster depth means Stewart doesn't have to do it alone, but her decision-making and spacing are core to how the Americans build walls. Spain and USA tip off now.
⚔️ Gabby Williams vs Leonie Fiebich — the duel to watch. France Women NT vs Germany Women NT, tipping off in 3h. ▶️ Suivez le duel en direct — lien en bio 🔗
Breanna Stewart lit up Group D in just 17 minutes: 19 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists on 8-of-11 shooting—a near-perfect efficiency line that included a clean 2-of-2 from the free-throw line and a turnover-free performance. The USA Women's National Team routed Czechia 105–64, a 41-point margin that left no doubt about the gulf in this matchup. What stood out was Stewart's ball movement alongside her scoring touch. Six assists in that brief window suggested she was doing the work a floor general does—threading cutters, finding open shooters—rather than simply hunting points. She registered just one turnover across her touches, the mark of a player operating with high intention and patience even when the outcome was decided long before the final buzzer. The dominance was comprehensive enough that the USA could rest her in the second half, yet in the minutes she did play, Stewart offered a masterclass in economy. Few players can stack that kind of line—efficient scoring, playmaking, rebounding all in balance—on limited volume. She was the tournament's clearest efficiency winner on the night.
Megan Gustafson was surgical in 16 minutes: 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting, 2 rebounds, 1 steal and zero turnovers. Spain Women NT's 89–66 quarter-final win over Australia Women NT was never close after the opening stages, and Gustafson's efficiency in a shortened role underlined the gap. Playing away, Spain controlled the tempo and their spacing. Gustafson's accuracy from the floor — she didn't need a three-pointer to hurt them — kept Australia's defense honest and opened driving lanes elsewhere. A 23-point margin in a World Cup knockout game is not accidental; Spain's depth and decision-making were visible throughout. For Australia, a quarter-final exit. For Spain, a statement of intent heading toward the semi-finals.
🏀 Final: Australia Women NT 66–89 Spain Women NT. Top: Chloe BIBBY 13 PTS.
Emma Meesseman carried our Cats to the final act, finishing with 29 points, 8 rebounds and a near-flawless 12/21 shooting night. It was not enough. Germany pulled away in the second half to win 93–74, ending Belgium's World Cup campaign in the quarter-finals. Meesseman's efficiency — she committed no turnovers across 33 minutes — kept us competitive through stretches, and her 57% clip from the floor showed what our offence could do when rhythm and spacing aligned. But Germany's depth and defensive pressure in the third quarter proved too much to weather. A 19-point margin is a blowout, and there is no softening that. The Cats fought hard enough to merit this: a veteran, world-class performance from their leader when it mattered most. That it came in a loss is the bitter part. Our campaign ends here.