US women in familiar place reaching semifinals of World Cup, joined by Germany, France and Spain

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Feinberg, D. (2026, September 11). US women in familiar place reaching semifinals of World Cup, joined by Germany, France and Spain. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/basketball/us-women-in-familiar-place-reaching-semifinals-of-world-cup-joined-by-germany-france-and-spain/article_3d089993-0e57-5bec-bfab-86a546bab11a.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-09-11 · by Doug Feinberg

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The US women's basketball team has reached the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup, where they will face Spain, after dominating Hungary 108-56 in the quarterfinals. The Americans also set a new record with 31 assists in the knockout round and had five players score in double figures. This is nothing new for the US team, which has won 34 straight games overall and four consecutive World Cup titles. Germany and France are newcomers to the semifinals, with Germany reaching this stage as hosts for the sixth time in a row.
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The US women's basketball team defeated Hungary 108-56 in the quarterfinals of the FIBA World Cup on Thursday in Berlin. The US dominated from the start, leading 36-12 after the first quarter and 59-30 at halftime. Napheesa Collier scored 19 points, while Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese showed their chemistry on the court with several key plays. The US has now won 34 consecutive games in the tournament, dating back to a loss to Russia in 2006, and will play the winner of the Spain-Australia game on Saturday in the medal round. This was the second-biggest margin of victory in the quarterfinals in World Cup history, and the US also set a record for most points scored in the quarterfinals with 108. The team's balanced offense, with five players scoring in double figures, was key to their success.

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📰 FIBA Women's World Cup Semifinals
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Toronto Star
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“Both articles report on the US women's basketball team defeating Hungary 108-56 to reach the semifinals of the FIBA World Cup, with identical dates and similar wording.”
Fox News
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 22% hedged 2 of 9 📰 publisher trust 67
“Article A describes a quarterfinal game between Team USA and Italy, while Article B describes a semifinal game between the US and Spain”
New York Post
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 10% hedged 2 of 20 📰 publisher trust 66
“The articles describe different games: one where the US team barely won against Italy (Article A) and another where the US team dominated Hungary (Article B)”
The Guardian
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 0% hedged 0 of 21 📰 publisher trust 67
“The dates and excerpts indicate two different games, one against Italy (Article A) and another against Hungary (Article B)”
Toronto Star
⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 4% hedged 1 of 24 📰 publisher trust 64
“Article A describes a specific match between Italy and the US on September 7, while Article B mentions the US reaching the semifinals in general terms without mentioning a specific opponent or date”
Toronto Star
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“Article A describes a specific game between US and Italy on September 6, while Article B mentions the US team reaching the semifinals against Spain without describing the specific match”
Toronto Star
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“Article A reports on a close win over Italy, while Article B mentions the US's quarterfinals win but against Hungary”
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France French Spain U.S. World Cup

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France GPE · 4× French NORP · 4× U.S. GPE · 4× Americans NORP · 3× Spain GPE · 3× Germany GPE · 2× Angel Reese PERSON · 1× BERLIN GPE · 1× Hungary GPE · 1× Rhyne Howard PERSON · 1×

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“I think if we continue to play like that and continue to keep everybody on the same page, continue to move the ball, it’s going to be really hard to stop us.”
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🔮 Host Germany and France will play in the other medal-round game Saturday.

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BERLIN (AP) — The U.S. put forth a dominant performance to reach the semifinals of the women’s FIBA World Cup again. asserted
U.S. → put → Cup
Spain awaits the Americans there. asserted
Spain → await → Americans
Host Germany and France will play in the other medal-round game Saturday. asserted
Germany → play → game
The Americans routed Hungary 108-56, which was the second-biggest margin of victory in the quarterfinals in World Cup history. asserted
which → rout → history
The U.S. also had 31 assists, which was the most in the knockout round as well. asserted
which → have → round
“We talked about just getting better with each game, and I think we did that today, especially with how we shared (the basketball),” Rhyne Howard said. asserted
Howard → talk → basketball
“I think if we continue to play like that and continue to keep everybody on the same page, continue to move the ball, it’s going to be really hard to stop us.” asserted
it → think → us
The Americans had a balanced offense with five players scoring in double figures. asserted
players → have → figures
“Everybody’s just all dialed in offensively and defensively,” Angel Reese said. asserted
Reese → dial → ?
“We talked about our keys, what it’s going to take to win gold, and I think tonight we did everything that coach asked us to do.” asserted
coach → talk → us
Getting to the semifinals is nothing new for the U.S., which has won 34 straight games overall and the last four World Cup titles. asserted
which → get → games
The host nation shocked Belgium, which went undefeated in group play. asserted
which → shock → play
It’s the sixth consecutive World Cup that the host nation has reached the semifinals. asserted
nation → ’ → semifinals
During that stretch only the Czech Republic in 2010 made the championship game as the host. asserted
Republic → make → host
France continued its dominant play in the tournament so far, running past China. asserted
France → continue → China
The French squad, which lost to the U.S. in the 2024 Paris Olympics by one point, has been incredible on both ends of the court in its four games. asserted
which → lose → games
Making the semifinals for the first time meant a lot to French players, but they do have loftier goals in mind. asserted
they → make → mind
“It means a lot. asserted
It → mean → lot
I mean, we want to be one of the greatest teams ever to put on the French jersey,” French captain Gabby Williams said. asserted
Williams → mean → jersey
‘Obviously, like we have a big goal for this tournament, but it’s great to check this off the list.” asserted
it → have → list
German coach Olaf Lange was thrilled to lead his home country to new heights. asserted
Lange → thrill → heights
He wanted to take the night to savor the historic win before focusing on the tall task ahead with France. asserted
He → want → France
Spain topped Australia in the final game Thursday to reach the semifinals for the first time since it hosted the event in 2018. asserted
it → top → 2018
The Spaniards are led by Iyana Martin, Megan DiLeo and World Cup veteran Alba Torrens. asserted
Spaniards → lead → Martin
The 37-year-old is playing in her fourth World Cup and has helped Spain win medals in the previous three. asserted
Spain → play → three
“For us it means a lot because we missed the Worlds in 2022 and now it’s been eight years,” Torrens said. asserted
Torrens → mean → 2022
“We know how difficult it is so for today it’s a big day for us. asserted
it → know → us
We are very happy because so many people worked hard for this victory.” asserted
people → work → victory
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