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  "id": 7072573,
  "title": "Olympic rematch: US and France to meet for women's FIBA World Cup title",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/olympic-rematch-us-and-france-to-meet-for-womens-fiba-world-cup-title-7072573",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-13T06:48:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/sport/20260913-olympic-rematch-us-and-france-to-meet-for-women-s-fiba-world-cup-title"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The United States and France will meet in the final of the women's FIBA World Cup. The US defeated Spain 76-66 in the semifinals, with Breanna Stewart scoring 16 points and Kahleah Copper adding 13 points. According to Yahoo Sports, France won against host Germany in the semifinals, with an 86-64 rout.\n\nThe US has won 35 straight games in the World Cup, dating back to a loss to Russia in the semifinals in 2006. The Americans are seeking their fifth consecutive tournament title, which would match the former Soviet Union for the most consecutive championships.\n\nThis will be a rematch of the 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal game, which the US won by one point. Stewart told reporters that the previous game is \"over\" and the team's focus is on winning the gold medal in the World Cup.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "France tops host Germany 86-64 to reach women's FIBA World Cup final against US or Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/france-tops-host-germany-86-64-to-reach-womens-fiba-world-cup-final",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:19:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "France tops host Germany 86-64 to reach women’s FIBA World Cup final against US or Spain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/france-tops-host-germany-86-64-to-reach-womens-fiba-world-cup-final-6951198",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "France beats Germany to reach first women's World Cup basketball final",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/france-beats-germany-to-reach-first-womens-world-cup-basketball-final",
        "published": "2026-09-12T16:29:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "U.S. women beat Spain 76-66 to reach the FIBA World Cup final against France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/u-s-women-beat-spain-76-66-to-reach-the-fiba-world-cup-final-against",
        "published": "2026-09-12T20:41:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "USA edge Spain to book Women’s Basketball World Cup final against France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/usa-edge-spain-to-book-womens-basketball-world-cup-final-against",
        "published": "2026-09-12T22:10:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "US survive Spain scare to book World Cup final clash with France",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/us-survive-spain-scare-to-book-world-cup-final-clash-with-france",
        "published": "2026-09-13T02:41:24.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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