{"id":2327,"date":"2022-10-01T09:47:42","date_gmt":"2022-10-01T09:47:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/womens-basketball-world-cup-united-states-win-record-extending-11th-title\/"},"modified":"2022-10-01T09:47:43","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T09:47:43","slug":"womens-basketball-world-cup-united-states-win-record-extending-11th-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kede.com.br\/sport\/womens-basketball-world-cup-united-states-win-record-extending-11th-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Women’s Basketball World Cup: United States win record-extending 11th title"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The United States won their fourth successive World Cup title<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The United States won a record-extending 11th women’s basketball World Cup title with an 83-61 victory over China in Sydney.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson top-scored for the defending champions with 19 points, while Kelsey Plum added 17.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The US were made to work in the first half but China faded in the third quarter, going 21 points behind.<\/span><\/p>\n

They launched a final-quarter fightback but the US held on for their fourth successive World Cup title.<\/span><\/p>\n

The final was played in front of 15,895 fans at Sydney SuperDome – the biggest ever crowd for a women’s basketball match in Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n

Earlier on Saturday, the hosts beat Canada 95-65 to take the bronze medal with Australia’s seven-time WNBA all-star Lauren Jackson ending her international career on a high.<\/span><\/p>\n

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