# Team USA Is BACK! Stewart Dominates as Women’s Basketball World Cup Bracket Is Set Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/team-usa-is-back-stewart-dominates-as-women-s-basketball-world-cup-bracket-is-set Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/team-usa-is-back-stewart-dominates-as-women-s-basketball-world-cup-bracket-is-set.md Podcast: [Locked On Women's Basketball – Daily Podcast On The WNBA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425) Published: 2026-09-08T16:28:51+00:00 Episode link: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/podcasts/locked-on-womens-basketball/ Audio file: https://pdrl.fm/ab2d09/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/8d31b389-535c-4ce7-b173-5f7016ba17c8/episodes/cb8bf358-3fe1-4193-bfea-cedfa383ecbe/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=8d31b389-535c-4ce7-b173-5f7016ba17c8&awEpisodeId=cb8bf358-3fe1-4193-bfea-cedfa383ecbe&feed=6xlU4vnG Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/episodes/team-usa-is-back-stewart-dominates-as-women-s-basketball-world-cup-bracket-is-set Duration seconds: 1690 ## Resource Team USA is BACK on track. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ”₯ After a frustrating performance against Italy, the Americans responded in a huge way, dominating Czechia 105-XX and looking much more like the tournament favorite. Breanna Stewart led the way with 19 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists on 8-of-11 shooting β€” all in under 17 minutes, while Team USA got major contributions up and down the roster. Six Americans scored in double figures as the offense finally clicked. Now the knockout bracket is set β€” and the path to the championship is becoming clear. In this episode: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Why Breanna Stewart's dominant performance matters πŸ”₯ Team USA's offensive explosion after struggling against Italy ⭐ Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Napheesa Collier and the rest of the USA depth πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France's record-setting 22 three-pointers πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Belgium's statement win over Australia πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain bouncing back after the Mali upset πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Germany keeping its tournament alive πŸ€ The complete knockout-round bracket πŸ‘€ A potential USA vs. Spain semifinal πŸ”₯ A potential USA vs. France championship matchup πŸ† Can Team USA keep this momentum and make it all the way to the final? The first-round knockout games are set, with Spain, USA, France and Belgium earning byes into the quarterfinals. Potential semifinals: πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡Έ Spain vs. πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France vs. πŸ‡§πŸ‡ͺ Belgium Potential final: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA vs. πŸ‡«πŸ‡· France Italy exposed some weaknesses. Czechia got the angry response. Now the real test begins. Can Team USA keep rolling all the way to the final? ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/episodes/team-usa-is-back-stewart-dominates-as-women-s-basketball-world-cup-bracket-is-set/transcription-requests` β€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/locked-on-women-s-basketball-daily-podcast-on-the-wnba-909425/team-usa-is-back-stewart-dominates-as-women-s-basketball-world-cup-bracket-is-set.md` β€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.