FIBA Women’s World Cup Games Today: Semifinals Saturday, USA vs. Spain Time, TV and Bracket

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 · SEMIFINALS
France vs. Germany, 10:30 a.m. ET. USA vs. Spain, 2 p.m. ET.
All times Eastern · Berlin Arena · TBS, truTV and HBO Max
Day Time Game TV
Sat, Sept. 12 10:30 a.m. France vs. Germany, semifinal TBS, truTV, HBO Max
Sat, Sept. 12 2 p.m. United States vs. Spain, semifinal TBS, HBO Max
Sun, Sept. 13 10:30 a.m. Third place game truTV, HBO Max
Sun, Sept. 13 2 p.m. Final TNT, HBO Max

Times and channels per NBC Sports, Yahoo Sports and FIBA. Some listings put USA vs. Spain on TNT as well; TBS is the channel every game day listing agrees on. HBO Max carries both games either way.

Today’s Semifinals

France vs. Germany, 10:30 a.m. ET, TBS and truTV: the tournament’s highest scoring team against the host. France has won its four games by a combined 156 points and is in a World Cup semifinal for the first time since 1953; Gabby Williams leads the tournament in scoring. Germany lost to Spain by 30 in its opener and has won four straight since, including a 93 to 74 quarterfinal win over EuroBasket champion Belgium in which it won every quarter. Leonie Fiebich and Nyara Sabally of the New York Liberty anchor the frontcourt, and Berlin Arena has been full for every German game.

United States vs. Spain, 2 p.m. ET, TBS: the four time defending champion against a Spain team seeking its first World Cup title and fourth podium finish. The Americans are 4 and 0 in Berlin, have won 34 straight World Cup games and have not lost a semifinal since 2006. Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Jackie Young, Kahleah Copper and Chelsea Gray have started every game, with Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers and Angel Reese coming off the bench. Spain is 3 and 1, with the Mali upset in group play its only blemish, and comes off an 89 to 66 rout of Australia. Iyana Martín, the No. 7 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, leads Spain at 16.5 points a game; Alicia Flórez of the Mystics, Seattle rookie Awa Fam and former Iowa center Megan DiLeo are also in the rotation. The last time these two met with a medal on the line was the 2014 final in Istanbul, a 77 to 64 United States win.

The two winners meet in Sunday’s final at 2 p.m. ET on TNT. The losers play for bronze Sunday morning. The champion earns direct qualification for the LA28 Olympics; the United States is already in as host, and a win Sunday would tie the Soviet Union’s record of five consecutive titles.

Thursday’s Quarterfinal Results

Game Final Top performer
United States vs. Hungary USA 108, Hungary 56 Napheesa Collier 19 points
France vs. China France 90, China 61 Marine Johannès and Janelle Salaün 15 each
Belgium vs. Germany Germany 93, Belgium 74 Leonie Fiebich 17 points, 10 rebounds
Australia vs. Spain Spain 89, Australia 66 Alicia Flórez 17 points, Player of the Game

The Americans opened Thursday with the biggest quarterfinal score in World Cup history: 60 percent from the field, 12 of 22 from three, 31 assists and a 52 to 16 edge in the paint. Every player scored. Rhyne Howard had 15, and Kahleah Copper, Caitlin Clark and Jackie Young had 10 each; Clark added 9 assists in 20 minutes. Spain closed the night by taking a 31 to 17 first quarter lead on Australia and never letting it go. The Opals dressed eight players after Ezi Magbegor’s ACL tear was confirmed about 30 minutes before tipoff; Steph Talbot scored 23, but Australia turned it over 23 times.

How to Watch

TNT Sports has the U.S. rights. France vs. Germany airs on TBS and truTV, the United States vs. Spain airs on TBS, and Sunday’s final is on TNT. HBO Max streams every game of the tournament, and Sling or any live TV package that includes TBS, TNT and truTV works as well. Both semifinals also stream on the TBS app.

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The Bottom Line

Semifinal Saturday: France vs. Germany at 10:30 a.m. ET on TBS and truTV, then the United States vs. Spain at 2 p.m. ET on TBS, both streaming on HBO Max. The winners play for gold Sunday at 2 p.m. ET on TNT. Scores will be added here as the games finish.