2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: Team USA schedule and how to watch 

The United States women's basketball team is ready to take on the best of the rest at the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Sydney, Australia, running from 22 September to 1 October.

Team USA will be looking to continue its impeccable run of form at the showpiece event.

Having won the last three editions, as well as clinching its seventh consecutive Olympic gold at the Tokyo 2020 Games in 2021, they will arrive as tournament favourites.

It will be the first time since 2000 the defending champions compete in an international basketball event without either Sue Bird or Diana Taurasi. Bird retired from the game earlier this month while Taurasi is out injured.

Tina Charles, Sylvia Fowles, Napheesa Collier and Skylar Diggins-Smith are also all unavailable for varying reasons meaning a relatively new-look team will be leading the charge.

Recent Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) championship winners A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray, and Kelsey Plum headline the roster alongside Tokyo 2020 gold medallist Breanna Stewart.

The US will begin their campaign with group stage matches. They are in Group A for the tournament alongside Puerto Rico, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belgium, South Korea and China.

As well as bragging rights the winner of the World Cup will also guarantee for themselves a spot at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games meaning everything is to play for.

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2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: US roster

• Ariel Atkins - Tokyo 2020 gold medallist
• Shakira Austin
• Kahleah Copper
• Chelsea Gray - Tokyo 2020 gold medallist
• Sabrina Ionescu
• Brionna Jones
• Betnijah Laney
• Jewell Loyd - Tokyo 2020 gold medallist
• Kelsey Plum - Tokyo 2020 gold medallist, 3x3 basketball
• Breanna Stewart - Tokyo 2020 gold medallist
• Alyssa Thomas
• A'ja Wilson - Tokyo 2020 gold medallist

2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: US schedule

Below is the schedule for Team USA, all times are listed in ET.

Wednesday 21 September

21:30 USA v BEL – Sydney Superdome

Thursday 22 September

20:30 PUR v USA - Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre

Saturday 24 September

00:30 USA v CHN – Sydney Superdome

Monday 26 September

00:00 KOR v USA – Sydney Superdome

Tuesday 27 September

00:00 USA v BIH – Sydney Superdome

Wednesday 28 September

22:00 Quarterfinal 1 - Sydney Superdome

Thursday 29 September

00:30 Quarterfinal 2 - Sydney Superdome

04:00 Quarterfinal 3 - Sydney Superdome

06:30 Quarterfinal 4 - Sydney Superdome

Friday 30 September

03:00 Semi-final 1 - Sydney Superdome

05:30 Semi-final 2- Sydney Superdome

23:00 Third place game - Sydney Superdome

Saturday 1 October

02:00 Final - Sydney Superdome

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2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup: How to watch Team USA in action

ESPN platforms ESPN+, ESPNU and ESPN2 will air the Women's World Cup live from Sydney, Australia.

For more details on which games will be available on which platform click here.

Additionally, Courtside 1891, FIBA's live video and highlights platform, will be showing content from the World Cup and is available via subscription.