How to watch Team USA featuring Caitlin Clark, Paige Bueckers, Breanna Stewart and co live at 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup

Team USA tips off its 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup campaign against China this Friday, September 4, at 14:15 CEST local time in Berlin. The game will be played at Berlin’s Max-Schmeling-Halle, according to MARCA, and broadcast on TNT, truTV and HBO Max in US markets and Bein Sport in European markets. Yahoo Sports listed the game as airing on “Courtside 1891, TNT, HBO Max” as part of its full tournament schedule.

Berlin hosts a 16-team field after the WNBA paused its season

The 2026 FIBA Women’s Basketball World Cup runs from September 4 to 13 in Berlin, Germany, with 16 national teams competing, according to Wikipedia and ESPN. NBC Sports reported the tournament will be broadcast on TNT, truTV and HBO Max. The WNBA paused its season to free up its top players for the event.

Clark and Bueckers set for their first senior World Cup

Team USA’s 12-player roster for the tournament includes Aliyah Boston, Paige Bueckers, Caitlin Clark, Napheesa Collier, Kahleah Copper, Chelsea Gray, Sonia Citron, Rhyne Howard, Kiki Iriafen, Breanna Stewart, Jackie Young and Angel Reese. Friday’s opener marks Caitlin Clark’s debut at the FIBA senior World Cup, according to USA Today. Paige Bueckers will make her first World Cup appearance as well, per the Dallas Sports Journal, which identifies her as a Dallas Wings guard.

The roster has changed since it was first announced. A’ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will no longer compete due to injuries after initially being named to the squad, according to ESPN and an official Instagram announcement. The New York Post described Sabrina Ionescu of the New York Liberty as “a surprising omission from the U.S. women’s national team roster.”

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Team USA hasn’t lost a FIBA World Cup game since 2006, according to Yahoo Sports. The Americans are chasing their 12th world title in Berlin, per ESPN and Yahoo Sports.