title: 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group A
text: # 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Group A
  
  Group A of the 2022 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup took place from 22 to 27 September 2022. The group consisted of Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, China, Puerto Rico, South Korea, and the United States.
  
  The top four teams advanced to the quarterfinals.
  
  ## Teams
  
  Puerto Rico replaced Russia, who were expelled.
  
  | Team | Qualification | Qualification | Appearance | Appearance | Appearance | Best Performance | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA Zone Ranking |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Team | Method | Date | Last | Total | Streak | Best Performance | FIBA World Ranking | FIBA Zone Ranking |
  | United States | Olympic champions | 8 August 2021 | 2018 | 18 | 16 | Champions (1953, 1957, 1979, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2014, 2018) | 1 | 1 |
  | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Qualifying Tournament | 5 February 2022 | Debut | Debut | Debut | Debut | 26 | 17 |
  | China | Qualifying Tournament | 11 February 2022 | 2018 | 11 | 11 | Runners-up (1994) | 7 | 2 |
  | South Korea | Qualifying Tournament | 12 February 2022 | 2018 | 16 | 16 | Runners-up (1967, 1979) | 13 | 4 |
  | Belgium | Qualifying Tournament | 13 February 2022 | 2018 | 2 | 2 | Fourth place (2018) | 5 | 2 |
  | Puerto Rico | Replacement | 18 May 2022 | 2018 | 2 | 2 | 16th place (2018) | 17 | 4 |
  
  ## Standings
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 536 | 305 | +231 | 10 | Final round |
  | 2 | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 444 | 287 | +157 | 9 | Final round |
  | 3 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 2 | 364 | 349 | +15 | 8 | Final round |
  | 4 | Puerto Rico | 5 | 2 | 3 | 341 | 400 | −59 | 7 | Final round |
  | 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 4 | 346 | 494 | −148 | 6 | |
  | 6 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 289 | 485 | −196 | 5 | |
  
  ## Games
  
  All times are local (UTC+10).
  
  ### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Puerto Rico
  
  * 22 September 2022 10:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58–82 | Puerto Rico |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 20–22, 9–16, 13–13 |||
  | Pts: Jones 15 Rebs: Elez, Jones 8 Asts: Jones 4 | | Pts: Guirantes 26 Rebs: Guirantes 9 Asts: Guirantes 8 |
  
  * State Sports Centre, Sydney Attendance: 767 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP), Daigo Urushima (JPN)
  
  ### United States vs Belgium
  
  * 22 September 2022 11:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | United States | 87–72 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 16–17, 24–17, 15–16 |||
  | Pts: Stewart 22 Rebs: Thomas 7 Asts: Thomas 9 | | Pts: Vanloo 13 Rebs: Linskens 10 Asts: three players 4 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 2,277 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Andreia Silva (BRA), Ariadna Chueca (ESP)
  
  ### South Korea vs China
  
  * 22 September 2022 17:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | South Korea | 44–107 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 9–27, 12–26, 12–27 |||
  | Pts: Park J. 14 Rebs: An 4 Asts: three players 2 | | Pts: Li M., Yang 14 Rebs: Han 15 Asts: three players 4 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 6,093 Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Christopher Reid (AUS), Martin Vulić (CRO)
  
  ### Puerto Rico vs United States
  
  * 23 September 2022 10:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Puerto Rico | 42–106 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 11–27, 10–27, 6–26, 15–26 |||
  | Pts: Hollingshed 10 Rebs: Guirantes 6 Asts: Rosado 3 | | Pts: Austin 19 Rebs: Austin 10 Asts: Atkins, Jones 5 |
  
  * State Sports Centre, Sydney Attendance: 1,372 Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Özlem Yalman (TUR), Joyce Muchenu (ZIM)
  
  ### Belgium vs South Korea
  
  * 23 September 2022 13:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Belgium | 84–61 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 24–18, 19–20, 15–11 |||
  | Pts: Ben Abdelkader 17 Rebs: Meesseman 10 Asts: Allemand 8 | | Pts: Kang 11 Rebs: An, Park J. 4 Asts: Kim D., Park J. 3 |
  
  * State Sports Centre, Sydney Attendance: 1,498 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Daigo Urushima (JPN), Amir Taboubi (TUN)
  
  ### China vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
  
  * 23 September 2022 14:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | China | 98–51 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 24–10, 32–15, 16–5 |||
  | Pts: Han 18 Rebs: Li Yue. 9 Asts: Li Yua. 7 | | Pts: Jones 17 Rebs: Jones 9 Asts: Elez 5 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 986 Referees: Maj Forsberg (DEN), Julio Anaya (PAN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)
  
  ### United States vs China
  
  * 24 September 2022 14:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | United States | 77–63 | China |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 26–12, 12–22, 21–16 |||
  | Pts: Wilson 20 Rebs: Stewart 9 Asts: Thomas 5 | | Pts: Li M. 21 Rebs: Li Yue., Han 6 Asts: Wang 6 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 9,447 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Martin Vulić (CRO)
  
  ### Bosnia and Herzegovina vs South Korea
  
  * 24 September 2022 18:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 66–99 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 17–20, 15–31, 14–23 |||
  | Pts: Jones 21 Rebs: Jones 9 Asts: Tavić 6 | | Pts: Kang 37 Rebs: Kang 8 Asts: Kim D. 8 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 1,072 Referees: Julio Anaya (PAN), Yu Jung (TPE), Ariadna Chueca (ESP)
  
  ### Puerto Rico vs Belgium
  
  * 24 September 2022 20:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Puerto Rico | 65–68 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 11–12, 20–19, 17–18, 17–19 |||
  | Pts: Guirantes 27 Rebs: Guirantes 10 Asts: Guirantes 4 | | Pts: Linskens 24 Rebs: Linskens 13 Asts: Meesseman 11 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 1,189 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Maripier Malo (CAN), Christopher Reid (AUS)
  
  ### Belgium vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
  
  * 26 September 2022 11:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | Belgium | 85–55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 17–12, 20–10, 25–17, 23–16 |||
  | Pts: Ben Adbelkader 18 Rebs: Meesseman 8 Asts: Allemand 9 | | Pts: Elez, Tavić 13 Rebs: Jones 8 Asts: Džombeta, Tavić 2 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 929 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Yasmina Alcaraz (ESP)
  
  ### South Korea vs United States
  
  * 26 September 2022 14:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | South Korea | 69–145 | United States |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 19–36, 12–38, 17–39 |||
  | Pts: Park H. 17 Rebs: An 5 Asts: Kim D., Park H. 3 | | Pts: Jones 24 Rebs: four players 8 Asts: Plum 9 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 1,522 Referees: Martin Vulić (CRO), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY), Yana Nikogossyan (KAZ)
  
  ### China vs Puerto Rico
  
  * 26 September 2022 17:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | China | 95–60 | Puerto Rico |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 25–15, 26–10, 21–17, 23–18 |||
  | Pts: Li Yue. 16 Rebs: Li Yue., Wang 8 Asts: Li Yua. 9 | | Pts: San Antonio 19 Rebs: Vargas 6 Asts: Quiñones 3 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 3,389 Referees: Maj Forsberg (DEN), Maripier Malo (CAN), Daigo Urushima (JPN)
  
  ### Puerto Rico vs South Korea
  
  * 27 September 2022 11:3073
  * Boxscore
  
  | Puerto Rico | 92–73 | South Korea |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 28–10, 23–20, 21–17, 20–26 |||
  | Pts: Hollingshed 29 Rebs: Hollingshed 12 Asts: Guirantes 5 | | Pts: Kang 22 Rebs: Shin 5 Asts: Park H. 6 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 667 Referees: Gatis Saliņš (LAT), Viola Györgyi (NOR), Andreia Silva (BRA)
  
  ### China vs Belgium
  
  * 27 September 2022 13:30
  * Boxscore
  
  | China | 81–55 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 18–14, 19–17, 27–10 |||
  | Pts: Li M. 16 Rebs: Li Yue. 9 Asts: Yang, Wang 6 | | Pts: Linskens 14 Rebs: Linskens 7 Asts: Allemand 4 |
  
  * State Sports Centre, Sydney Attendance: 1,314 Referees: Wojciech Liszka (POL), Maripier Malo (CAN), Sara El-Sharnouby (EGY)
  
  ### United States vs Bosnia and Herzegovina
  
  * 27 September 2022 14:00
  * Boxscore
  
  | United States | 121–59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
  | - | - | - |
  | Scoring by quarter: 33–15, 30–16, 29–13, 29–15 |||
  | Pts: Plum 20 Rebs: Stewart 7 Asts: Gray, Plum 7 | | Pts: Elez 19 Rebs: Jones 10 Asts: Deura, Džombeta 4 |
  
  * Sydney SuperDome, Sydney Attendance: 1,293 Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Daigo Urushima (JPN), Amir Taboubi (TUN)
  