Breanna Stewart's Second World Cup MVP at 12.8
Stewart averaged 12.8, 7.3, and 2.8 and became the first two-time Women's World Cup MVP after a 22-and-10 final in USA's 97-79 gold over France.
Photo: WNBA.com / New York Liberty. Official league headshot, 1040×760, full head.
Breanna Stewart became the first two-time Women's World Cup MVP.
She averaged 12.8 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 2.8 assists after a 22-and-10 final in USA's 97-79 gold over France.
The average does not look loud until you count the minutes. Stewart led USA in scoring and rebounding across Berlin and logged the most minutes on a roster with nine World Cup debutants. The Italy scare put the rookies in the mud. Stewart was the voice in the locker room that told them the gold path runs through nights that are not pretty. Then she kept answering on the floor. Against Spain she put up 16, 6, and 2. Against France she dropped 22 and 10, the most she has scored in a World Cup final. The award followed the possessions, not a highlight reel average.
Berlin sealed a fourth World Cup gold. Only Sue Bird shares that American club. Stewart is undefeated in 26 World Cup games over 12 years, one short of Uljana Semjonova's 27-game streak from the Soviet era. She also moved past Cheryl Miller for fifth on Team USA's World Cup scoring list. The first TISSOT MVP came in Tenerife in 2018. The second landed in Berlin in 2026. Nobody else has two.
Photo: USA Basketball. Breanna Stewart #10 with USA teammates during the Spain semifinal at Berlin Arena, Sep 12, 2026. Featured still from the official USAB recap, landscape 1600×1024, full head. Never stack with the headshot.
Jackie Young joined her on the All-Star Five after 12.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.2 assists across the tournament and an 18-6-5 final. Gabby Williams made the Five too after 18.7, 4.8, 4.0, and 2.8 steals with a 22.8 efficiency, even as France left with silver. Iyana Martin, 20, took Rising Star and a bronze for Spain on 17.5 points a night. Leonie Fiebich carried host Germany to fourth on 9.9, 8.6, and 3.6. Kara Lawson called it the era of Stewie. The 12.8 line is still on the sheet. The fourth gold and the second MVP are what the room remembers when the WNBA tips back Thursday.
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- FIBA: Breanna Stewart makes history as two-time Women's World Cup TISSOT MVP — first ever two-time MVP (2018 Tenerife + 2026 Berlin); tournament 12.8 PPG / 7.3 RPG / 2.8 APG / 18.8 EFF; final 22/10; Young 12.3/3.7/3.2 and final 18/6/5; Williams 18.7/4.8/4.0/2.8 STL EFF 22.8; Martin 17.5; Fiebich 9.9/8.6/3.6 EFF 14.6
- FIBA: USA continue dominance with 12th title — USA 97-79 France; All-Star Five Stewart, Young, Williams, Martin, Fiebich; France first Final / highest finish since 1953 bronze; Martin Rising Star + Spain bronze
- Olympics.com: Stewart dynasty / era of Stewie — fourth World Cup gold (tied Sue Bird among Americans); 26-0 World Cup record over 12 years (2nd behind Semjonova 27); most USA minutes; led team points and rebounds; nine debutants; 22 points most in a WC final for Stewart; Lawson quote
- CBS Sports: dynasty lives / All-Star Five table — first player with multiple WC MVPs; passed Cheryl Miller for 5th on Team USA WC scoring list; All-Star Five roster
- FIBA: Who was each nation's MVP — Stewart USA line 12.8/7.3/2.8/18.8; Williams/Martin/Fiebich nation-MVP lines; Martin Rising Star note
- Photos: WNBA.com Stewart 1627668; USAB Spain SF featured still
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