Steph Curry thinks USA will win the World Cup

SAN FRANCISCO (USA) - Two-time FIBA Basketball World Cup winner Steph Curry of the USA is backing his country to return to the top of the podium this year in the Philippines.

Curry played on two of the most dominant teams in the USA's World Cup history, in 2010 and 2014, when the Americans won all of their games and beat Turkey and Serbia in the respective Finals.

Curry at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain

"(I'm) rooting the guys on in the World Cup this year" Curry said to ESPN. "I know they're going to represent the US well and take home gold."

After coming off the bench and averaging just 4.6 points and 2.1 assists per game at the 2010 World Cup, Curry started at the 2014 World Cup in Spain and his numbers shot up to 10.7 points and 2.9 assists per game.

He shot a scintillating 43.8 percent (21 of 48) from three-point range in Spain.

Five years later and it was a different story for the USA as they lost in the Quarter-Finals to France at the World Cup in China.

If the USA are going to win, they are going to face fierce competition but Canada, France, Spain and Australia will all have star-studded rosters.

His Golden State Warriors boss, Steve Kerr, an assistant on the 2019 team, is now the head coach of the USA, who will play all of their games in Manila and start by competing against Greece, New Zealand and Jordan in First Round Group C.

... IN THE WORLD CUP, I KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO REPRESENT THE US WELL AND TAKE HOME GOLD.

Curry, meanwhile, says there is a possibility that he will play at the Olympics for the first time in his career when they are staged next year in France.

"That's the one piece of the resume that coach likes to joke that I don't have, so he's already recruiting for next season, or next summer," Curry said to ESPN,

"I have no idea what next summer looks like," Curry said. "It's (the Olympics) obviously a bonus that coach Kerr is leading that charge. I love to play for him any day of the week, so we'll see how it goes come the summer of '24."

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