Berlin, Germany - The US breezed into the semi-finals of the Women's Basketball World Cup with a commanding 108-56 win against Hungary on Thursday.

Napheesa Collier topscored with 19 points while Caitlin Clark delivered nine assists and added 10 points in a dominant quarter-final performance in Berlin for the nation seeking a fifth consecutive title.

The Americans and their roster packed with WNBA stars will face either Spain or Australia in the semi-finals on Saturday, and they remain on course to play the team they beat in the 2024 Olympic final, France, in the gold medal game.

Having survived a scare from Italy, who pushed them all the way in their second pool game before the Americans won 55-52, the USA have gone from strength to strength in the tournament in Germany.

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On Thursday, they raced into a 36-12 lead in the first quarter, effectively ending the game as a contest.

France comfortably beat China 90-61 in the day's second quarter-final to move into the last four.

WNBA star Xu Han led all scorers with 21 points, but her contribution was not enough for the Chinese to contend with a superior French team.

Zhang Ziyu, China's towering 7ft 4in teenage centre, played 18 minutes and scored seven points, but at 19 she has shown in this tournament that she has a bright future.

Janelle Salaun and Marine Johannes both scored 15 points for France and US-born Gabby Williams added 14 points.

The French will meet the winner of the third quarter-final later Thursday between Germany and Belgium.