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Highlights
Game over
Full time! Japan wins, guarantees an unprecedented medal for the country's Olympic basketball, and will seek gold against the United States. France will still play for the bronze medal against Serbia.
Japan +1
Moeko Nagaoka made one of two free throws.
France +2
Marine Fauthoux layup
France +3
Marine Fauthoux jump shot
Japan +2
Moeko Nagaoka two free throws made
France +2
Alexia Chartereau layup
France +2
Marine Fauthoux layup
France +2
Alexia Chartereau layup
France +3
Marine Fauthoux jump shot
Japan +2
Evelyn Mawuli layup
Japan +3
Naho Miyaoshi jump shot
Japan +1
Naho Miyaoshi made one of two thee throws.
Japan +2
Saori Miyazaki layup
France +2
Marine Johannès layup
France +3
Alix Duchet jump shot
Japan +2
Moeko Nagaoka layup
France +2
Marine Johannès layup
Japan +2
Evelyn Mawuli two free throws made.
Japan +2
Evelyn Mawuli layup
Japan +2
Nanako Todo two free throws made
Crucial time
Start of fourth period
End
End of period
Japan +2
Monica Okoye layup
France +2
Iliana Rupert two free throws made
Japan +2
Rui Machida jump shot
Japan +3
Monica Okoye jump shot
France +2
Iliana Rupert two free throws made.
France +3
Rui Machida jump shot
France +2
Sandrine Gruda jump shot
Japan +2
Yuki Miyazawa layup
France +2
Alix Duchet jump shot.
Japan +2
Himawari Akayo layup
France +2
Sandrine Gruda layup
Japan +3
Saki Hayashi three points jump shot
France +2
Sandrine Gruda in fadeaway jump shot
Japan +2
Himawari Akaho layup
France +2
Sandrine Gruda two point fadeaway
Japan +3
Yuki Miyazawa three points jump shot
Japan +2
Himawari Akaho two free throws made
Japan +3
Himawari Akaho three points jump
France +2
Sandrine Gruda layup
Restart
Third period is underway
Halftime
End of period.
France +3
Marine Johannès three points jump shot
Japan +3
Saki Hayashi three points jump shot.
Japan +2
Monica Okoye layup.
Japan +3
Yuki Miyazawa three points jump shot made
Japan +2
Rui Machida layup
France +2
Two free throws made for Sandrine Gruda
Japan +3
Maki Takada three points jump shot
France +2
Endene Miyem layup
Japan +2
Himawari Akaho layup
Japan +3
Yuki Miyazawa three points jump shot.
France +2
Sandrine Gruda fadeaway
Japan +2
Himawari Akaho layup
France +3
Marine Fauthoux jump shot made.
Japan +2
Himawari Akaho layup
Japan +1
Maki Takada free throw made
Japan +2
Maki Takada layup
Japan +2
Saki Hayashi layup.
Second period
Start of period
The end
End of period.
France +2
Iliana Rupert layup.
France +3
Alexia Chartereau jump shot
France +2
Alexia Chartereau layup
France +2
Marine Johannès layup
Japan +3
Evelyn Mawuli jump shot
Japan +2
Nako Motohashi layup
France +2
Endene Miyem jump shot.
France +2
Sandrine Gruda layup
France +3
Alix Duchet three points jump shot.
France +2
Sandrine Gruda layup.
Japan +2
Rui Machida layup
Japan +2
Himawari Akaho layup
France +2
Gabby Williams layup.
Japan +1
Yuki Miyazawa free throw.
Japan +2
Yuki Miyazawa layup
Japan +2
Maki Takada layup.
France +2
Gabby Williams layup
Start
Raise the ball and the game begins.
Referees
Crew chief - Maripier Malo (CAN)
Umpires - Luis Castillo (SPA) and Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
Commissioner - Gabriela Schaer (CRC)
Protocol
Teams on the court and national anthems played.
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Japan's campaign in Tokyo 2020
Japan 86-85 Belgium
Nigeria 83-102 Japan
United States 86-69 Japan
Japan 74-70 France
France's campaign in Tokyo 2020
Spain 64-67 France
France 82-93 United States
France 87-62 Nigeria
Japan 74-70 France
Olympics Women's Basketball Medal Table
1 - United States - eight gold, one silver and one bronze (10)
2 - Soviet Union - two gold and one bronze (3)
3 - Unified Team (Commonwealth of Independent States - CIS) - one gold (1)
4 - Australia - three silver and two bronze (5)
5 - Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Yugoslavia - one silver and one bronze each (2)
9 - France, South Korea, Spain - one silver each (1)
12 - Russia - two bronze (2)
13 - Serbia - one bronze (1)
Total medals in Olympics women's basketball
10 - United States
5 - Australia
3 - Soviet Union
2 - Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Russia and Yugoslavia
1 - France, Serbia, Spain, South Korea and Unified Team (Commonwealth of Independent States - CIS)
Olympics gold medalists in women's basketball
8 - United States
2 - Soviet Union
1 - Unified Team (Commonwealth of Independent States - CIS)
Olympics silver medalists in women's basketball
3 - Australia
1 - Brazil, Bulgaria, China, France, South Korea, Spain, United States and Yugoslavia
Olympics bronze medalists in women's basketball
2 - Australia and Russia
1 - Brazil, Bulgaria, China, Serbia, Soviet Union, United States and Yugoslavia
Participation in Olympic women's basketball
11 - United States
10 - Australia
9 - China
7 - Brazil, Canada, South Korea
5 - Japan, Russia, Spain
4 - Cuba, France, Ukraine
3 - Bulgaria, Czechia, Italy, New Zealand, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia
2 - Belarus, Czechoslovakia, Nigeria, Senegal, Serbia, Turkey
1 - Angola, Belgium, Croatia, DR Congo, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Mali, Poland, Puerto Rico, Slovakia, United Team (Commonwealth of Independent States - CIS)
History of Olympic Basketball
Basketball was adopted in the Olympics in Berlin '36 only for men. As for women, they began participating 40 years later, in Montréal '76.
Kick-off
The France vs Japan match will be played at the Saitama Super Arena, in Saitama/JPN. The court has been used for all basketball games in the Olympic Games, both men's and women. Because of restrictive measures by the Japanese health authorities, the matches do not receive an audience.
Welcome to VAVEL.com's coverage of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics Match: France vs Japan Latest Info
My name is Tainan Melo and I'll be your host for this game. We will provide you with pre-game analisis, score updates, and news as it happens here on VAVEL. The match between France and Japan is valid for the semifinals of the women's basketball.