Will Les Bleues win the first Olympic title in their history? This Sunday, August 11, the French women’s basketball team will face the United States in the final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The seven-time Olympic champions, the Americans, are heavy favorites for this meeting, but the Blues at home can believe that. in a miracle.
Marine Johannès and Gabby Williams are expected
Victorious for Belgium (81-75), reigning European champions, in the semi-finals, after a crazy meeting, the team led by Jean-Aimé Toupane, the French coach, proved that it was capable of knocking down mountains.
Bronze medalist in Rio in 2021, Marine Johannès will try to lead her team to the historic title. She will be especially linked with the French-American Gabby Williams, who has sparkled since the start of the tournament (18 points against Belgium).
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The USA will be able to count on Breanna Stewart, the team’s top scorer, who notably scored 16 points against Australia in the semi-finals, but also 26 against Belgium in the pool.
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Olympic Games – Basketball
Accor Arena in Paris
France
In progress
USA
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27-25. France scores the first points!
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⏱️Here we go to this second half!
There are 20 minutes left in this final!
The Americans only have 29% shooting efficiency. This is slightly more than France, which stands at 28%.
16:13.
⏱️ Break in this France-USA and the two teams are tied (25-25)!
What if the feat was possible? In any case, the Blues significantly hamper Team USA thanks to a tremendous defense and win this second quarter (16-10). The Americans lost a lot of balls and often relied on free throws to score. The second half promises to be huge!
20′
Collier’s tap allows the US to equalize
25-25. At the very last second, the 27-year-old took the ball from a teammate to bring the score to 25-25.
20′
Salaun puts France in front!
25-23. On two counts, Salaun allows the French to take the lead!
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23-23. We feel the frustration of the Americans. Collier is verbally warned by the referees after a foul.
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13 balls already lost by the Americans
23-23. An extremely high total, a sign of the enormous pressure the Blues have put on. “Defense” screams from the stands.
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23-23. What a shot from the French woman on the gong at the end of the possession! It’s magnificent and Bercy vibrates! Time out.
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20-23. Pick and roll from Fauhoux, who then misses. Wilson then scores for the United States.
17′
Stewart takes justice after a mistake
20-21. The winger went to scratch the free kick. 1/2 for her on the roll.
16′
Ayayi lets you get back together!
20-20. The Blues are fully in the game! Come now!
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18-20. The Toupane players continue to be together in defense and have many opportunities to increase the score, but it is too imprecise. Time out.
15′
8/12 for USA on free throws
18-20. The American Wilson scored only one of the two attempts. Still none for France in this match.
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18-19. After a good body game, Chery infiltrates the racket and scores two points under the basket.
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16-19. Defensive oversight of the Tricolores. Young doesn’t need to be asked to score.
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16-17. Three points for the Frenchman! More than a point difference.
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13-17. After another loss of the opponent’s ball, France goes on the counter-attack. Malonga has time to adjust his shot but it’s missed.
12′
Chery takes two points, Lacan too
13-17. In seconds, the French scored two baskets to stay in touch.
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We will have to score for the Blues
9-17. Team USA moves quickly in transition and punishes the blue with two points.
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⏱️ It’s back to Bercy!
9-15. Griner misses his shot in the paint to start this second quarter.
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⏱️ End of the first quarter! 15-9 for the USA
The French are in place defensively, but the machine has not yet been launched offensively. We will have to be more efficient, but there is room. The Americans are currently under pressure and far from untouchable.
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9-15. The 2.03m player once again got two more points.
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Johannes scores, replies Griner
9-13. In a few seconds, both teams score two points.
9′
And another free throw
7-11. Fortunately, the Americans are good at the exercise, because their number of dropped balls is impressive.
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Johannes unlocks his disk
7-10. The Frenchman scored (only) the third basket for the Bleues in this first quarter.
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The Americans continue their free throws
5-10. Team USA scored the majority of its points this way. We are facing a big defensive battle.
A very defensive neighborhood
The Blues have had 12% shooting success since the start of the game (2/17). The Americans have a 25% success rate (2/8).
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The French are in the penalty
5-8. This allows the USA to record another free throw. The Americans have already lost five balls, a sign of the strong French defense.
7′
Wilson scores a free throw
5-7. The American scored one of his two attempts.
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Great match in the racket
5-6. The Blues are not rewarded for their attempts despite their numerous offensive rebounds. We will need to increase efficiency to hope for gold today.
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5-6. The French full-back, eccentric to the right, tries a three-pointer very close to going in. Rebound is for the US.
5′
2/2 free throw to Stewart
5-6. The 29-year-old winger does not flinch.
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Good aggression from Johannes
5-4. Normandy is close to regaining the ball. That’s not the case, but the Frenchman is making an impact.
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5-4. In the rhythm, Williams gets to score two points with the board. Then the USA loses the ball.
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For the moment, the defense is in place
3-4. The Toupane players are present in defence. It is offensive that the choices and execution are not good at the moment.
3′
Williams unlocks the disk
3-4. The Frenchman makes Bercy rise with his long-range shot.
3′
Ayayi misses 3 points
0-4. The player from Prague sees the bar deny her attempt. Still no points scored for the Tricolores.
2′
It’s a mess for France
0-4. The French are imprecise in their offensives and are then punished by Wilson.
1′
First basket to the USA
0-2. The Blues grabbed a first rebound, Fauthoux missed his three-point shot, and the Americans then scored the first basket by Stewart.
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⏱️ Here we go between France and Team USA!
Les Bleues will try to topple the American armada to win Olympic gold! First possession for the Americans.
15:28.
France: Marième Badiane – Valériane Ayayi – Janelle Salaün – Gabby Williams – Marine Fauhoux
USA: A’ja Wilson – Breanna Stewart – Napheesa Collier – Jackie Young – Chelsea Grey
15:25.
🔥 The players enter the field
The mood rises a few minutes before the start of the final of these Paris Games. Now for the anthems.
15:22.
🥵 American Diana Taurasi aims for a sixth Olympic title
Team USA also has an element present at the Games since 2004. If LeBron James experienced huge disillusionment in Athens, Diana Taurasi discovered Olympic gold for the first time in her career in Greece.
Since then, she has won five gold medals. A sixth charm would be a record. “The possibility of a sixth gold medal, I don’t really think about that. It might sound cliche, but I’m really focused on what’s next. That’s what allowed me to continue playing for a long time…”she said soberly. At 42, this is undoubtedly his last major competition.
15:17.
The shared story of two Sarthoises in the Olympic final
They don’t leave each other anymore. Alexia Chery and Iliana Rupert have been next to each other on the basketball floor for more than 10 years, since their training in Sarthe. Jean-François Alisse, history teacher for JS Coulaines, was a privileged spectator of their beginnings, he who guided them in the U13 and U15 categories.
A friendly relationship to discover by clicking the link below.
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Gabby Williams: “I sacrificed a lot for this moment”
The 27-year-old winger, a native of Nevada, is one of the centerpieces of this French team, which will face the American mountain in the final at the Olympics, on Sunday, August 11.
Before the meeting, our special correspondent Julien Hippocrates had a few words with him.
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15:02
Marine Johannès, the Norman star of Les Bleues, seen by his parents
Discreet and unassuming, like Marine, Géraldine and Lionel Johannès opened the doors of their house to us in Bonnebosq (Calvados) in April 2021, shortly before the Games in Tokyo.
A beautiful house that Lionel completely renovated and that Marine grew up in, basketball posters filled the room and dreams full of dreams. Through nine images, they followed the path of their nugget.
A portrait to discover below.
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14.45.
A mission that is even more impossible than for men
We don’t want to give the Blues bad luck, but this Team USA is simply unbeatable. If there have been any emerging powers in men’s basketball in recent years, whether through France, Serbia, Australia or Germany, women’s basketball is totally dominated by Team USA.
Realize that the USA hasn’t lost a single competitive game since the 2006 World Cup. Do you think that’s strong? It has been 32 years since this team lost a match at the Olympics. That is, 40% of the French population, who are between the ages of 15 and 34, have never heard of a Team USA defeat at the Olympics.
Within the Bleues, only Sarah Michel, 35, was already born.
2:33 p.m.
Hello everyone
Welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the final of the women’s basketball tournament between our French team and Team USA. Less than 24 hours after a first final between the two countries, which dedicated King James and his teammates, the Blues also take on the best in the world.
