Many fans may not know that in the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, Japanese women's basketball defeated Belgium 86-85 in the quarterfinals with home advantage, defeated France 87-71 in the semi-finals, lost to the US women's basketball team 75-90 in the final, and won the silver medal.
September 26, the Japanese women's basketball team met again in the group stage of the French women's basketball team in World Cup. Before this, the Japanese women's basketball team lost 2 in 3 games and was on the verge of elimination; while the French women's basketball team won 2 in 3 games and then advanced after winning another victory. For both sides, it can be said that fights against .
In the first half, both sides played a good goal in one quarter. The French women's basketball team finished the first quarter 16-5, while the Japanese women's basketball team cheered up in the second quarter and played 21-13. At the end of the first half, the French women's basketball team led 29-26.
The two sides were equal in the third quarter, and the French women's basketball team won one point 19-18, leading into the fourth quarter 48-44.
The Japanese women's basketball team, which needed a Jedi counterattack, suddenly collapsed in the first half of the fourth quarter. They were beaten 2-9, 46-57 and 2 digits behind. The Japanese head coach called a timeout.
is back from the timeout, and the Japanese women's basketball team still has no improvement. They cannot make any shots, cannot grab rebounds, and always make mistakes. The French women's basketball team plays very skillfully. With their height advantages, they firmly control the rhythm of the game in their own hands.
In the end, the Japanese women's basketball team lost to the French women's basketball team 67-53, and lost 3 in 4 games in this World Cup.
After this round of battle, the Japanese women's basketball team ranked fifth in Group B and missed the quarterfinals of this World Cup, revealing the biggest upset in the World Cup so far.