France Beats Germany To Reach First Women's Basketball World Cup Final
- On Saturday, France secured their first-ever World Cup final appearance after an 86-64 victory over host nation Germany in Berlin, keeping their unbeaten tournament record intact.
- Germany reached their first semi-final as a unified country after defeating European champions Belgium in the quarter-finals, surpassing East Germany's 1967 final four finish.
- The US-born Gabby Williams dominated with 22 points, five assists, and four steals. Admitting she was "on a mission," Williams told Bein Sports: "I just want to give it my all."
- Late-Game three-pointers from Alexis Peterson and Emily Bessoir cut Germany's deficit to eight points, but France answered with a 12-point run to seal their maiden final appearance.
- France awaits the winner of the United States versus Spain matchup on Sunday. The Americans hold a 34-game World Cup winning streak, though the French hope to avenge their one-point defeat in the 2024 Olympic final in Paris.
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On Saturday in Berlin, France's women's basketball team won the semifinals of the World Cup against Germany (86-64). Gabby Williams and his teammates will face the USA or Spain in the finals on Sunday, with the ambition to win the gold.
Berliner Morgenpost
Although they keep up well for a long time, the DBB women are subject to the French women with 64:86. Now the small finale is about bronze.
The German basketball players missed the sensational jump into the World Cup final and play bronze at the home tournament in Berlin. In the semi-final it set a clear defeat against France. The highlights in the video.
With a clear defeat, Germany has to face strong French women at the Heim-WM. In the match for third place on Sunday, their own mistakes are to be turned off again.
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