OLYMPICS LIVE BLOG: UPDATES, LATEST NEWS<\/strong><\/em><\/a> |<\/strong><\/em> TOKYO GAMES EVENT CENTRE: SCHEDULE, RESULTS, MEDAL TALLY<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n In their two pool matches so far, Puerto Rico have lost by 42 points to China and 35 points to Belgium.<\/p>\n Team USA, the reigning Olympic champions, were given an almighty scare by France.<\/p>\n The French even held the lead in the final quarter before some vital buckets down the stretch from A'ja Wilson and Tina Charles guided the Americans to victory.<\/p>\n The 11-point loss means France finishes third in Group B with a point differential of +10 through three games.<\/p>\n That means the Opals, who currently have a points differential of -17, must beat Puerto Rico by 25 points or more to advance to the knockout stages.<\/p>\n Their path was made a lot tougher following a heartbreaking loss to China<\/a> last Friday night.<\/p>\n After going into the final quarter in an eight-point hole, a spirited fightback from Australia saw Jenna O'Hea tie the scores at 74 with just 2.1 seconds left.<\/p>\n However, after China took a timeout, Li Yueru was fouled under the basket with 0.6 seconds left in what looked to be a late and controversial call. She calmly slotted both free throws to give China a 76-74 win.<\/p>\n For a daily dose of the best of the breaking news and exclusive content from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by<\/strong><\/em> clicking here!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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