The United States women's basketball team will face a new challenger to its gold-medal streak at the Summer Olympics.
Japan emerged from the other side of the knockout bracket after a double-digit victory over France. Team USA advanced to the final with a 20-point win over Serbia.
The Americans will go for their seventh consecutive Olympic title Saturday at 10:30 p.m. ET against the host nation. During the gold-medal streak, the United States defeated Australia on three occasions, France, Spain and Brazil.
Japan is the first Asian nation to play in the women's basketball gold-medal game since China in 1992, and it will be playing in its first-ever championship match.