How to watch France vs USA women’s basketball final at Olympics 2024: free live streams and today's start time

Napheesa Collier #11 of the USA Women's National Team dribbles the ball, dressed in a white vest and shorts, during the women's basketball at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.
(Image credit: Getty Images / Jesse D. Garrabrant)

Yesterday in the men's basketball final, Team USA eased to victory over hosts France, much to the disappointment of those inside the Bercy Arena. Today the same two nations will meet in the women's final as France attempt to end the astonishing winning run of Team USA. Below we have all the information on how to watch the women’s basketball final at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters, free streams and start times.

Coming into this tournament it seemed inevitable that the USA would be in the final and that’s exactly how it has played out. They cruised into the gold medal match, completing a comprehensive 85-64 win over Australia in the semi-finals. They now have the chance to win gold for the eighth consecutive time and will be looking for more big performances from the likes of centre A'ja Wilson and shooting guard Jackie Young.

Hoping to deny the USA a 61st consecutive win at the Olympics are hosts France who needed overtime to edge past Belgium in the semi-finals. Les Bleues have relied on a tight defence to win games, forcing 22 turnovers (14 steals) and scoring 30 points off them against Belgium. They will also need star players Gabby Williams and Marine Johannès to be at their very best if they hope to delight the home crowd and win gold. 

Here's where to watch the women’s basketball final and all the 2024 Olympic basketball live streams online from anywhere – including FREE options.

Watch France vs USA women’s basketball final at Olympics 2024 Quick Guide

Key Dates

  • Event dates: August 11
  • Start time: 9.30am ET / 2.30pm BST

Best free streams

FREE France vs USA women’s basketball final Olympics 2024 live stream broadcasters

You can watch the France vs USA women’s basketball final at Olympics 2024 for free with English language commentary on the BBC and iPlayer in the UK, RTE in Ireland, CBC in Canada and Channel 9 in Australia.

Channel 9 and the 9Now streaming service in Australia have the most comprehensive Olympics 2024 free-to-air coverage of all.

You can watch almost every session from every single 2024 Olympic event live and on demand through dedicated channels on the 9Now streaming service, including the women's basketball final. 

Other, non-English language Olympics free streams can be found on ORF (Austria), RTBF (Belgium), VRT (Belgium), RDS (Canada), Chilevision (Chile), Caracol (Colombia), DR (Denmark), France TV (France), RAI (Italy), Yle (Finland), ARD (Germany), ZDF (Germany), RUV (Iceland), JioCinema (India), TV3 (Lithuania), NOS (Netherlands), NRK (Norway), TVP (Poland), SABC (South Africa), RTVE (Spain), SNRT (Morocco), Canal 5 (Mexico) and the SRG SSR channels (Switzerland).

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How to watch France vs USA women’s basketball final Olympic 2024 live streams in the US

The France vs USA women’s basketball final live stream from Olympics 2024 will be shown on USA and Peacock in the US.

Broadcast rights to the 2024 Paris Olympics belong to NBC. All Olympics 2024 sessions are available to watch on Peacock. Select events will also be on the NBC, USA and MSNBC cable channels.

If you don't have cable, Peacock is the best option. You'll need a subscription to the ad-supported Peacock Premium which is $7.99 per month, or ad-less Peacock Plus which is $13.99 per month.

How to watch France vs USA women’s basketball final Olympic 2024 live streams in the UK and Europe

While many public and national TV broadcasters have the TV and live stream rights to the Paris Olympic Games in the UK and Europe, it's the Discovery Plus subscription service that offers comprehensive coverage across the region.

Plans start at £6.99 per month, or the local equivalent, with 3,800 hours of live coverage across 55 channels. There's also a special offer running until 10 August where new subscribers pay £3.99 per month until the end of 2024.

The BBC and RTE are the places for free Olympics 2024 live streams in the UK and Ireland. You can find a list of other public broadcasters with Olympics 2024 broadcast rights across Europe in the Rest of the World section below.

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Can I watch France vs USA women’s basketball final at the 2024 Olympics for free?

Check your local broadcaster above but people in the UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland and many other nations listed have free Olympics 2024 coverage as well as subscription broadcasters.

Those in Australia and Canada can watch almost every session of every Olympics 2024 event for free on 9Now and CBC. That will very likely include women's basketball final free live streams.

Remember that, if you're traveling away from home, you can use a VPN to watch the 2024 Olympics free from abroad on your usual streaming service.

When is the France vs USA women’s basketball final at the 2024 Olympics?

The 2024 Olympic France vs USA women’s basketball final takes place on Sunday, August 11 at 9.30am ET / 2.30pm BST.

Can I watch 2024 Olympic France vs USA women’s basketball final on my mobile?

Of course, most broadcasters have streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all 2024 Olympic Games events on the official social media channels on X/Twitter (@Olympics), Instagram (@Olympics), TikTok (@Olympics) and YouTube (@Olympics).

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Adrian is a freelance journalist and copywriter based in the UK. He’s written about sport for a vast range of publications including World Soccer Magazine, Newsweek, Yahoo, FourFourTwo and Red Bull. Although he has covered everything from the NBA Finals and French Open, to the London Olympics and Formula 1 in Abu Dhabi, his great passion remains football – a sport he could write and talk about all day long.