PARIS — Trust that Thursday’s Olympics women’s volleyball semifinal between the USA and Brazil will be a little less friendly than the last time they met.
The two Olympics powers — who are, in fact, friendly — actually scrimmaged here before the Games began. Three of the last four gold medals went to either Brazil (2008, 2012) and the USA (2021, when it defeated Brazil in the final). And the winner of this match will go for gold again.
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