France vs Germany predicted starting 5s and depth chart for August 8th | 2024 Paris Olympics Basketball

France vs Germany is one of two semifinal matchups for men's basketball in the 2024 Olympics. These teams will face off on Thursday, with the winner advancing to the gold medal game.

It is not surprising to see these two countries make it this far, as both entered the Paris Games with aspirations of winning a medal. Now, they are one win away from guaranteeing themselves gold or silver.

In the quarterfinals, France squared off against Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Canada. Thanks to big performances from some unlikely heroes, they were able to secure an 82-73 victory.

As for Germany, they won their first game of the knockout round more convincingly. Facing off against Giannis Antetokounmpo and Greece, they picked up a double-digit win to advance to the semifinals (76-63).

Before these two teams attempt to punch their ticket to the gold medal game, here is a glimpse are what their starting units might look like.

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France vs Germany predicted starting lineups and depth charts:

France starting lineup and depth chart

In their quarterfinal matchup with Canada, France made some changes to their starting lineup. Seeing that they were able to win with this group, they could stick with this unit against Germany on Thursday. France's new starting lineup was Frank Ntilikina, Nicolas Batum, Guerschon Yabusele, Isaia Cordinier and Victor Wembanyama.

Here is a look at the host country's depth chart ahead of the semifianls:

Guards	Forwards	Centers
Frank Ntilikina	Nicolas Batum	Mathias Lessort
Andrew Albicy	Guerschon Yabusele	Rudy Gobert
Isaia Cordinier	Victor Wembanyama
Evan Fournier	Bilal Coulibaly
Nando De Colo
Matthew Strazel

Germany starting lineup and depth chart

Throughout the Olympics, Germany has not made any changes to their starting lineup. Knowing this, they'll likely stick with this group when they take the floor against France. Germany is expected to start Johannes Voigtmann, Franz Wagner, Daniel Theirs, Dennis Schroder and Andreas Obst.

Here is a snapshot of Germany's depth chart before they take the floor in the semifinals:

Guards	Forwards	Centers
Isaac Bonga	Oscar Da Silva	Johannes Voigtmann
Maodo Lo	Niels Giffey
Nick Weiler-Babb	Daniel Theis
Franz Wagner	Mortiz Wagner
Dennis Schroder	Johannes Thiemann
Andreas Obst

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France vs Germany Group Phase recap

The semifinals are not the first time we're going to see France vs Germany in the 2024 Olympics. These teams squared off in the Group Phase round, with one squad winning convincingly.

When France vs Germany happened in the first round, Germany won by a final score of 85-71. The second quarter was the main story of this matchup, with Germany outscoring France 24-9.

Dennis Schroder and Franz Wagner were the main standouts in this win for Germany. They each notched 26 points, accounting for 52 of their team's 85 points.

France's top performer in this loss was Victor Wembanyama. He finished with a double-double, recording 14 points and 12 rebounds.

After struggling greatly in their first meeting against Germany, the host country will look to have a different result with elimination on the line.