August 6, 2021
Both semifinals were played on Friday and the first game was not competitive as Serbia never found a rhythm and the United States won 79-59. France had the better start in the other game, but Japan controlled the rest of the game to win 87-71 behind another fantastic passing effort from Rui Machida to set the single-game assists record.
United States vs. Serbia 79-59 USA Griner 15/12r Gray 14 Stewart 12/10r Wilson 9 Bird 8 Charles 6 Collier 5 Loyd 4 Atkins 4 Fowles 2 Taurasi 0 Diggins 0 SRB Anderson 15 Skoric 9 Butulija 8 Krajisnik 6 Cado 6 Brooks 5 Dugalic 4/10r Vasic 4 Crvendakic 2 Jovanovic 0 Dabovic 0 Stankovic 0
Japan vs. France 87-71 JPN Akaho 17/7r Miyazawa 14/7r Machida 9/18a Mawuli 9 Takada 8 Hayashi 8 Okoye 7 Nagaoka 5 Miyoshi 4 Todo 2 Miyazaki 2 Motohashi 2 FRA Gruda 18 Fauthoux 13 Johannes 9 Chartereau 9 Duchet 8 Rupert 6 Williams 4/8r/7a Miyem 4 Vukosavljevic 0 Michel 0 Tchatchouang 0 Ciak DNP