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France beat the Asian champions from Korea 24-21 in London and 27-22 in Serbia. The reason is very simple - Korea struggled greatly with the French defense. Only Ryu could get past that zone defense and nothing has since changed. Beating France with only one shooter is very difficult. Especially since France seem even more compact in defense and they are overall better in quality. The improvements in offense and transition especially, are visible as well. They are now a team at their peak and this is where they want to do well. Korea said they would fight for gold here as well. They did the first game against Brazil well but that was a performance that was no where near the one France had. The opponents helped the Koreans to win as well. The greatest problem for Brasil was the deep zone but I think the French will respond to it better. I think the French will have the upper hand in two other segments as well - the well experienced pivot Kamto and Leynaud, who is at least one level above Park (16-6 in saves in the first round), and a lot better defense. The handicap at France is a good option, as well as the team under at Korea.