The meeting took place at the Ariake Arena stadium in Tokyo and ended with a score of 3: 1 (25:21, 20:25, 25:17, 25:20) in favor of the French volleyball players.
Russian athletes with nine points lead group B.
The Russians will play their next game on August 1 against the Tunisian team.
Earlier it was reported that the Russian volleyball players defeated the Chinese team at the Olympic Games in Tokyo.