The Blues start their European championship on Thursday against Germany in front of their home crowd. At the break, the France team is led 38-31.
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A status to assume. Despite a strong Pool B, the French Olympic vice-champions are aiming for gold in this Eurobasket 2022. To start the competition, they face Germany, Thursday September 1st.
In Cologne, the Germans will benefit from the support of their public. Besides, theteam led by its captain Dennis Schröder dreams of a final podium. France will therefore have to be wary of this adversary, especially since it is on the starting line without two of its masters to play: Nicolas Batum and Nando De Colo.
In the absence of the two thirties, Vincent Collet’s team is looking for benchmarks, especially after the surprising defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina (96-90) on Saturday during the 2023 World Cup qualifiers.