The French national team has announced its group for the start of the qualification for the 2027 World Cup

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French teamAlthough there will be no FIBA ​​competition in 2026, the games in international basketball never stop, and Freddie Fauthouk now they have to prepare for the 2027 World Cup qualifiers.

This will be held in Qatar, from August 27 to September 12, 2027, and 32 teams will participate in the competition to succeed Germany, crowned in 2023 in the Philippines.

For the Blues, the trip to Qatar begins next month, with the first qualifier against Belgium. It will be Friday, November 28, at 8:30 p.m. in Kindarenne in Rouen. Freddie Fauthoek’s side will then head to Espoo to face FinlandMonday, December 1.

The preparatory camp in Rouen starts with 12 players (together with three training partners), and they will be joined on Friday, November 28, by two Euroleague players, Matthew Strazel etc Bodian Massawho will join the group for the trip to Finland. The staff will select 12 players for the match on December 1.

So, without their NBA players and without the vast majority of their Euroleague players, the Blues will begin this qualifying campaign. Now a familiar habit, even if it can be inconvenient.

“The match against Belgium and the one against Finland will be very difficult because their team, compared to the one at the Eurobasket, will not have evolved much except for 2-3 elements” by Freddie Fauthouk. “For our part, there will be no players who were present at EuroBasket. In this context, it was important to recall the elements that were present last November: Hugo Benitez, Adam Mokoka, Nicolas Lang, Axel Bouteil and Andrew Albisi. This gives us a certain basis. The return of players like Louis Laberry and the arrival of Killian Tilly are also important points in the World Cup.



2025-10-24 12:36:00

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