By falling with Hungary, Montenegro and Portugal, France was rather spoiled for qualifying for the 2023 World Cup. Nevertheless, and this is obviously his role, Vincent Collet did not want to get carried away.
“This draw is more complicated than it seems”, he says for the FFBB site. “Indeed if the teams of the first round seem affordable, the crossing with Pool F will force us to achieve a perfect course from the start of these qualifications. We will have to assume our rank, even if we know that the configuration of the French team will be very far from that of silver medalist at the Tokyo Games. “
The Olympic vice-champion is right to recall that the first two international windows will take place during the NBA season, so that France and the European teams will then be deprived of their best players.
Then, the Blues will have to cross with Group F, much more formidable and composed of Lithuania, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic and Bosnia-Herzegovina.
“Nothing will be easy on this route until 2023”, continues Collet. “We will have to be ready from the start in the face of serious clients from our continent. We know that we will have to call on a large number of Team France Basket players to achieve our goals, but I am convinced that the players called up will do their utmost to help the France Team to qualify for the World Cup. “
