In case of victory, the French team had the possibility of avoiding the United States in the quarter-finals but the French lost to Serbia on Tuesday (68-62).
This defeat against Serbia (68-62) places the French team in fourth place and increases the chances of facing the United States in the quarter-finals of the competition.
Already qualified, the two teams were fighting to obtain the best possible place in the final classification of this group B and thus have a better draw. Unfortunately for Les Bleues, the match turned to Serbia’s advantage. The French will face either China or the United States in the quarter-finals.
The Serbian domination was directly felt despite the 7-0 inflicted by the Blues at the end of the first quarter (24-17). Inspired by their strong and aggressive defence, Serbia took a big lead with their attack. France will wake up and will equalize with a 14-0 at the start of the second quarter but the rest of the latter will be more delicate for the Blue (37-32). Struggling in attack and largely dominated on the rebound (33 to 16), France failed to come back to score in the third quarter (53-46). The Blue cling in the last but will not be able to pick up the score. They lost 68-62 against Serbia.