That’s it: we finally know who the Blues will play in the 8th finals of the Eurobasket 2025. It will be against Georgia and it is a challenge that they are measures to approach without fear.
After his broad victory against Iceland this Thursday (114-74) to finish the first round and then thanks to the success of Slovenia on Israel, the French team was certain to finish in first place in group D.
It remained in the evening to know the name of his next opponent who depended on a match: Greece-Spain in group C.
In the event of the Spanish victory, France would have inherited the Greeks. With the victory of the partners of Giánnis Antetokoúnmpo (90-86) which eliminates the title holder of the title, it is Georgia, fourth in group C, which falls on the Blues.
This Georgian training, which plays with two NBA – Goga Bitadze (Orlando) and Alexander Mamukelashvili (Toronto) players – created the first surprise of the tournament by beating Spain at the opening but lost largely against Greece (94-53). She saved her head by beating Cyprus but, this Thursday, she lost against Bosnia. She can’t really launched her round of 16
In the past, France and Georgia have faced three times and the Blues have won each time. The last confrontation dates back to 2013.
It is therefore an opponent widely within their reach that awaits the Blues on Sunday, in Riga in Latvia. A defeat would be a very bad surprise but in their history with all the different generations, it has happened that the Blues of basketball fall unexpectedly.
It is after this round of finals that things will become more difficult. If the hierarchy is respected, France will challenge Serbia in the quarter -finals provided that the Serbs of Nikola Jokic get rid of Finland in 8th, which is not necessarily won either. If there is a feat in quarters, it will take another in half where the Blues are likely to fall on Germany, always undefeated and which confronts Portugal this Saturday and perhaps the Slovenia of Double in quarters.
The certainty is that the slope of next week will be tough.
