We now know the posters and details of the match schedules for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games
The draw for the group stage of the basketball competitions took place this Tuesday, March 19 at the FIBA headquarters. The two French teams now know their opponents for the next Olympic Games. The Blues of coach Vincent Collet inherited an “affordable” group with Germany, Japan and the winner of the TQO in Riga (Latvia, Georgia, Philippines, Brazil, Montenegro or Cameroon). “The tournament will be one of the toughest in history. There are almost only strong teams. We knew before the draw that the United States would be in Group C and that we could not play them in the first round. We took the Germans, world champions and become a major team. The most important thing was hat 2. My desire was to avoid Serbia. So I am satisfied. The winner of the Latvian TQO rather than Australia means that we avoid the winner of the Greek TQO (potentially Slovenia or Greece) in the last hat, that’s positive too. Overall, I am satisfied” explained Vincent Collet.
For the women, Jean-Aimé Toupane’s Bleues will return to Australia, Canada and Nigeria. “We are happy to have a clear idea of our opponents. The important thing is to see that each match will be a challenge. We know that the 12 teams are strong. It won’t be easy. They are athletic teams, it will be very important beyond basketball, it is very homogeneous. Avoiding Team USA, a relief? Yes, but above all, we have clear ideas. We have ambition. Every match will be a final.”
The match schedule
Men
- July 27: France-Winner of the qualifying tournament in Riga (Latvia)
- July 30: Japan-France
- August 2: France-Germany
Women
- July 29: Canada-France
- August 1: France-Nigeria
- August 4: Australia-France