France had already been clobbered by Canada in the opening game of the tournament, and therefore cannot advance out of pool play.
MANILA — France lost its second consecutive FIBA World Cup game Sunday and is out of the tournament barely after it began.
The French, who were Olympic silver medalists in men’s basketball in Tokyo, have beaten the Americans twice in the last four years, and nearly beat them in the gold medal game at the lastclobbered by Canada in the opening game of the tournamentThe poor and surprising showing at the World Cup does not affect France’s status for the next Olympics, because the 2024 games are in Paris and the host country gets an automatic bid.
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