Basketball
World Cup 2023. Canada beat France
The World Championship among men’s national teams kicked off Friday (August 25th) in Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines.
In the central match, the Canadian national team defeated France. The first half of the match was an even fight and ended with the Canadians +3 points. While the second half of the match was entirely up to the North American team, the French team only managed to throw the ball 10 times from the field. The final score on the scoreboard is 95:65 in favor of the Canadian team.
World Cup 2023. Men
Group H
Canada – France 95:65 (14:18, 29:22, 25:8, 27:17)
Canada: Gilges-Alexander (27 + 13 rebounds + 6 assists), Olynyk (18), Brooks (12), Powell (6), Barrett (5) – start; Alexander-Walker (12), Dort (7), Alexander (5), Ajim (3), Bell-Haynes (0), F. Scrubb (0), Go (0).
France: Fournier (21), De Colo (12), Gobert (8 + 9 rebounds), Yabusele (4), Batumi (0) – start; Lessor (12), Francisco (5), Ouattara (2), Okobo (1), Cordinier (0), Tarpi (0), Fall (0).
Source: Sport UA
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