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Liputan6.com, Jakarta – France suffered a painful defeat against Canada in great match The inaugural FIBA World Cup 2023 was held at the Indonesia Arena, GBK Complex, Jakarta, Friday (25/8/2023).
France actually showed some promise in the first quarter. They took the lead in the score and played closely with Canada until the end of the first half.
However, entering the second half, the performance of Vincent Collent’s team suddenly declined. They were so far behind Canada that they were forced to submit with a crushing score of 95-65.
This record is undoubtedly a hard blow for France, which has just played its first duel during the 2023 Basketball World Cup.
On the other hand, for Canada, the victory over the troops from the Blue Continent marked a new history after having always lost in their last three duels in similar events.
French coach Vincent Collet also revealed the cause of his team’s defeat in the first duel against Canada. According to him, the French team lost its style of play in the second half and it became increasingly difficult to develop in the final minutes.
“It was a bad match for us. In the first half, we could have played the match better. However, we started the second half very badly,” he said in a press conference after the match.
“Our (performance) declined, we lost our (style of) play. And all that really disappeared in the last 15 minutes,” he continued at the Indonesia Arena on Friday (25/8/2023) evening WIB.
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