One more little effort and the French women's basketball team will be able to validate its ticket for the next European Championship which will take place in the Czech Republic, Germany and Greece from June 18 to 29, 2025. The Blues need success in Latvia this November 10 to ensure 99% qualification. It will not yet be official because according to the calculations of the international federation, it could miss a victory for Israel against Ireland for it to be certain.
That said, qualification has been in no doubt from the start as the group phase of the French team is disconcertingly easy. Faced with Ireland swept aside 100-48 a year ago, Latvia crushed 721-49 in the first leg and therefore Israel too weak to bear the comparison (94-52), none of the three opponents is able to beat France. The next international window in February against the Irish and Israelis will still only be a formality.
In the meantime, the Blues, who arrived in Riga on Friday the day after their match in Caen, must end their exceptional year 2024 with one last victory. Their record is currently 2 defeats against Australia and the United States at the Games for 16 victories.
The qualifying match for the women's Euro basketball tournament between Latvia and France will be broadcast this Sunday, November 10 from 5 p.m. on La Chaîne L'Équipe.
