Canada sweeps France by 30 points: 95-65 | Basketball | Sports

It was a hurricane. Canada swept France on Friday in Jakarta in the highlight of the first day of the FIBA ​​World Cup. It was a resounding victory by 30 points, 95-65, built on a second half in which the French team, the current Olympic and European runner-up, raised the white flag: only eight points in the third quarter, and 17 in the third quarter. The last time the appointment was already scheduled. Canada came to the table and established itself as one of the favorites to compete for medals. The team, coached by Spaniard Jordi Fernandez, showed great physical strength and team play, which was completed by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Oklahoma City’s goalkeeper, who excelled in particular with 27 points, 13 rebounds, and 6 assists.

France was left without a response in the second half against the strong, fast and supportive play of Canada. The French team had the first advantage in the match with De Colo-Fournier-Batom-Yabusele-Gobert as the ideal five, but the North American team quickly shook off its nerves and tied the duel in the first half and soared in the second. The Canadian victory is of great importance because both teams are the biggest favorites to advance to the first group stage, which they share in their case with Latvia and Lebanon. The best two teams will move to Group Two, where they will meet the finalists from the quartet, which includes Spain, Brazil, Ivory Coast and Iran. Wins and losses are calculated in the first stage, as is the score. Hence the value of Canada’s strong performance.

Australia, another of the favorite teams to compete for medals, defeated Finland 72-98 with 25 points and 8 rebounds from Atlanta Hawks goalkeeper Patty Mills. For the Finnish team, Lauri Markkanen led the way with 19 points and 8 rebounds. Germany, which qualified for the semi-finals of the last European Championship against the Spanish national team, and is second in the FIBA ​​classification of candidates, dispatched Japan 81-63 with 25 points and 9 rebounds from Wagner. Lithuania easily defeated Egypt 67-93 (15 points and 10 rebounds from Valanciunas).

And one fact: 38,115 spectators. The FIBA ​​World Cup began on Friday with record attendance for the FIBA ​​World Cup. Philippine Arena in Manila recorded the largest number of fans ever to attend a World Cup match. This was in the duel between one of the tournament’s hosts, the Philippines, and the Dominican Republic, which they won 87-81. This number exceeded the number of spectators who watched the final match of the 1994 World Cup live at the Sky Dome in Toronto, which amounted to 32,616 spectators, when the United States beat Russia 137-91. In the NBA, the record was broken last January. In celebration of the franchise’s 50th anniversary, the San Antonio Spurs filled the Alamodome with 68,323 fans for a game against the Warriors. In the ACB, the brand belongs to Baskonia, which on two occasions, against Real Madrid in 2016 and 2018, set the no-ticket mark: 15,544 fans.

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