Next surprise at the Casketball European Championship: After the Olympic 3rd Serbia, Olympic second France has also said goodbye in the round of 16.
The 2013 European champion lost 70:80 (37:38) in the Latvian Riga of Georgia on Sunday (September 7, 2025). The Georgians, who meet Serb converts in Finland in the quarterfinals, are becoming more and more a favorite fright of the Eurobasket.
In the group phase, the team around NBA-Center Goga Bitadse, team-mate of the Wagner brothers in Orlando, beat Spain and thus contributed significantly to the out of the defending champion.
Wembanyama pauses this summer
France, without top star Victor Wembanyama, but still with four NBA professionals around the former number 1 pick Zaccharia Risacher (Atlanta Hawks), was back in the last quarter with nine points, but was again compensated. Then Kamar Baldwin (24 points), listed by Bayern newcomer, drove away from 68:68 to 78:70.
Poland had already qualified for the round of the last eight on Sunday afternoon. The European Championships from 2022 prevailed against Bosnia and Herzegovina 80:72 (40:44), 28 points scored the former NBA champion Jordan Loyd (As Monaco). The Poles now meet Turkey.