Good news for the Blues. Forfeited on Tuesday against Lebanon (85-79) due to a toothache, Moustapha Fall is operational to face Iran on Thursday (3:30 p.m.), in a classification match, as Vincent Collet indicated during a press briefing. “He will be on the bridge,” explained the coach, who is however not sure he can count on Rudy Gobert. Also forfeited on Tuesday, due to an ankle injury, the Timberwolves pivot is “much better”, but the staff “will make the decision at the shooting” Thursday morning, coach Collet not ruling out the possibility of having to wait until Saturday ( 11:45 a.m.), against Ivory Coast. Remember that the France team was deprived of its three pivots against Lebanon, with Mathias Lessort who is already out for the rest of the competition. The new Pana player stayed on the sidelines throughout the preparation, only getting the medical green light just before the start of the tournament.
Sadly eliminated in the first round of the World Cup in Group H after only two matches (65-95 defeats against Canada, 86-88 against Latvia), the French team attacks the classification matches 17-32 before to leave Indonesia.
