World Cup: United States surprised by France

Wednesday, 11th of Sep. 2019. 08:57
(Update : Wednesday, 11th of Sep. 2019. 09:23)

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            <p>DONGGUAN, China - The United States have been excluded from France&#39;s medal round at the World Basketball Cup, failing to win gold in an international competition for the first time since the World Championships. 2006.

Evan Fournier scored 22 points and Rudy Gobert contributed 21 and added 16 rebounds to his record for France, which took the Americans 89-79 in the quarterfinals of the World Cup on Wednesday.

The French erased a deficit of seven points in the fourth quarter to achieve this feat.

The United States had won 58 consecutive games, including those played in the FIFA and Olympic tournaments, as of the bronze medal match at the 2006 Worlds. The Americans were trying to become the first country to win three cups consecutive world, having won three gold medals in a row at the Olympics during this period.

However, they will not finish better than fifth place in China. They will not win a medal, but will be able to console themselves with their qualification for the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

Donovan Mitchell scored with 29 points for the Americans, and he scored them all in the first three quarters. The United States was laundered for six consecutive possessions late in the game, opening the door to the French, who did not ask so much.

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