LIVE. France - Georgia: follow the match

Risacher had two chances to make a three-pointer but missed both times from the zero angle.

Since the beginning of this France-Georgia match, both teams have been rather undisciplined. Yabusele returns to the free-throw line.

Since the beginning of Eurobasket 2025, Okobo has made a huge difference when he's on the court. He has another chance to prove it in this France-Georgia match.

Guerschon Yabusele is proving successful at the free-throw line. The Blues remain behind but are still in the game in this first quarter despite a difficult first few minutes.

Shengelia also settles with three points and it falls in. The French are seven points behind in a rather difficult start to France - Georgia.

After Georgia lost the ball, the French moved forward very quickly and punished the poor defensive withdrawal of the opposition.

After Georgian point guard Baldwin's three-pointer, Yabusele responded immediately.

The Georgians took the lead after conceding the first two points of the match.

This is one of the keys to this France-Georgia match. Rebounds will be essential. The Georgians are already very present under the basket.

France will face Georgia to reach the quarter-finals of Eurobasket 2025. Kick-off has just been given in Riga.

France and Georgia are on the court at the Arena Riga in Riga, Latvia. The national anthems are playing, and the match is about to begin in less than five minutes.

After a group stage which took place in Katowice for the Blues, the round of 16 will now take place in Riga, Latvia.

Before this France-Georgia matchup, the Blues had suffered only one defeat, and it was a major surprise. Israel had beaten a listless French team 69-82. This is a sign that the French will have to be very careful today.

France and Georgia know very little about each other. The two nations have never met in an official match. And you have to go back 10 years to find the last friendly match between the French and Georgians. The Blues cruised to a 95-53 victory.

France advances against a Georgian team that is almost the Tom Thumb of the final table of this Eurobasket 2025. The Caucasian country qualified in extremis for the round of 16 by beating Spain in particular. They had not reached this stage of the competition for 10 years.

Either France or Georgia will advance to the quarterfinals of Eurobasket 2025. The team that qualifies today will then face Finland, which secured its spot by defeating Nikola Jokic's Serbia (92-86).

While the Blues have no room for error in this France-Georgia clash, French coach Frédéric Fauthoux dismisses any pressure that could surround his team before this round of 16: "These are very special matches, we are entering a phase where if we lose, it's over. But we know who we are. We came here with the mindset of outsiders, so we have to approach the match in the best possible way," he declared.

Eleven French players have been called up to play in this France-Georgia match.

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