{"id":778029,"date":"2026-07-04T14:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/778029\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T14:45:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T14:45:23","slug":"recap-coulibaly-scores-13-in-frances-80-72-win-vs-belgium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/778029\/","title":{"rendered":"Recap: Coulibaly scores 13 in France\u2019s 80-72 win vs. Belgium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Goedenavond allemaal. De Franse nationale mannenbasketbalploeg heeft zaterdagavond in de Lotto Arena in Antwerpen de Belgische nationale mannenploeg met 80-72 verslagen in groep G van de kwalificaties voor de FIBA World Cup. Bilal Coulibaly leidde Les Bleus met 13 punten en 2 rebounds. De speler van de Washington Wizards stond ook in de basis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Bonsoir \u00e0 tous. L\u2019\u00e9quipe de France masculine de basket a battu l\u2019\u00e9quipe nationale belge masculine sur le score de 80 \u00e0 72, samedi soir \u00e0 la Lotto Arena d\u2019Anvers, dans le cadre des qualifications pour la Coupe du monde FIBA, groupe G. Bilal Coulibaly a men\u00e9 les Bleus avec 13 points et 2 rebonds. Le joueur des Washington Wizards figurait \u00e9galement dans le cinq de d\u00e9part.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Alright, let\u2019s get right to it without being cute in Belgium\u2019s two dominant languages (German is also official there). Anyway, good evening and happy Independence Day Eve!<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The France men\u2019s national basketball team defeated the Belgium men\u2019s national team 80-72 in Antwerp, Belgium on Saturday evening at Lotto Arena for the FIBA World Cup Qualifiers in Group G for FIBA Europe. Bilal Coulibaly led Les Bleus with 13 points and 2 rebounds. He also got the start.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Les Bleus never trailed in the road match against the Lions, who were led by Manu Lecomte, who scored 17 points. The Belgians made a run in the third quarter but let\u2019s be honest. The Lions have no NBA players. The French had multiple ones, including the Washington Wizards guard who was his team\u2019s first round draft pick in 2023.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Rudy Gobert also had 8 points and 11 rebounds for France.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">The French now have 9 points in the standings for Group G, tied with Finland. Speaking of which, Les Bleus will play the Finns next Monday in Pau, France. And no, Pau is NOT named after Pau Gasol, who is NOT French.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1upudxki _174s0un1 _174s0un0 _1mt21p01\">Finally, so you know, France (and Finland) qualified for the second round of the World Cup Qualifiers. Belgium, who is last place, is out given that they are last place in Group G. Hungary was the third place team in the group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Goedenavond allemaal. 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