Expected next week in Béarn to continue the preparation for the end of summer Euro (August 27 – September 14) with a match against Great Britain at the Palais des Sports on Friday August 8 at 9 p.m. (ticketing here) The Blues will be back in Béarn next July, to play an official match this time, against Finland on Monday, July 6, 2026.
This Tuesday, the French basketball federation has indeed unveiled the three cities that will host the French team meetings during the first qualification phase at the 2027 World Cup which will be disputed in Qatar from August 27 to 12.
Six qualifications are on the program between November 2025 and July 2026. During the home matches of this first phase, the Blues of Frédéric Faux will face Belgium in Rouen on November 28, 2025, an opponent to determine (North Macedonia, Hungary or Romania) at Le Mans on 1is March 2026 and therefore Finland in Pau on July 6, 2026.
In Pool G, made up of four teams, the first three in the ranking will be qualified for the second phase which will take place from August 2026 in February 2027.
