France's Sylvain Francisco (C) dribbles during the qualifier basketball match between France and Finland for the men's 2027 FIBA World Championships at the Palais des Sports in Pau, south-western France on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

France's head-coach Frederic Fauthoux looks on during the qualifier basketball match between France and Finland for the men's 2027 FIBA World Championships at the Palais des Sports in Pau, south-western France on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

France's #85 Matthew Strazel greets supporters at the end of the qualifier basketball match between France and Finland for the men's 2027 FIBA World Championships at the Palais des Sports in Pau, south-western France on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

People displaced by the June 24 earthquake rest on bunk beds inside a temporary shelter set up at the Jose Maria Vargas sports complex in Catia la Mar, La Guaira state, Venezuela, on July 6, 2026. The twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela on June 24 have claimed the lives of at least 3,535 people, the Venezuelan government reported on July 5. (Photo by Miguel MEDINA / AFP via Getty Images)

Finland's Olivier Nkamhoua (R) vies with France's #21 Zaccharie Risacher during the qualifier basketball match between France and Finland for the men's 2027 FIBA World Championships at the Palais des Sports in Pau, south-western France on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

France's forward #07 Guerschon Yabusele (R) dribbles the ball during the qualifier basketball match between France and Finland for the men's 2027 FIBA World Championships at the Palais des Sports in Pau, south-western France on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

France's forward #07 Guerschon Yabusele (R) dribbles the ball during the qualifier basketball match between France and Finland for the men's 2027 FIBA World Championships at the Palais des Sports in Pau, south-western France on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)

France's #27 Rudy Gobert (L) takes a selfie with teammates and supporters at the end of the qualifier basketball match between France and Finland for the men's 2027 FIBA World Championships at the Palais des Sports in Pau, south-western France on July 6, 2026. (Photo by Gaizka IROZ / AFP via Getty Images)