FIBA World Cup 2026/27 World Cup - First round Week 1

France vs. Belgium

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Belgium

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Stage World Cup - First round Europe · Group G
Arena Kindarena Usual home venue
Score progression

Periods

Team P1 P2 P3 P4 Totals
France 16132030 79
Belgium 17141418 63
Statistics summary

Team statistics

France Metric Belgium
79 Points 63
38/92, 41.3% Field goals 23/67, 34.3%
10/27, 37.0% Three-pointers 6/18, 33.3%
13/21, 61.9% Free throws 21/29, 72.4%
44 Rebounds 29
15 Assists 9
11 Turnovers 14

Field goals (2pt) · Three-pointers (3pt) · Free throws (1pt)

Game statistics

Box score

Box score

France

 79
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Yves Pons 21:02 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1/4 0/2 2/2 —
Hugo Benítez 9:58 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/4 0/0 2/2 —
Andrew Albicy 20:59 5 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 2/2 1/1 0/0 —
Gerald Ayayi 20:27 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/8 1/5 0/0 —
Axel Bouteille 21:13 10 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 4/9 2/5 0/0 —
Yovo Mathis Dossou 5:07 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/0 1/4 —
Lionel Gaudoux 24:38 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6/7 0/0 1/1 —
K. Tillie 13:40 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/4 1/2 0/0 —
Louis Labeyrie 15:33 6 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/8 0/3 2/2 —
Nicolas Lang 16:48 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4/8 1/4 1/2 —
Adam Mokoka 9:01 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/2 1/1 0/0 —
Benjamin Sene 21:34 15 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4/7 3/4 4/8 —
Team totals— 7944 152915 721125 38/92 10/27 13/21—
Box score

Belgium

 63
PlayersMIN PTSREBRORDASTROBTAP PERFALTC3PTL+/-
Retin Obasohan 25:55 14 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/8 1/4 7/11 —
Bram Bogaerts 9:58 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/1 1/2 —
Jonas Delalieux 11:15 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2/5 2/3 0/0 —
Bolavie Archange Izaw 15:04 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/5 0/0 0/0 —
Jo Mennes 23:45 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0/2 0/1 1/2 —
N. Van den Eynde 17:26 10 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3/6 2/4 2/2 —
Adedayo Polet 1:14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/0 0/0 0/0 —
S. Ledegen 20:48 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2/5 0/0 1/1 —
Loic Schwartz 22:08 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3/7 0/1 1/1 —
Kevin Tumba 20:38 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0/1 0/0 5/6 —
Vliet Andy Van 12:17 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1/5 1/4 0/0 —
Z. Mortant 19:33 7 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2/4 0/0 3/4 —
Team totals— 6329 4259 511421 23/67 6/18 21/29—
Statistics summary

Game breakdown

Score progression, shooting efficiency and statistical edges explained at a glance.

France Belgium
Final margin +16

France established the final difference.

Decisive period P4 · +12

France opened the largest gap of the game.

Shooting edge +7.0 pp

France was more efficient from the field.

Score story

Cumulative progression

The cumulative score at the end of every period shows when the gap opened.

P1 16–17 +1 Belgium
P2 13–14 +1 Belgium
P3 20–14 +6 France
P4 30–18 +12 France
Shooting profile

Efficiency and volume

Shooting percentage and made/attempted volume by shot type.

Field goals

41.3%
France 38/92
34.3%
Belgium 23/67

Two-pointers

43.0%
France 28/65
36.0%
Belgium 17/49

Three-pointers

37.0%
France 10/27
33.0%
Belgium 6/18

Free throws

61.0%
France 13/21
72.0%
Belgium 21/29
Comparison

Statistical balance

Bars share a scale within each metric for an immediate comparison.

France Metric Belgium
44
Rebounds
29
15
Assists
9
7
Steals
5
2
Blocks
1
11
Turnovers
14
25
Personal fouls
21
15
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.offensive
4
29
game.advanced_metric_rebounds.defensive
25