{"id":456752,"date":"2023-08-27T20:57:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-27T16:57:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=456752"},"modified":"2023-08-27T21:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-08-27T17:02:04","slug":"latvia-beat-france-and-eliminate-them-from-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/latvia-beat-france-and-eliminate-them-from-the-world-cup\/","title":{"rendered":"Latvia beat France and eliminate them from the World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Latvia shocked France and sent them home early, as they will leave the World Cup after the group stage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Latvia win w thriller to send France to shock early exit in the best game of the World Cup so far!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIBAWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FIBAWC<\/a> x <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinForLatvia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WinForLatvia<\/a> \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pSJbIhlIc9\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/pSJbIhlIc9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 \ud83c\udfc6 (@FIBAWC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIBAWC\/status\/1695830665680552171?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Latvia, who played at a World Cup for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time in their history, comeback from 13 points behind to secure their place in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> round \u2013 alongside Canada \u2013 as pre-World Cup contenders France were defeated in straight matches in the preliminary round for the 1<sup>st<\/sup> time since 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The crucial moment in the game was when Nando De Colo left the court after his 2<sup>nd<\/sup> unsportsmanlike foul, and the French team had to play almost 7 minutes till the end of the match without him. That changed everything, and the World Cup debutants went on a 10-3 run to reduce its deficit to only a point with almost 5 minutes until the end.<\/p>\n<p>Latvia took the lead with only 38 seconds to go and kept it to beat and eliminate France from the 2023 FIBA World Cup.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">First-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FIBAWC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#FIBAWC<\/a>. \ud83c\udfc6<br \/>\nAdvancing to the 2nd round. \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>What a moment for Latvia. \ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddfb<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WinForLatvia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WinForLatvia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HDd1wTrfkm\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/HDd1wTrfkm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023 \ud83c\udfc6 (@FIBAWC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FIBAWC\/status\/1695836078853476719?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latvia shocked France and sent them home early, as they will leave the World Cup after the group stage. 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