The Blues had hit the USA in the quarter-final of the 2019 World Cup. -

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Come on, group rate.

The two French basketball teams, female and male, fell into the United States group at the next Tokyo Olympics, after the draw made Tuesday morning in Mies (Switzerland), at the headquarters of the International Federation (Fiba) .

Bronze medalists at the 2019 World Championship in China, Vincent Collet's players will find the reigning triple Olympic champions they beat in the quarterfinals of the 2019 World Cup.

Japan for girls, Iran for boys

The Blues will also face Iran, as well as the winner of the qualifying tournament which will be played at the end of June and early July in Victoria, Canada, with in particular Greece of the double MVP 2019 and 2020 of NBA Giannis Antetokounmpo, and Canada.

The French, silver medalists at the 2012 Olympics in London and 4th in the 2016 Olympics in Rio, will also face Japan, the host country, and the double African champions, Nigeria.

To qualify for the quarter-finals, the two French teams will have to take one of the first two places in this group, or finish among the two best thirds of the three groups in this first round.

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