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Co-hosts France and Serbia will meet in the final of the International Basketball Federation Women s EuroBasket tournament.
France had been playing their matches in Strasbourg until this point, but today faced Belarus in Valencia, Spain, running out 73-61 winners.
The victory sees France reach their fifth consecutive FIBA Women s EuroBasket final, although they will be hoping to go one better than the previous edition in 2019, when they lost 86-66 to Spain in the final.
France won all four quarters during a convincing display, which included outscoring their opponents by six goals in quarter two.
The other semi-final was a much tighter affair, with Serbia overcoming Belgium 74-73.
American Bookies See Soccer’s Popularity Rise San Jose, Costa Rica, February 25, 2021 (PR.com) Most U.S. bookmakers understand that after the Super Bowl, they must turn their attention to the NCAA Men’s College Basketball Tournament. After the tournament, pay per head agents concentrate on the NBA and MLB. But because of the coronavirus pandemic, there s a new revenue opportunity. Soccer’s popularity has continually climbed in the United States. It could break out the way a winning stock does this spring and summer.
FIFA, soccer’s international governing body, usually begins their World Cup Qualifying Tournament two years before the WC. However, because of the pandemic, the organization pushed the UEFA World Cup Qualifying tournament out to 2021 and 2022. The first days of play are on March 24 and 25 this year. Matchday 10, the final days of group play, are on November 16 and 17. But UEFA World Cup Qualifying isn’t the only major tournament happening this spring and s