A defeat against the German host (63-76) on Thursday to launch the campaign, two sluggish and hard-fought victories thereafter against Lithuania (77-73) on Saturday and Hungary (78-74) on Sunday.
If France can boast of already having their ticket in their pocket for the round of 16 of the Euro, they are far from presenting a reassuring face for their fans.
Before facing Bosnia and Herzegovina on Tuesday (2:30 p.m.) then Slovenia on Wednesday, for the remake of the last semi-final of the Tokyo Olympics, the path to the continental podium still seems very winding.
And long.
Vincent Collet's construction site seems immense.
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