France came to the World Cup planning to win gold. It won't even make the second round, a stunning development for the reigning Olympic silver medalists.
Latvia got 22 points from Arturs Zagars and shocked France 88-86 on Sunday night in a Group H game in Jakarta, Indonesia. The result sent Latvia and Canada through to the second round and meant France, which won the bronze at the past two World Cups, cannot finish better than 17th place this year.
"We let a lot of people down, ourselves first," French forward Nicolas Batum said.
Rolands Smits added 20 points and Davis Bertans had 15 points as Latvia rallied from a 13-point deficit.