As part of the qualifying tournament for the World Cup – 2019, the Russian national team in Krasnodar lost to the French team with a score of 78:84.
At the second stage of the qualifying tournament the Russian team will play in the group K with the teams of France, the Czech Republic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The remaining two places in the group claim the teams of Bulgaria, Iceland and Finland. The three best teams will compete for the World Cup, which will be held in China from August 31 to September 15, 2019.
In the first match of the second stage, the Russian team will play against the Czech team. The game will be held on September 13th.