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Today's Games: Sunday 14 August

RIO DE JANEIRO (Rio 2016 Olympic Games) - Here are the games to look forward to on the ninth day of the Olympic Basketball Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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USA v France

A clash between the unbeaten, two-time defending champions USA and European juggernauts France. The Americans have four wins but have been tested twice in a row by Australia and Serbia, while the star-studded French are riding a three-game winning streak after a disappointing opening day against the Aussies. Each side has already clinched a place in the Quarter-Finals, but if Les Bleus can upset Mike Krzyzewski's team, there could end up being a three-way tie for first place in Group A.

Australia v Venezuela

The Boomers, who bounced back from a narrow defeat to the USA by winning against China on Friday to punch their ticket to the Quarter-Finals, will be looking to clinch a fourth victory in Group A. If Venezuela win, they will maintain their slim hopes of progressing to the Last Eight. They would need China to upset Serbia in Sunday's last game to move into fourth place and move on to the Final Phase.

Serbia v China

Serbia are probably the best 1-3 team in the world right now. Since opening with a victory over Venezuela, the team has slumped to narrow defeats to Australia, France and the USA. They need to win to reach the Quarter-Finals while China must hope that Venezuela fall in their game against Australia, beat Serbia and hope to win a goal-differential tie-breaker to clinch fourth place. The Chinese have been able to pull off this type of feat before. At the 2010 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Turkey, they finished fourth in their preliminary round group after winning a goal differential tie-breaker with Puerto Rico and Cote d'Ivoire.

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