BEIJING (China) - France made history by eliminating the reigning back-to-back champions USA in the Quarter-Finals of the FIBA Basketball World Cup only to see their own run in China ended by Argentina in the Semi-Finals. Meanwhile, Australia also suffered heartbreak in a double-overtime defeat to Spain.

Both teams will have a chance at redemption and more, when they meet again in the Third-Place Game in a rematch of their Second Round clash in Nanjing, with Australia coming up with a 100-98 victory thanks to free-throws from Matthew Dellavedova and Mitch Creek. 

It was a matchup that saw Evan Fournier's 31-point effort go to waste for France, while Australia were carried by Aron Baynes, who recorded 21 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists while also sinking five threes, and Patty Mills, who scored 30 points.

Now coach Vincent Collet's squad have an opportunity for payback and also have a shot to finish third place at the World Cup podium for the second straight edition. As for Australia, their run in China has already been historic and a victory would only make it sweeter.

Team Overview France: Coach Collet saw his team exhausted and thoroughly outplayed by an energetic Argentina in the Semi-Finals, but they've been in this position before and should know how to recover. They also lost in the Spain 2014 Semi-Finals, 90-85 to Serbia, but bounced back to claim third place with a win over Lithuania, 95-93. In their rematch against Australia for the last World Cup podium spot, France certainly need a big game from star center Rudy Gobert. The 7ft 1in (2.15m) big man was outplayed by Baynes in their previous meeting and had by far his worst performance of the entire tournament in the Semi-Finals. Sweet redemption for him and for Les Bleus awaits if he can rediscover his form and put up big numbers against the Boomers.

Team Overview Australia: Coach Lemanis & Co. were understandably not in high spirits after their double-overtime heartbreaker against Spain. Despite that, they still have a chance to make history against France if they can pull themselves together and close their campaign on a winning note. No FIBA Asia side have ever landed among the top three since the Philippines' third place finish in the 1954 edition of the World Cup, and this can somehow exorcise the demons of falling short of the Olympics podium three years ago. For that to happen, however, they need stronger performances from main players like Baynes, Matthew Dellavedova and Joe Ingles, the three of whom combined to shoot 5-of-23 from the field in the Semi-Finals.

Key Matchup: Baynes was the best center on the floor in the previous meeting between these two sides, and Gobert needs to take that personally. It's clear that France are just a shadow of themselves if the 'Stifle Tower' plays below par, and it would be quite worrying if Gobert gets outplayed twice by Baynes. Both guys are hoping to redeem themselves from forgettable Semi-Finals showings, and this is the perfect chance to do just that.

X-Factor: If the frontline duo of Andrew Bogut and Jock Landale can give Baynes some help, Australia will be a great position to win. The Boomers may have a few more options in the big man spots than the Rudy Gobert-led French, and the the play of Bogut and Landale are big reasons for that. What do they have to do? Grab rebounds, protect the rim, shut Gobert down and draw a lot of fouls. If they check most of those boxes, France can be in a world of hurt.

Stats Don't Lie: In their Second Round matchup, Australia had the better of France on the glass, grabbing 30 rebounds compared to France's 23. This is obviously an important concern for coach Collet, who is certainly hoping his guys can be more aggressive in crashing in the boards on both ends. On the other hand, turnovers very nearly killed the Boomers, who coughed the ball up 14 times against France and gave up 26 points off those errors. Should the French defense be stout once more here in Beijing, a win over Australia should be within reach.

They Said: "I've got three words for you, nothing else; no questions, nothing - regroup, refocus, reinvigorate." - Australia center Aron Baynes

"That's what the realization has to be, that there's a prize at the end of this. So, we want to get a medal, and once we get through today, we watch film and turn attention to the scout and what needs to be done, we'll be ready to roll. It's kind of like a mini-series [against France]. They'll make adjustments, we'll make adjustments. I don't think we played as well as we could've last game [against France] and we still came away with a win." - Australia guard Chris Goulding

"We have to bounce back. I've already talked to them in the locker room. I think they've done a very good competition so far. We still have the ability to get a medal on Sunday, and we have to play it on. It's going to be very hard, the Australians have often finished fourth, so they'll be very motivated. We did it five years ago, and we have to try to do the same. They've already beaten us once, and they have a strong team. We have to get our act together, so we can fight them on equal terms." - France head coach Vincent Collet

"Our loss [to Argentina] was very hard, very difficult to swallow, but we remain motivated. We promise to give everything to get third place for France." - France small forward Axel Toupane

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