FIBA 2014: Lithuania vs France (3rd Place Match)

For Lithuania and France, the journey is far from over at the 2014 FIBA World Cup after losses in the semifinals.

Saturday, the two sides will meet in the 3rd Place Game for one final fleeting shot at glory on the international stage before the United States takes on Serbia in the final.

Match: France vs Lithuania

Tournament: FIBA World Basketball Championship 2014

Game : Basketball

Date: 13 September, 2014 (Saturday)

Time: 18:00 GMT

Broadcasting tv channel list: ESPN 3, ABC 2

Lithuania encountered Team USA at precisely the wrong time as Mike Krzyzewski's team seemed to hit full stride, while France rallied and lost a heartbreaker at the hands of Serbia late.

Below, let's profile the two teams and everything else there is to know about Saturday's showdown.

FIBA 2014: France vs Serbia Semi Finals September 12, 2014

France looks to continue their recent run of success in international basketball with a FIBA World Cup semifinal matchup against Serbia on Friday. A win would put the French team in the final against the United States just one year after winning Eurobasket 2013 for the first time in the nation's history.

Match: France vs Serbia

Tournament: FIBA World Basketball Championship 2014

Game : Basketball

Date: 12 September, 2014 (Saturday)

Time: 22:00 GMT

Broadcasting tv channel list: ESPN 3, ABC 2

Led by Boris Diaw and Thomas Heurtel, France knocked Spain -- arguably the favorite behind Team USA -- out of a major tournament for the second straight year Wednesday with a 65-52 win in the quarterfinals. A year ago in the semifinals of Eurobasket, France upset Spain, 75-72, in overtime.

While Serbia isn't having a historically special level of success in international basketball like France, the team's blowout win over Brazil in the semifinals was impressive. Holding a talented team to 24 second-half points is nothing to brush off.

That means we should be in store for a pretty interesting game Friday as Diaw, Heurtel, Nicolas Batum and others look to keep France on the rise. These two teams met in the group stage and France took the game by the narrowest of margins, 74-73.

FIBA 2014: USA vs Mexico Round of 16 September 6 2014

On the surface, all has gone as expected for the United States at the 2014 FIBA World Cup. The favorites captured Group C with ease, winning their five games by an average of 33.2 points and not allowing a single team to come within 20.

Match: USA vs Mexico

Tournament: FIBA World Basketball Championship 2014

Game : Basketball

Date: 6 September, 2014 (Saturday)

Time: 16:00 GMT

Broadcasting tv channel list: ESPN 3, ABC 2

From a pure results-based judgement, the United States have rarely looked better. In reality, the U.S. heads into Saturday's Round of 16 game against Mexico with a treasure trove of questions in need of answering.

First, the shooting. The United States shot a paltry 34.4 percent from beyond the three-point arc in their first five games, ranking 13th among the 24 teams that took the trip to Spain.

Stephen Curry and James Harden, expected to be among the team's most reliable three-point shooters along with Klay Thompson, have struggled mightily from the field. Curry is knocking down a disappointing 37.8 percent of his shots overall and has at times consigned himself to a facilitating role out of frustration. Harden has been more effective on average but has made less than a quarter of his shots from the shorter FIBA three-point line.

FIBA 2014: Finland vs New Zealand Group C - September 4, 2014

New Zealand takes on Finland in the 2014 FIBA World Cup on Thursday, September 4.

The match is slated to start just before midnight NZST.

The match will be broadcast on Sky Sports in New Zealand and ESPN3 in the United States.

Live streaming will be available via ABC in Australia, Watch ESPN in the United States and other areas, and Live Basketball.TV around the world.

Match: Finland Vs New Zealand

Tournament: FIBA World Basketball Championship 2014

Game : Basketball

Date: 4 September, 2014 (Thursday)

Time: 15:00 GMT

Broadcasting tv channel list: ESPN 3, ABC 2

The Tall Blacks are in a precarious position after losing three of the first four games and might not make it to the next round of the tournament.

The Tall Blacks need to beat Finland to have a chance to make it to the knockout rounds, which start on Saturday.

Finland vs New Zealand Live Stream - The Tall Blacks started the tournament with a 76-73 loss to Turkey before losing to the Dominican Republic 76-63 and the United States 98-71.

The team picked up its first win on Wednesday with a 73-61 win over Ukraine.

Watch New Zealand vs Finland Online Free - That means that if Ukraine loses on Thursday, New Zealand could nab a spot in the top four of the group, which would mean it advances to the next round.

New Zealand and Finland are currently 1-3 while Ukraine, Turkey, and the Dominican Republic are all 2-2.

The United States is atop the group with a perfect 4-0 record.

FIBA 2014: Australia vs Angola Group D - September 4, 2014

After losing their first game in the 2014 World Cup, Australia has racked up three straight wins to assure themselves of a slot in the Round of 16. The Boomers want to continue the momentum against a dangerous Angolan side which is hoping that they still have a shot to join the Aussies in the knockout stages of the basketball world championships in Spain.

Australia with 3 wins and 1 loss is tied for second place with Lithuania in Group D, which is led by Slovenia (4 wins and no loss). All three teams have advanced to the next round and will face the teams from Group C.

Match: Australia Vs Angola

Tournament: FIBA World Basketball Championship 2014

Game : Basketball

Date: 4 September, 2014 (Thursday)

Time: 12:30 GMT

Broadcasting tv channel list: ESPN 3, ABC 2

Meanwhile Angola has a lone win in four games and tied with Mexico for the fourth and final slot available in the group. Angola has to win against Australia to advance and hope that Mexico somehow fall to the South Koreans, who are winless in four outings thus far.

Australia at 3 wins and 1 loss are already assured of a slot in the Round of 16 along with Slovenia (4 wins and no loss) and Lithuania (3 wins and 1 loss).