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Spain, Argentina set-up clash for crumbs

Defending champions Spain and Argentina, the world's top-ranked team, who have both endured miserable world championship campaigns, will clash for fifth place on Sunday.

Argentina's Hernan Emilio Jasen in action on September 9. Argentina, the world's top-ranked team and defending champions Spain, who have both endured miserable world championship campaigns, will clash for fifth place on Sunday.

As the classification matches got underway on Friday, Spain overcame Slovenia 97-80 while Luis Scola of the Houston Rockets was back to his best, with his 27 points helping Argentina overcome Russia 73-61.

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