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Argentina have drawn the short stand will face the difficult task of taking down a U.S. team riding a 22-game Olympic winning line in their quest for a third straight Olympic gold medal.

While the U.S 5-0 finished group play as the only unbeaten team, their performances have thus far not won excellent reviews.

Croatia beat Lithuania 90-81 in the final preliminary round game of the Olympic men's basketball tournament and from fifth to the top of Group B and avoiding a nightmare quarter-final clash with the unbeaten United States.

After a pair of blowouts over China and Venezuela to open the Olympic tournament, the U.S. received a wake up call in the way of narrow three-point wins over France and Serbia, followed by a battling 10-point victory over Australia.

Brazil did what they needed to do, beating Nigeria 86-69, but once again their Argentine rivals had the last laugh.

At times it seemed Argentina, already guaranteed a top four spot in Group B, and were not particularly interested in helping.

The Argentine's teased Brazilians by racing 8-0 ahead, but then sat back and watched as Spain answered with a 22-3 run to take a lead they would never surrender.