Basketball - France knock holders U.S. out of World Cup medal rounds

Basketball - FIBA World Cup - Quarter Finals - United States v France - Dongguan Basketball Center, Dongguan, China - September 11, 2019 France's Nicolas Batum and Rudy Gobert in action REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

BEIJING (Reuters) - France caused the biggest shock of the basketball World Cup in China after beating holders the United States 89-79 to reach the semi-finals of the 32-nation tournament on Wednesday.

France will meet Argentina on Friday for a berth in Sunday's final while 2006 champions Spain take on Australia, who overpowered Czech Republic 82-70 in the day's other quarter-final.