The closing game of the qualifying round will decide the last ticket to the quarter-finals, as it should.

France is in a much better position.

They can afford a double-digit loss and still make it to the next round, while Serbia will

		Musovic and team-mate Maja Miljkovic will need to be on the same page for Serbia to have a chance.

have to wait for the result of the first game between Belarus and Italy to know exactly where they stand.

Serbia showed on the first day they can win big when they beat Croatia by 18 but since then have managed just a big two point win over Russia and lost the rest.

France slipped just in one game, against the strong Russian team, and even then it was just a four point loss.

Last Time Out: France lost 53-63 to Spain after three close quarters while Serbia scored only 43 points in the 64-43 loss to Italy.

Head to Head: In EuroBasket 2003 Sebria & Montenegro faced France twice. While in the preliminary round they beat them by two points, later in the competition France revenged with a 22 point win. Serbia will need to mirror that this time.

Key Match Up: When 20-year-old Sandrine Gruda is good it usually shows on France's game as well. In the only game she didn't score in double digits France lost to Russia. In the second loss to Spain she was stopped in the last quarter with zero points and that's when Spain took off. Serbia will try to find the answer in their top rebounder Marina Puskar who will try to use her size to slow down Gruda.

X-Factor: Maja Miljkovic and Miljana Musovic, the two young prospects on the Serbian squad had their share of ups and downs in this championship. Next to some great games they disappeared in the others. The only one to which both showed up was the 18 point win against Croatia on day one. Serbia needs to reach that area again and will need both Miljkovic and Musovic in top shape.

Statistics: In the last three games Serbia didn't score more than 67 points. Considering they need a 19-20 point win, reaching that will probably not be enough. Serbia will have to find the magic touch that made them one of the best offensive teams here in the first couple of days of the tournament if they want to stay in the competition.

What It Means: Bottom line is Serbia needs a big win to advance to quarter-finals.