Lodz, Poland, June 25, 2016 -
France recovered from their 2-3 loss against Belgium by shutting out Russia. It was their third win in four matches in FIVB Volleyball World League 2016 Group 1, while their next opponents Argentina are still winless.
Head-to-Head
• France and Argentina will meet for the 20th time at the World League. France have won 11 matches, Argentina eight.
• France have won six of their last seven World League matches against Argentina, the only exception being the 3-2 loss on 27 June 2014.
• Their most recent meeting was the 2015 semifinal in Group 2, which France won 3-0.
• At the 2014 World Championship France beat Argentina 3-1 in the Second Round.
France
• France recovered from their 3-2 loss against Belgium by beating Russia 3-0. It was their third win in four matches in the 2016 World League.
• All three wins came by a 3-0 score. In 2015, France recorded 11 wins in straight sets in the World League.
• Antonin Rouzier (42) and Kevin Tillie (40) are France's top scorers. Tillie also has a 57.4% efficiency as receiver.
• Benjamin Toniutti has an average of 12.4 setups per set.
• Jenia Grebennikov has 2.7 digs per set.
Argentina
• Argentina have yet to win for the first time in the 2016 World League.
• They claimed their first win of last year's World League campaign in their first match.
• They have lost the opening set in each of their four matches this World League and they won the third set in three of the four encounters..
• Cristian Poglajen (53), Bruno Lima (51) and Sebastian Solé (48) are their top scorers.
• Luciano De Cecco has an average of 6.8per set as setter.