Nancy, France, June 30, 2016 - Brazil and Poland will meet on opening day of the FIVB Volleyball World League 2016 Group 1 tournament in France in a remake of the final of Word Championship 2014.
Head-to-Head
• Brazil have won 23 of their 33 World League matches against Poland.
• The last time they met in the World League was in 2014, when both teams won two times.
• In the same year 2014, Poland beat Brazil 3-1 in the final of the World Championships. This is their most recent meeting at a major tournament.
• The Brazilians have only played (38) and won (28) more World League matches against United States.
• For Poland, Brazil are their most common opponent. The next teams they faced the most are USA and Russia, both 23.
Brazil
• Brazil are currently second in Group 1 behind Serbia, after winning five of their six matches in the 2016 World League.
• They have won 11 of their last 12 matches at major tournaments, only losing against Serbia in this year's World League.
• Ricardo Lucarelli Santos De Souza has scored 93 points in the 2016 World League, including 14 aces.
• Wallace De Souza has added 83 points, including 11 blocks.
Poland
• Poland are ninth in Group 1 after winning two of their six World League matches in 2016.
• They have lost seven of their last nine matches in the World League.
• Bartosz Kurek is Poland's top scorer with 63 points. Bartosz Bednorz has added 52 points.
• As setter, Grzegorz Lomacz has an average of 9.2 per set, second highest in Group 1 after Benjamin Toniutti (FRA, 10.8).