Cairo, Egypt, June 23, 2016 - Turkey are on a winning streak in FIVB Volleyball World League 2016 Group 2 and will be looking to extend it over the second weekend. On the first day of their tournament in Egypt they face Japan.
Head-to-Head
• This is the first World League meeting between these countries.
• This is also the first ever meeting between these countries in a major tournament.
• Turkey will play their first World League match against an AVC team.
• Japan have won two of their last three World League matches against European opposition, including their most recent one against Finland last week (3-0).
Turkey
• Turkey have won 13 of their 17 World League matches (76%). Only Brazil (77%) have a better percentage considering only teams that have played at least 10 matches.
• They lost only one set in the opening weekend, beating Portugal 3-1 followed by 3-0 wins against Slovakia and Netherlands. This is the best among teams in Group 2, together with Canada.
• They can start a World League campaign with four consecutive wins for the first time.
Japan
• Japan can win successive World League matches for the fourth time in the last eight years.
• They can win consecutive World League matches by a 3-0 scoreline for the fifth time, following 1990 (3 times), 1994 (2), 2005-2006 (2) and 2015 (2).
• Their last six World League matches alternated between wins and losses (L-W-L-W-L-W).