Pool B: Brazil – SerbiaHead-to-head- Brazil and Serbia (as Serbia and Montenegro) met in the semifinal of the 2006 World Championship, their only meeting in the competition. Brazil won the match by a 3-1 scoreline.
- Brazil are unbeaten in their meetings with Serbia at major tournaments. They beat Serbia at the 2012 and 2013 World Grand Prix, the 2007 and 2011 World Cup and the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games.
- Serbia have won two of their other three world championship matches against teams representing South America. They beat Peru in 2006 and 2010.
Brazil- Brazil survived a 2-0 deficit against Turkey on Saturday to keep their winning record at the 2014 World Championships alive.
- The last time Brazil lost two sets in a single World Championship match, they lost the next match. In 2010 they beat Japan 3-2 after a 2-0 deficit before losing to Russia in the Final.
- Brazil have lost only two of their last 27 matches at World Championships. Both were finals against Russia (in 2006, 2010).
Serbia- Serbia have won their first four matches at the World Championship for the third consecutive time. In 2006 they won the first seven, in 2010 the first four.
- After beating Canada 3-1 on Saturday, Serbia have won 73% of their matches in World Championship history (incl. one WCh as Serbia & Montenegro). Only Russia (88%) and Soviet Union (85%) have a higher winning percentage.
- Against Canada, Serbia conceded only seven points in the first set, fewest in their World Championship history. They immediately conceded 28 in set two, joint second-most for them in a single set. Only against Japan in 2010 they conceded more (29).