Pool C: United States – RussiaHead-to-head- This will be the 10th meeting between United States and Russia. The Americans won three of the previous nine meetings of which two came in five sets.
- Russia have won their last two meetings with team USA. In 2006 they won 3-0 and in 2010 they won 3-1 and can win three in a row for the first time against them at the world championship.
- More recently both teams met twice at this year's World Grand Prix. Russia won the first (3-1) and United States the second meeting (3-1).
United States- United States can win their first five matches four the third time in the last four World Championships. Only in 2006, when they won four of the first five, they failed to do so.
- United States have won their last three matches in straight sets. They can book four straight set wins in a row at World Championships for the first time since 2002.
- In USA’s last five matches against CEV nations, results have alternated (win-loss-win-loss-win). They can book back-to-back wins for the first time since claiming five straight victories in 2006-10.
Russia- Russia have won their last 17 matches at World Championships. This is the longest streak for Russia as a separate nation. As part of Soviet Union, they set the record streak of 29 straight victories (1952-62).
- On Saturday against Netherlands, Russia conceded a set for the first time at this World Championship. They can beat their lowest number of sets lost in a first round during this century (3 in 2010) by losing fewer than two against USA.
- Russia (including URS) have lost only one of 11 first round/first group stage matches against NORCECA nations at World Championships. This loss came against United States in 2002 (3-2).