Nagoya, Japan, October 8, 2018 - Brazil are hoping to earn a win against Mexico to avoid back-to-back losses in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Head-to-Head
• These nations meet for the second time at the World Championship. In 1970, Mexico beat Brazil 3-1 (15-13, 7-15, 15-9, 15-12) in Burgas.
• Mexico and Brazil have never met in any other world level major competition (Nations League, Olympic Games, World Cup, World Grand Prix and Grand Champions Cup).
Mexico• Mexico have won only one of their last 21 World Championship matches, a straight-set victory over Argentina in this year's first round.
• The last time Mexico claimed multiple wins in a single edition of the World Championship was in 1982 (W7-L2).
• Mexico's best result at the World Championship was a 10th place finish in 1974.
• Captain Andrea Rangel was Mexico's (joint) top scorer in five of their six matches at the 2018 World Championship. She has a team-high 92 total points.
Brazil• Brazil conceded a defeat against Germany in their first match in the second round, 3-2 after leading 2-0. It was the first time in World Championship history that Brazil gave away a 2-0 lead.
• Brazil now have four wins and two defeats at the 2018 World Championship.
• Ever since 2002 (3-2 v China and Republic of Korea), Brazil have avoided losing back-to-back World Championship matches.
• Brazil have reached the semi-finals at five of the last six World Championships. Between 1994 and 2014, they only failed to qualify for the final four in 2002 (3-2 loss versus China in the quarterfinals).
• Tandara Caixeta has scored a team-high 88 points at the 2018 World Championship, including 78 spikes.