Yokohama, Japan, October 1, 2018 - Germany are looking to beat Argentina for the fifth straight time in the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Head-to-Head
• German teams have won all four matches against Argentina at the World Championship.
• Argentina won two sets against German teams, in their 3-2 defeat against West Germany in 1960.
• At all major world level tournaments, German sides won six of the seven matches against Argentina, including a 3-0 win the 2018 Nations League.
• World level major competitions are: Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Grand Champions Cup and Nations League.
• Hannah Orthmann (12) for Germany, and Sol Piccolo (11) for Argentina were their team's top scorers in that match in the Nations League.
• Argentina's only win over German opposition at a major world level tournament was a 3-2 victory at the 2013 World Grand Prix.
Germany• After losing their 2018 World Championship opener against Netherlands (3-1), Germany beat Cameroon 3-0.
• In 2014, Germany also started with a defeat (3-2 v Dominican Republic) before winning their following two encounters against Argentina and Tunisia.
• Germany's last five wins at the World Championships, four in 2014 and one in 2018, all came in straight sets.
• Lisa Gründing was Germany's top scorer against Cameroon with 10 points, while Louisa Lippmann is the team's tournament top scorer with 33 total points.
Argentina• Argentina opened the 2018 World Championship with 3-0 defeats against Japan and Mexico.
• For the first time since 1990 (3), Argentina could lose three consecutive matches in straight sets within a single World Championship.
• Argentina have won only one of their last 10 World Championship matches, 3-0 against Tunisia in their fifth and final match in 2014.
• Julieta Constanza Lazcano and Josefina Fernandez managed to reach double figures against Mexico (10 points each).