Nagoya, Japan, October 11, 2018 - Japan are seeking to win at least a set, while Brazil need to win in straight sets to avoid elimination in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Head-to-Head
• Japan and Brazil meet for the ninth time at the World Championships. Japan won the first three meetings (1960, 1962, 1982), Brazil the last five (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2010).
• Japan and Brazil have met only once at the World Championships in this century. Brazil won 3-2 in the 2010 semifinals.
• At major world level, Brazil lead the head-to-head with 54 wins to 14.
• Japan have won two of the last three world level meetings with Brazil: 3-2 at the 2017 World Grand Prix and 3-2 at the 2017 Grand Champions Cup. Brazil won their most recent meeting, 3-1 at the 2018 Nations League.
• The women's world level major competitions are: the Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Grand Champions Cup and the Nations League.
Japan• Japan need to claim only one set off Brazil to reach the final six. Should they lose by 3-0, they can still go through depending on the outcome of the Netherlands v Serbia match.
• Japan finished in the top six in only two of their previous eight World Cup participations. They finished in sixth place in 2006 and in third place four years later.
• Japan finished in the top two in each of their first six participations at the World Championship, but have not done so since 1978.
• Japan have lost only one of their eight matches in this tournament, a 3-2 defeat against Netherlands in the first round.
Brazil• Brazil need to beat Japan by 3-0 to reach the final six. Brazil managed a top six in five of their last six appearances at World Championships. In 2002, they finished seventh.
• If Brazil win by 3-0 they are guaranteed a berth in the final six. If they as much as lose a set they are guaranteed to be eliminated at this stage of the competition.
• Brazil's first five matches in this tournament were decided in straight sets, but none of their last three was.
• Tandara Caixeta's 28 points against Netherlands led Brazil to a crucial victory. With her 141 points (123) spikes at this World Championship, she leads her team in this tournament.