Nagoya, Japan, October 9, 2018 - Second-ranked Netherlands and fourth-ranked Brazil play in Pool E in Nagoya on Wednesday.
Head-to-head· Brazil have won each of their previous seven encounters with Netherlands at the World Championships, including once at each of the last five editions.
· The only other opponent against which Netherlands have lost seven World Championship matches is Russia (incl. Soviet Union, W0-L7).
· Netherlands twice had a lead in sets against Brazil at the World Championships. In 2006, they had a 2-1 lead before losing the last two sets. In 2014, they won the first set but still suffered a 3-1 defeat.
· Netherlands have won just one of their 25 world level major encounters with Brazil. They recorded a 3-2 victory at the 2007 World Grand Prix, en route to their sole World Grand Prix trophy.
· World level major competitions are: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Nations League and Grand Champions Cup.
Netherlands· Netherlands have won all their seven matches at this World Championship. It is their longest unbeaten streak from the start of a single World Championship.
· It is the first time Netherlands have won seven matches at a single World Championship.
· Including their final match in 2014, Netherlands have won their last eight matches at the World Championship, their longest winning streak in the competition.
· Netherlands have not lost a set in their last five World Championship fixtures, also their longest such streak in the tournament.
· Lonneke Slöetjes leads her team in terms of scoring in this tournament with 126 points.
Brazil· Brazil recovered from their 3-2 defeat against Germany by beating Mexico 3-1 on Monday.
· It was Brazil's fifth win at the 2018 World Championships. They have won at least seven matches at each of the last four World Championships (2002-2014). In 1998, they won five matches in the tournament.
· Brazil have lost two matches at the 2018 tournament, already more than at the World Championships in 2014 (1), 2010 (1) and 2006 (1). They suffered four defeats in 2002.
· Brazil have reached the semifinals 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 is Brazil's top scorer on 113 points, while Ana Beatriz Correa has scored 20 points from stuff blocks.