Sapporo, Japan, October 3, 2018 - Winless Canada and Cuba will have the opportunity to snap their losing streak as the NORCECA sides face each other in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship.
Head-to-Head
• Cuba have won both of their matches against Canada at the World Championship, 3-1 in 1974 and 3-2 in 2002.
• Cuba also have won all five other matches versus Canada at world level major tournaments.
• The women's world level major competitions are: Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Grand Champions Cup and Nations League.
• At continental level, Canada have won the last three meetings with Cuba, at the Pan American Games in 2015, and at the NORCECA Championship in 2015 and 2017.
• Canada beat Cuba 3-0 at that 2017 NORCECA Championship. Alexa Lea Gray scored 19 points for Canada in that match. Sulian Caridad Matienza Linares scored 12 points for Cuba.
Canada• Canada opened their World Championship with 3-0 losses against Turkey, Italy and China.
• Canada have now lost seven successive World Championship matches since a 3-1 win over Cameroon in their opener in 2014. That was Canada's only victory in their last 17 matches in the tournament.
• Canada have had one longer losing streak than their current seven-match run, a streak of nine losses in 2002-2010.
• Kiera Van Ryk (31 points) is Canada's top scorer after three matches.
Cuba• Cuba opened their 2018 campaign with straight-set losses against China, Bulgaria and Italy.
• Cuba have now lost their last 10 matches at the World Championships, their longest run without a win in the competition.
• Cuba are one shy of 75 wins at World Championships. They currently are on 74 wins and 34 defeats.
• Ailama Cese Montalvo is Cuba's tournament top scorer with 30 total points scored, one more than Diaris Perez Ramos (29).