Head-to-head· Australia and Argentina met once before at the World Cup. In 2007, Argentina proved too strong in four sets.
· The Argentines also won the following match-ups in major international competitions. They recorded straight-set wins at the 2012 Olympic Games in London (preliminary round) and at the 2014 World Championship in Poland (first round).
Australia· Australia's 3-0 defeat against Russia ended a run of three matches with at least one set won.
· Australia have won eight competitive matches in 2015 and they need one more to equal their nine wins in 2014.
· The last time they won more matches in a year was 2007 - 13 wins, including four at the World Cup.
Argentina· Argentina can clinch their fifth win at this World Cup and equal their best record of any World Cup. They also won five matches in 1995, 2007 and 2011.
· They can win three successive World Cup matches in straight sets for the first time.
· Argentina now have a W12-L8 record in competitive matches in 2015. They had a W13-L8 record in 2014.
· Facundo Conte was top scorer against Egypt (3-0 win) with 15 points, whilst Sebastian Solé scored 9 of his 10 spike attempts (90%).