Head-to-head· Russia beat Canada in straight sets in their only previous meeting at the World Cup in 1999.
· Their last international meeting came last year at the world championship. Russia won in straight sets.
· Canada's last and sole victory over Russia came in their penultimate encounter. In 2013, the Canadians beat Russia in five sets in the World League final round.
Canada· The last time Canada followed up on a 3-2 win with a 3-1 defeat at the World Cup, they won their next match 3-2. They did this against Korea (2003), Italy and Egypt (both 2015).
· Canada can claim their third win at the 2015 World Cup.
· Canada's two wins at this World Cup came in five sets. They had lost all five previous five-set matches in competitive matches this year.
Russia· Russia are one win short of becoming the first team to win 75 matches at the World Cup (includes URS). This will be their 90th World Cup match.
· They have won 12 of their last 13 World Cup matches (lost to Poland this year).
· Four of their five wins in this year's World Cup have been straight-set victories.
· Russia have won six of their last seven competitive matches after having lost the first 11 this year.