Head-to-head· Canada and United States have met four times at the World Cup. All encounters were won by USA.
· The last encounter between these teams came in the NORCECA Championship final where USA won in straight sets.
· Canada's only intercontinental win against USA came in 1990 in the World Championship group stage. They won 3-1.
Canada· Canada bounced back after their opening defeat against Italy (3-1) by beating Egypt in five sets on Wednesday.
· Canada can have two wins from their first three matches for the second time after their 1999 campaign.
· They have now won four of their last five matches in the competition.
· In the last nine World Cup matches Canada won the first set, they eventually won the match.
United States· United States have won their opening two matches after beating Australia on Tuesday (3-0) and Japan on Wednesday (3-1).
· Team USA can win the first three of a World Cup campaign for the fourth time and for the first since 1999.
· United States' last four defeats in the World Cup came against European sides - Russia, Italy, Poland and Serbia. Their last non-European defeat came against Brazil in 2011.
· David Lee scored 11 points for his team against Australia, scoring four points from kill blocks and three from aces.