Head-to-head• These sides have met once before at the World Championships. Argentina won 3-1 in 2002.
• They also met at the 2007 World Cup, where Argentina triumphed by the same score.
• Their most recent competitive meeting came at the 2012 Olympic Games. Argentina took that preliminary round match in straight sets.
Argentina• Argentina won their last match in straight sets, beating Cameroon 3-0.
• Argentina have not won back-to-back World Championship matches in straight sets since 1990.
• Argentina have won four of their last five World Championship matches.
Australia• After starting out with a victory over Cameroon, Australia lost their next two matches at the 2014 World Championship.
• Australia have lost 13 of their last 14 matches at World Championships.
• In 10 of their last 13 defeats in the competition, Australia managed to win precisely one set.