Head-to-Head• This is the third meetings at the World Championships between these nations. France won both previous meetings (3-0 in 1982 and 3-1 in 2006).
• France and Australia also met in the final of the Final Four of the 2014 World League. Australia won that match 3-2 in Sydney.
• France have won their last eight World Championship matches against AVC nation. Their last defeat was against Korea in 1982.
Australia• Australia have won only two of their last 17 matches at the World Championships and four in total (29 total matches).
• Their only victory in straight sets was against Cameroon in their opener this year.
• They have yet to lose a World Championship match in five sets (played two and won both).
France• France can equal their record of winning five successive World Championship matches set in 1970.
• France have won six of their last seven World Championship matches, losing only to Italy in the first group stage.
• France have won only one of their last nine World Championship matches in straight sets. That was their opener against Puerto Rico.