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Finland count on previous win-advantage over Tunisia

 

Finland can clinch their third win at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

Head-to-Head 

• Finland have won both meetings with Tunisia at the world championship (1970 and 1982) in straight sets. 
• Tunisia won their only other encounter at a major tournament at the 1958 European Championship exactly 56 years ago (7 Sep 1958). Finland were two sets up to love before losing three in a row. 
• Tunisia are winless in their 24 meetings at the world championship with European sides and have won only five sets in total. 


Tunisia 

• Tunisia can lose eight consecutive matches for the first time since 19 defeats in 1974-1982 
• They have lost four of the last five matches that needed a fifth set. 
• Tunisia gave away 41 points from errors to Cuba in Saturday's 3-2 defeat. 

Finland 

• Finland can lose three world championship matches in a row for the first time since a streak of four defeats in 1982. 
• If they lose they will have recorded streaks of at least three defeats at all seven world championship campaigns they have played in. 
• Finland can also clinch their third win at the 2014 championship. They had won three or four matches at every edition they have played in since only one win in 1962.

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