Head-to-head• Brazil are unbeaten in their three meetings with Finland at the World Championship, 3-0 in 1962 and 1966 and 3-1 in 1970.
• These teams met each other in the 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2012 World League. In these 16 World League matches, Finland had only one victory (2009), which came in five sets.
• Brazil have only had more victories at the World Championships against Germany without a defeat (6 matches, including four meetings with East Germany).
Brazil• Brazil have won their last six World Championship matches, losing only three sets in these matches combined.
• They can win their first three World Championship matches without losing a set for the first time since 1998.
• They have won 12 of their last 13 matches against European sides, only losing against Bulgaria in 2010.
Finland• Finland have won five successive World Championship matches for the first time in team history.
• Their last defeat was against Mexico in the 1982 second group stage. Only four squad members were born before that last defeat.
• Finland have won at least one set in each of their last seven World Championship matches. The last time they failed to win a set was against Italy in 1982.