Head-to-head• Iran and France will meet for the second time at the World Championship. In 1970, France defeated Iran in straight sets.
• Iran have won only twice in 12 meetings with European sides at the World Championship, 3-1 against Finland in 1970 and most recently 3-1 against Italy in 2014.
• France are currently on a five-match winning streak at the World Championship against teams from Asia.
Iran• Iran have won their first two matches in the tournament for the first time in their World Championship history.
• In their first two matches, Iran beat two teams they had never defeated before at the World Championship. They are the only team in Pool D with back-to-back victories.
• They can win three consecutive matches for the second time in team history, after 1970.
• Iran can take at least one set in five consecutive World Championship matches for the first time in history.
France• France lost their second match of the tournament to Italy, which was only the second time they had lost a World Championship match after being two sets up.
• It is the first time since 1990 that France have started their World Championship campaign without two victories.
• Against Italy, Antonin Rouzier scored a match high of 27 points, twice as many as teammate Earvin Ngapeth who followed with 13.