Head-to-Head• Brazil and Canada have met twice before at the World Championship. Brazil won both encounters in straight sets (1994 and 1998).
• In their most recent match-up in 1998 in Japan, Canada only managed to win 18 points (15-6, 15-9, 15-3).
• Brazil have won nine of their last 10 matches against Canada in World Cup and World League.
Brazil• Brazil can equal their team record of 12 consecutive wins at the World Championship, previously set in 1956-1960 and 1994-1998. They did not win the title in any of these editions.
• They are still some way off from equalling the all-time championship record: 29 successive wins by the Soviet Union (1974-1986).
• Brazil's last loss came on 2 October 2010, 3-0 against Bulgaria in the second round.
• They have won 31 of their last 34 World Championships matches, only losing to France, Cuba and Bulgaria.
Canada• Whereas Brazil can equal their team record of successive wins, Canada have won six in a row and are already enjoying their best ever winning streak at the World Championship. Previous best: four in 1974.
• Their only loss at the 2014 World Championship so far was their opener, 3-0 against Russia.
• They have lost only four sets in the six matches after that defeat against Russia.