Head-to-Head• These teams have met five times at the World Championship. Poland won on four occasions, USA on one.
• The lone US victory over Poland was their last meeting in the competition. In 1986, USA prevailed 3-0.
• Poland last defeated United States at the World Championship in 1974.
Poland• Poland finished top in Pool A and was the only team to emerge from the group phase with a maximum 15 points.
• Poland have won 15 of the 16 sets they have played in this tournament. The only dropped set by Poland at this World Championship came in the match against Cameroon.
• No host nation has won the World Championship since 1966, when Czechoslovakia performed the feat.
United States• In their last nine World Championship matches, USA have alternated wins and defeats. If the trend continues, USA will lose this match.
• United States reached this stage by finishing third in Pool D, losing to France and Iran and beating Italy, Belgium and Puerto Rico.
• In the first group stage, Maxwell Holt ranked second among tournament leaders in average blocks per set (0.90) and stuff blocks (19).