Varna, Bulgaria, September 21, 2018 – Poland are meeting Argentina on Friday and are looking to earn their sixth consecutive win after an undefeated run in the first round of the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship.
Head-to-Head
• Argentina and Poland have met four times before at the World Championship, with Argentina winning in 1986 and 1998 and Poland in 2006 and 2014.
• Those two victories by Argentina are part of five total victories they have had against Poland in world level major tournaments (first five meetings). Poland have won all 27 meetings since, including 3-0 at this year's Nations League.
• World level major tournaments are Nations League, Olympic Games, World Championship, World Cup, World League and Grand Champions Cup.
Poland
• Defending world champions Poland are one of three nations still unbeaten in their 2018 World Championship campaign, with Italy and Unites States.
• The last time Poland won their first six World Championship matches was in 2006, when they started with 10 consecutive victories, before losing the final against Brazil.
• Poland have lost only one of their last 18 World Championship matches, a 3-1 defeat against United States in the second round in 2014.
• Poland have won 12 consecutive World Championship matches for the second time, after a run of 19 in a row from 1970 to 1978.
• Poland are one short of 100 wins at the World Championship (W99-L47).
Argentina
• Argentina have two wins and three defeats at the 2018 World Championship.
• Four years ago, they finished the tournament with four defeats.
• Argentina's overall record at the World Championship is 48 victories and 46 defeats.
• Argentina have won 19 and lost 19 World Championship matches in straight sets.
• Argentina have won 12 and lost 10 five-setters at the World Championship.