Head-to-head· United States defeated Kenya in straight sets in each of their previous four World Cup meetings.
· Kenya also failed to win a single set against the Americans in their meetings at the world championships (1994, 2002) and Olympic Games (2000).
Kenya· Kenya suffered their fifth straight defeat at this World Cup last Thursday, when they were defeated in straight sets against Argentina.
· Kenya and Algeria concluded the first round as the only teams that failed to win a single match. They will meet each other in the second round.
· Kenya have lost their last 28 World Cup matches, winning only six sets in the process.
United States· United States flew by Algeria on Thursday, conceding only 14 points in the entire match. Thereby the Americans improved to four wins and one defeat in this World Cup.
· The US have amassed four straight sets victories in this tournament and have only dropped sets in the 3-2 defeat against Serbia on 23 August.
· Team USA can record four successive World Cup victories in straight sets for the first time since 2003.