Head-to-head· These nations met three times before at the World Cup, with Korea Republic winning in straight sets on all three occasions (1995, 2007 and 2011).
· Their only other two meetings in a major competition also finished in a 3-0 victory for Korea Republic, at the 2004 Olympic Games and the 2006 World Championship.
Kenya· On Tuesday, Kenya beat Algeria in straight sets to record their second World Cup victory ever and their first since a 3-0 win over Egypt in 1995.
· Their triumph over Algeria ended a 30-match winless run in the competition.
· This will be Kenya's 50th World Cup match. Their record in their previous 49 fixtures: W2-L47.
· Mercy Moim scored a team-high 18 points in their 3-0 win over Algeria on Tuesday
Korea Republic· On Tuesday, Korea recorded their third win of this edition by beating Dominican Republic 3-1.
· With three wins this campaign, Korea have already matched their tally of their last World Cup appearance (3 wins in 2011). In 2007, Korea won a total of four matches in the competition.
· Against Dominican Republic, Kim Yeon-Koung (29 points) and Kim Hee-Jin (22) combined 51 of Korea's total of 93 points (55%).