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African champions Kenya target win against Argentina

 

Head-to-head
·    Argentina beat Kenya in straight sets at the 2011 World Cup, their only meeting so far in the competition.
·    Kenya also failed to grab a set in their only other encounter at a major tournament - a 3-0 win for Argentina at the 2002 World Championship.
·    Kenya are eyeing their first set win against South American opposition in the World Cup (7 matches).

Kenya
·    Kenya also failed to win their fourth match at this year's World Cup and are now on a 27-match losing streak in the competition.
·    Kenya have won a total of only four sets in their last 13 World Cup matches, one against Serbia, Dominican Republic, Algeria (all 2011) and Cuba (2015).
·    Kenya are still battling with Algeria to become the first African team with multiple wins in the competition.
·    Mercy Moim became top scorer in three of Kenya's four matches so far.

Argentina
·    Argentina recorded their third defeat of this year's campaign after a straight-sets loss against Russia.
·    Argentina failed to win a single point from blocks in their defeat to Russia.
·    They won three matches in their 2011 campaign and lost eight, all in straight sets.
·    Argentina can claim a second 3-0 win in a single World Cup tournament for the first time.

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