Head-to-head· Cuba leads United States with five wins to three in their previous World Cup meetings.
· Cuba won five of the first six encounters with United States in the competition (1973-1999), but the Americans prevailed in the last two - 3-0 in 2003 and 3-2 in 2007.
· Their last meeting at a major international tournament came at the 2013 NORCECA Championship with United States winning in straight sets in the group stage.
· These teams battled for a place in the gold medal match of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. United States beat Cuba 3-0, but lost the final 3-1 to Brazil. Cuba failed to grab the bronze against China (3-1).
Cuba· Cuba had lost five World Cup matches in a row and avoided a team record losing streak by winning 3-0 against Algeria on Monday.
· Their two wins this World Cup both came against African sides, Algeria and Kenya.
· Sulian Caridad Matienzo Linares scored 18 points against Algeria. She led her team in points from spikes, blocks (joint) and serves.
United States· United States have won their last five World Cup matches, all in straight sets. They can win six in a row at a single World Cup edition for the first time since a seven-match winning streak in 2007.
· All their six wins at the 2015 World Cup have been by a 3-0 score line, including their last five matches. This is already a team record.
· USA had four players scoring double figures against Algeria on Monday, while they benefitted from only seven errors of the Argentineans.
· USA only dropped sets in their 3-2 defeat against Serbia.