Head-to-head· Cuba and Russia (including Soviet Union) have met seven times at the World Cup. All seven previous encounters were decided in three sets.
· Cuba have a slight advantage having won four against Russia's three. Their last meeting came in 1999, won by Cuba.
· This fixture was the final of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games. Cuba won their third consecutive gold medal in women's volleyball beating Russia in five sets.
Russia· Russia have won all four matches and they are the only unbeaten team in this World Cup.
· All teams that won their first five matches of a World Cup also managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in these campaigns.
· Their last World Cup defeat was against Cuba (3-0), their only loss in their previous campaign, in 1999.
· Russia can record three straight-sets wins in a row for the first time since three in 1999.
· They scored 10 points and conceded zero from blocks against Argentina (3-0 win).
Cuba· Cuba can lose four matches in a row at the World Cup for the first time since a streak of five in 1981.
· Cuba scored a team-high 14 blocks in their 3-1 defeat against Dominican Republic, five by Alena Rojas Orta.
· Cuba had six different top scoring players in their four matches so far: Regla Rainierys Gracia Gonzalez (v KEN), Alena Rojas Orta, Daymara Lescay Cajigal and Heidy Margarita Rodriguez Lopez (v ARG), Sulian Caridad Matienzo Linares (V JPN) and Jennifer Yanet Alvarez Hernandez (v DOM).