Head-to-head· Japan have won all of their previous seven World Cup encounters with Peru.
· Peru's last win over Japan at a major international tournament came at the 1990 World Championship (3-0).
· The Peruvians' most important win over the Japanese team came in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games semifinals (3-2), reaching their first and only Olympic final in women's volleyball. They claimed silver after losing to Soviet Union in the final.
Japan· Japan were pushed to their limits last Thursday, defeating Dominican Republic in five sets.
· They finished the first round of this World Cup on four victories and one defeat, their only loss coming against undefeated Russia.
· That 3-2 defeat against Russia was Japan's only defeat in their last 10 World Cup matches.
Peru· Peru lost 3-0 against China, which meant they fell to one win and four defeats at this World Cup.
· After winning their opener 3-0 against Algeria, the South Americans endured four successive straight sets victories.
· Since that victory against Algeria, Peru have not registered more than 19 points in any of the 12 sets they have played since in the competition.