Head-to-head· Japan have won all of their previous four World Cup meetings with Kenya in straight sets.
· Kenya are yet to win a set against Japan in any major international competition as they also suffered straight set defeats at the world championships (3 matches) and Olympic Games (1).
· Japan have not lost a single set in the World Cup against African opposition (9 matches).
Japan· Japan have won seven of their last eight matches at the World Cup, only losing to Russia in five sets on Sunday.
· Japan have played 99 World Cup matches, most among all teams with Korea (also 99).
· Their 65 victories at the World Cup is one shy of the record held by China and Cuba (66).
Kenya· Kenya's losing streak at the World Cup is now at 26 straight in the competition after defeating Egypt 3-0 in 1995.
· They took only one set in their last six World Cup matches (3-1 defeat against Cuba on Saturday).
· No nation have lost more World Cup matches in straight sets than Kenya (38). Korea are next with 34.