Lausanne, Switzerland, June 10, 2017 - France aim to finish week 2 of the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix on a perfect 6-0 record when they host USA Sunday in Pau - but they haven't beaten the Americans in three years.
Head-to-Head• These nations last met at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, when United States triumphed 3-1 in the preliminary round.
• The year before, they last met in the World League and the result was the same, a 3-1 United States win.
• France's last major victory over United States came at the 2014 World Championship (3-1).
• United States have won five of their last six World League matches against France, with the five-set defeat on 30 June 2012 as the only exception.
France• France have won all five 2017 World League matches, dropping only three sets.
• France are the only remaining team with a 100% winning record in the 2017 World League. Spain and Slovenia also won their first four fixtures but both lost their fifth match.
• France also won the bronze medal match in last year's World League. Their current six-match winning streak in the competition is their best since they were victorious in their first 15 fixtures of the 2015 edition.
• France won only one of their four five-setters in the 2016 World League.
United States• United States lost their opening three matches of the 2017 World League, but have beaten both Italy and Russia in straight sets in the second week.
• United States have not won three consecutive World League matches in straight sets since 2012. The first of those victories was against France.
• United States' last four World League victories have all come in straight sets.
• United States have won at least one set in each of their last 24 World League matches, since the 3-0 loss versus Iran on 21 June 2015.