Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2017 - Iran play Brazil for the eighth time in the history of the World League Saturday in Pesaro, with the reigning Olympic champions enjoying a 4-3 lead in the series over their Asian opponents.
Head-to-Head• Brazil have won three of their last four major encounters with Iran, all matches in the World League.
• Iran's last major victory over Brazil dates back to the 2014 World League (3-1), their final of five encounters in that World League season.
• They have met seven times in the World League starting with their first WL meeting in 2014. Brazil lead the series 4-3.
Iran• Iran lost their opening match of this year's World League against Italy in Pesaro (3-0).• Of their 10 straight sets defeats in the World League, five have come against Italy and only one against Brazil.
• Iran are one set shy of losing their 100th in World League play. They are currently on 88 sets won and 99 sets lost.
• Iran have started all their World League campaigns with multiple defeats: the first three in 2013 and 2014, the first four in 2015 and the first two in 2016. They could break this trend here.
Brazil• Brazil opened their 2017 World League campaign with a 3-2 defeat against Poland.
• Brazil, who host the Final Round in Group 1 played in Curitiba later this season, could lose three World League matches in a row for the first time since 2013-2014.
• Since the start of the 2015 season, Brazil have lost seven World League matches (21 wins). Four of those seven went to a fifth set.
• Brazil are one shy of 100 defeats in the World League. In comparison: they have won 334 matches.
• With 23 points, Evandro was the best scorer of the match against Poland.