Lausanne, Switzerland, June 10, 2017 - Defending champions Serbia face Belgium Sunday in Tehran, looking for revenge for their only defeat so far this season, when they lost to the 'Red Dragons' 3-0 in Novi Sad last week.
Head-to-Head• These teams also met last weekend, in their first ever World League meeting. Visiting Belgium won that match 3-0 in Novi Sad.
• These nations also met on 8 January 2016, when Serbia beat Belgium 3-1 in a Rio 2016 Olympic Games qualifier.
Serbia• Reigning champions Serbia have won four of their five 2017 World League matches, also suffering a straight-set defeat against Belgium.
• Russia in 2014 were the last team to record two straight-set victories against Serbia in a single World League campaign.
• Serbia began their successful 2016 World League campaign with six consecutive victories, for the loss of only three sets.
Belgium• Belgium have won three of their five 2017 World League matches. They recorded three victories in their entire 2016 World League campaign.
• Of Belgium's last seven World League matches, five have gone to a deciding set. They finished on the winning team in only one of those five-setters (v Argentina in their last fixture).
• Bram Van Den Dries (88) and Sam Deroo (72) have both scored more than 70 points in Group 1.