Lausanne, Switzerland, June 1, 2017 - Qatar and Greece meet for the second time in FIVB World League Friday in Barcelona, after the Asian side stunned the Europeans 3-0 at home last year.
Head-to-Head• On 25 June 2016, Qatar recorded a 3-0 World League victory over Greece Group 3) in these nations' only previous meeting at world level.
Qatar• Qatar will make their second participation in the World League.
• Last season, Qatar finished in 31st place on their World League debut.
• Bojan Djukic was Qatar's top scorer in Group 3 in 2016 on 65 points.
• Qatar have won their last two World League matches (against Puerto Rico and Greece), both in straight sets.
Greece• Greece will make their 13th World League appearance.
• They came 27th last season, their lowest finish ever in the competition.
• Their best performance in the competition was their fifth place finish in 2004.
• Rafail Koumentakis was Greece's top scorer in Group 3 in 2016 on 99 points.
• Athanassios Terzis (38) and Tunisia's Mahdi Ben Cheick (38) are the oldest players in this year's World League competition.
• Greece have won six of their last eight World League matches. Their last four victories all came by a 3-1 scoreline.