Lausanne, Switzerland, June 9, 2017 - Belgium and Argentina meet Saturday in Tehran for the second time in FIVB World League history, after the South Americans won their encounter in 2015 in five sets.
Head-to-Head• Belgium and Argentina have met once before in a major competition.
• That match was played in the World League in 2015. Argentina won 3-2 in a match played in Varna, Bulgaria.
• Belgium have beaten opponents from South America only once in a major international competition. At the 1968 Olympic Games, they defeated Brazil 3-1.
Belgium• Belgium's last four World League defeats have all been in five sets, including against Canada and Iran in this year's competition.
• Belgium have lost 11 of their 16 World League five-setters, including each of the last five.
• Belgium dropped only one set in their two World League victories this year, 3-0 against Serbia and 3-1 versus United States.
• Belgium could equal their final number of victories from last year's World League (3).
Argentina• Argentina have lost three of their four 2017 World League matches, with all three of those defeats coming in straight sets.
• Only once before have Argentina lost three consecutive World League matches in straight sets in a single year (2013).
• Cristian Poglajen (47) is Argentina's leading scorer in Group 1, fewer than Belgium's Bram Van Den Dries (77) and Sam Deroo (53).