Lausanne, Switzerland, May 31, 2017 - Egypt and The Netherlands meet for the second time in the history of the FIVB World League Friday in Ankara, after a Dutch victory in four sets last year.
Head-to-Head• Netherlands and Egypt will meet for the second time in the World League. Last year, Netherlands recorded a 3-1 Group B victory over Egypt on 1 July 2016.
• These nations also met at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, when Netherlands claimed a 3-1 win against Egypt in the group stages.
• Netherlands and Egypt also clashed at the 1995 World Cup and the 1978 World Championships. Both encounters finished in a straight-set victory for Netherlands.
Netherlands• Netherlands are making their 21st World League appearance and will participate for the fifth season in a row.
• Netherlands won the World League in 1996, the same year in which they took gold at the Olympic Games.
• Netherlands won their opening match in each of their last three World League appearances.
Egypt• Egypt will take part in the World League for the seventh time and for the third season in a row.
• Egypt's best performance in the World League is a 13th place finish, set on three occasions - 2006, 2007 and 2008.
• Egypt have won 11 of their last 17 World League matches (65%), but lost each of their last three fixtures in the competition.