Lausanne, Switzerland, June 2, 2017 - Turkey will look at doubling their wins after beating China in the opener, when they take on Egypt Saturday before a home crowd in Ankara - but the vistors will be after bouncing back following their opening day defeat to The Netherlands.
Head-to-Head• These teams have met twice in a major competition.
• In last season's World League, Egypt defeated Turkey 3-1 in the pool phase.
• Their other encounter came at the 1958 European Championship, in which Egypt participated as non-European country. Turkey won 3-1.
• Turkey have won four of their five World League matches against African sides, with the only defeat coming against Egypt.
Egypt• Egypt lost their World League opener 3-0 against Netherlands. They have not lost their opening two World League matches since 2007.
• They have now lost four World League matches in a row, their longest streak since 10 straight defeats in 2010.
• Egypt’s loss against Netherlands was their 49th in the World League. They could lose their 50th here. They have won 17 in the tournament.
• Egypt have failed to win a set in both of their last two World League matches. They want to avoid losing three straight matches 3-0, a feat that has not occurred to them since 2007 (four in a row).
Turkey• Turkey started their World League season with a 3-2 win against China in front of a home crowd on Friday.
• Turkey lost their first two five-setters in the World League (both in 2014). Since the start of the 2015 campaign, they have managed to win each of their six matches going the distance.
• For the third season in a row, Turkey have started their campaign with a win. In each of the past two seasons, they also won their second match.
• Turkey scored 110 points on Friday, joint third-most for them in a World League match. Their points record is 121 in a defeat against Mexico in 2014.