Lausanne, Switzerland, June 10, 2017 - Qatar and Venezuela meet for the second time in FIVB World League history (after last year's 3-1 win of the Asian side in Ljubljana) as both sides look to score their third win this season when they meet Sunday in Tallinn.
Head-to-Head• The only previous major encounter between these teams came in the World League last season.
• On 18 June 2016, Venezuela defeated Qatar 3-1 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Qatar• Both of Qatar's wins in the 2017 World League have been straight-set victories against Greece.
• Qatar have lost their other three matches in this year's competition, winning only one set in those three defeats.
• Qatar could equal their total number of wins in their debut World League campaign last year (3).
• Qatar have dropped only one set in their five World League victories, in the 3-1 win against Tunisia in their maiden World League triumph last year.
Venezuela• Venezuela have won seven of their last 12 World League matches (includes forfeited defeat against Austria). They had won seven of the 42 World League fixtures prior to this run.
• Venezuela have already lost more World League matches this year (3, includes forfeited defeat against Austria) than in their entire 2016 campaign (2).
• Venezuela have won each of their last three World League matches that have gone to a deciding set. They had gone 14 years without a World League five-set victory prior to this run.