Lausanne, Switzerland, June 3, 2017 - Spain and Qatar come head-to-head for the very first time in an official FIVB competition when they clash on Saturday in Barcelona - both coming from opening day wins over Mexico and Greece respectively.
Head-to-Head• Spain and Qatar will meet for the first time at a major competition.
• Spain have a W11-L7 record against Asians teams in the World League, losing against Chinese Taipei in winning against Kazakhstan in last year's edition.
Spain• Spain have won their World League opening match for the third consecutive season. In 2015 and 2016 they also won their second match of the campaign.
• Spain could win back-to-back World League matches in straight sets for the first time since 2015, when they beat Venezuela and Kazakhstan.
• The last time Spain were hosts in the World League, in 2008, they won their first three matches.
• Andres Villena scored 17 points against Mexico, at least twice the amount of any of his teammates.
Qatar• Qatar opened their 2017 World League campaign with a 3-0 win over Greece.
• It marked their third win in a row in the competition, all in straight sets. The last time they lost a set was in their 3-0 defeat against Slovenia last year.
• Bojan Djukic scored 14 points against Greece, at least five more than any of his teammates. Four of those points came from blocks.