USA vs Japan for fifth place at World Championship
YOKOHAMA, Japan, October 18, 2018 - Hosts Japan look to finish
fifth in the FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship as they
play 2014 titleholders USA on Friday in Yokohama Arena.
Head-to-head
• Japan won each of the
first four encounters between these countries at World
Championships, but United States have won four of the next six.
• The last meeting between these teams at the World Championship
was in the match for the bronze medal in 2010, when Japan won
3-2.
• The last two US victories over Japan at World Championships
both came in 1994 (both 3-1).
• United States have won each of their last 11 major meetings at
world level with Japan, since a 3-0 defeat at the 2011 World
Cup.
• The women's world level major competitions are: the Olympic
Games, World Championship, World Cup, World Grand Prix, Grand
Champions Cup and the Volleyball Nations League.
United States
• Four years ago, USA won their first world title in women's
volleyball, a crown that will not be retained.
• The titleholders in this
competition have never finished outside the top five at the next
World Championship.
• Following a 10-match winning
streak at World Championships, United States have now lost four
in a row in the competition.
• The last time USA lost more than four matches in a row at
World Championships was 1974-1978: 10 successive defeats.
• Kelsey Robinson has made 134 digs at the 2018 World
Championship, more than any other player.
Japan
• For the third time in the last
four World Championships, Japan will finish in the top six. They
came sixth in 2006, third in 2010 and seventh four years ago.
• In 2006, Japan also had to play a match for fifth place, which
they lost against China (3-0).
• After winning seven of their
first eight matches at this World Championship, Japan have now
lost each of their last three.
• At World Championships, Japan have not lost four successive
matches since 1998-2002. They have not lost four in a row within
a single World Championship since 1986.
• Three of Japan's four defeats in this tournament needed a
fifth set to be decided.
• Mako Kobata ranks as this tournament's best receiver. Her
efficiency stands at 48.53%. |