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Venezuela and Egypt prepare to meet in World League match in Taraz

 

Pool H: Head-to-head
Venezuela v Egypt (June 14)

· Venezuela and Egypt have never met in the World League.
· This will be the first ever World League meeting between a CSV side and a CAVB side.
· The CAVB have lost every first match against another federation. All first matches against another federation were played by Egypt.

Venezuela
· Venezuela will partake in their seventh World League and their first since 2009.
· Venezuela's best result is a seventh place in 2005. There worst was in their last participation (16).
· They have lost their last 11 World League matches and were defeated in straight sets in their last four.

Egypt
· Egypt will participate in their fifth World League and for the first time since 2010.
· Their best result is a 13th place in 2006, 2007 and 2008. In their only other participation, 2010, they finished in 14th place.
· Egypt have won only one of their last 11 matches in the World League. That only win was their latest match in the World League against Finland, a straight sets win.
· Egypt's oldest player is twice the age of Egypt's youngest player taking part in the 2015 World League. Ashraf Abouelhassan is 40 years old and Ahmed Shafik 20 years old.

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