Pool H: Head-to-head Egypt v Spain (June 21) · Spain prevailed in five sets in their first encounter with Egypt in the World League last week.
· Spain's Sergio Noda Blanco (21) and Egypt's Ahmed Abdelhay (20) both scored at least 20 points in this match.
· Egypt outspiked Spain 65 to 58, but lost 15 points more due to errors.
Egypt· Egypt started their 2015 World League campaign with a 3-2 defeat to Spain, but prevailed in their following two matches. They beat Kazakhstan and Venezuela in straight sets.
· In only one campaign Egypt won more than two matches. In 2008 they recorded a total of four wins.
· Egypt are one set shy from winning their 50th in the competition. · Egypt's oldest player is twice the age of Egypt's youngest player in the 2015 World League. Ashraf Abouelhassan is 40 years old and Ahmed Shafik 20 years old.
Spain · Spain started their 2015 World League campaign with three wins. They beat Egypt 3-2 and Venezuela and Kazakhstan 3-1.
· They are now on a four-match winning streak, their longest since winning 10 successive matches between 2001 and 2002.
· The only World League campaign in which Spain won more than three matches from the start was 2002, winning the first eight matches.
· Five of their last seven World League matches went into a fifth set (W3-L2).