Tucuman, Argentina, June 5, 2016 - Hosts Argentina still have the opportunity to win the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix 2016 tournament in Tucuman despite Saturday's setback against the Dominican Republic, but they have to win against undefeated Bulgaria on Sunday.
Head-to-Head
• This will be the first encounter between Argentina and Bulgaria at a major tournament.
• Argentina have lost their last six matches against European sides at major competitions, since a 3-1 win against Croatia at the 2015 World Grand Prix.
• Bulgaria's only encounter with a South American side at the World Grand Prix was their 3-1 win against Brazil in 2013.
Argentina
• Argentina can claim a second win at the 2016 World Grand Prix after suffering a five-set defeat against Dominican Republic.
• They have lost the last three World Grand Prix matches that needed a fifth set.
• Argentina can win six of their last seven matches in major competitions.
• Emilce Sosa leads Argentina in scoring at the 2016 World Grand Prix with 21 points.
Bulgaria
• Bulgaria can win three World Grand Prix matches in a row for the first time since they won all eight matches in 2014.
• They can claim two successive straight-set wins at the World Grand Prix for the first time in three years, since beating Cuba and Puerto Rico in 2013.
• Bulgaria had a trio of top scoring players in their 3-0 win against Kenya - Miroslava Paskova, Eva Yaneva and Emiliya Nikolova all scored 11 points.
• Nikolova is Bulgaria's top scorer at the 2016 World Grand Prix with 37 points after two matches.