Lausanne, Switzerland, July 15, 2017 - Germany and Colombia meet for the very first time in an official competition when they come head-to-head Sunday in Almaty - and they're both on winning streaks in the 2017 FIVB World Grand Prix: Germany have won four in a row after losing their opener to Korea, while Colombia have won their last three matches since losing their first two to the Czech Republic and Peru.
Head-to-Head• Germany and Colombia will meet for the first time at a world level tournament.
• Germany have lost 12 of their last 14 World Grand Prix matches against South American opposition, including their last three. Their only wins in this streak came against Peru.
Germany• Germany opened their 2017 World Grand Prix campaign with a 3-1 defeat against Korea, but have won all four matches since.
• Germany could win five matches in a single World Grand Prix campaign for the first time since 2012 (6).
• Germany could equal their longest World Grand Prix winning streak – five from 2012 to 2013. They have never won five consecutive fixtures in the competition in a single year.
• Germany have won only two of their last 13 World Grand Prix five-setters.
Colombia• Colombia have won three consecutive World Grand Prix matches, after beginning their 2017 campaign with straight-set defeats against Czech Republic and Peru.
• Columbia could win four consecutive World Grand Prix matches for the second time, after 2015.
• Colombia have lost both of their previous World Grand Prix five-setters (in 2016 against Kazakhstan and Peru).