Betim, Brazil, October 22, 2016 - This time, the teams summoned to perform at the South American classical match are defending champions and Pool A winners Sada Cruzeiro and Pool B second ranked Bolívar, both looking for a place at the ultimate match.
The only time Sada Cruzeiro faced a team from Argentina at a semifinal was UPCN in 2013, also in Betim. The two-time champions won 3-0 and afterwards lifted the trophy for the very first time, over Lokomotiv Novosibirsk from Russia.
- With the three victories collected during pool play, Cruzeiro now hold a 15-7 record on their history of Club World Champs.
Bolívar
- They also hold a spotless mark in terms of making it into semifinals at Club World Champs, but this is only their second feat, with the previous one in Doha 2010.
- That time, they also moved on to the elite four at the second place of their pool with a 2-1 campaign, and their only defeat was also against Italy's Trentino, like this year.