Match preview: Great Britain vs. Pakistan
Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> Great Britain and Pakistan have met 12 times before at the Champions Trophy, with Pakistan winning eight times and Great Britain only twice. The games in 1985 and 1986 were tied.
> Pakistan recorded their biggest Champions Trophy win against Great Britain at Karachi 1980 (7-1).
> The last Champions Trophy encounter between these teams was at Lahore in 1994.
Team Facts Great Britain
> This is Great Britain's first CT participation since 2000, when they finished sixth and last.
> After four matches at the 2007 Champions Trophy, Great Britain have recorded one win, against hosts Malaysia on day 3 (3-2), and lost to the Netherlands (0-4), Germany (0-4) and Australia (0-1). They stand in 6th position in the table.
> Great Britain have scored fewest goals at the tournament (3). They are still to score their first penalty corner goal, having been awarded eight of them.
Team Facts Pakistan
> Pakistan have collected four points from four matches, and are ranked fifth. They lost to Germany (2-5) and to Australia (1-2), but beat Spain (2-0) and draw with host Malaysia (2-2).
> Pakistan have scored seven goals, six field goals and one penalty corner goal (out of 4 awarded).
Player Facts Great Britain
> Britain's three goal scorers this tournament, Stephen Dick, Rob Moore and Ben Hawes scored one field goal each for Great Britain in their 3-2 win over Malaysia
> At 31 years of age, Brett Garrard is the oldest player in the British squad and their most experienced player with a total of 255 caps to his name.
Player Facts Pakistan
> Dilawar Hussain can pick up his 150th cap for Pakistan today.
> Akhtar Ali is Pakistan's top scorer at Kuala Lumpur 2007, having scored three goals. He is now ranked joint fourth at the top scorer list, trailing Jang Jong-Hyun (5 goals), Matthias Witthaus (4 goals) and Rob Reckers (4 goals).
Match preview: Netherlands vs. Germany
Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> This match will be the 20th Champions Trophy encounter between the two European neighbours. The Netherlands have won seven and Germany six of the previous match-ups. On six occasions a draw was recorded.
> The last Champions Trophy match between the Netherlands and Germany was the 2006 final, which was won by the Dutch side: 2-1. Taeke Taekema and Teun de Nooijer scored the Dutch goals, Timo Wess scored for Germany.
> The Germans recorded their last win against the Netherlands in the 2004 first round match (4-3).
> Netherlands' biggest win against Germany was in Amstelveen 2003 (6-0). Germany's biggest wins over the Netherlands were also posted on home soil: 3-0 victories at Berlin 1991 and Berlin 1995.
Team Facts Netherlands
> The Dutch team won their opening match, beating Great Britain 4-0. They then beat host Malaysia (3-1), drew with Spain (3-3) and were defeated by Korea on the stunning score of 2-6. They currently stand 4th in the table with 7 points.
> The Netherlands have scored 12 goals in four Champions Trophy matches, ten field goals and two penalty corner goals. So far, they made 29 goal attempts, firing 23 shots on goal and six wide.
> At the 2006 Champions Trophy the Netherlands recorded their biggest win in the competition by beating Pakistan 9-2. Their biggest CT defeat came in 1980, when they went down 7-3 against Australia.
Team Facts Germany
> Germany started their 2007 Champions Trophy campaign with four straight victories over Pakistan (5-2), Great Britain (4-0), Korea (2-1) and Spain (4-1). Germany are now alone at the top of the table with 12 points from four matches, having scored 15 goals and having conceded four.
> Germany's 15 goals have been scored by nine different players. The Germans scored most goals from penalty corners this tournament, having converted five out of 17. Germany also top the goal attempt list: they have fired 56 shot, 48 of which were on goal.
Player Facts Netherlands
> Rob Derikx can pick up his 150th cap for the Netherlands in this match.
> Rob Reckers has scored four goals so far this tournament and is only trailing Korea's Jang Jong-Hyun (5 goals) on the top scorer list. Taeke Taekema is top scorer of the Dutch team in the Champions Trophy competition with 34 goals. He is second on the all-time Champions Trophy top scorer list trailing Pakistan's Sohail Abbas by 6 goals.
> Captain Jeroen Delmee (34) is the oldest player participating in the 2007 Samsung Champions Trophy.
Player Facts Germany
> Matthias Witthaus is top scorer of the German squad, having scored four goals this tournament.
> Oliver Korn has scored three goals in this tournament, which is his first ever Champions Trophy.
> Sebastian Draguhn is Germany's penalty corner top scorer, having scored two penalty corner goals.
> Goalkeeper Christian Schulte (32) is the oldest player in the current Germany squad.
Match preview: Australia vs. Spain
Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> Australia and Spain have met 17 times at the Champions Trophy, Australia winning 11 and Spain two times. Four matches were undecided, including their bronze medal encounter at the 2006 Champions Trophy (2-2). Spain went on to claim the bronze medal, by winning the penalty stroke competition 5-4.
> Australia suffered their biggest Champions Trophy defeat against Spain at Chennai 1996 (2-5).
Team Facts Australia
> Australia are ranked second, having collected nine points from four matches: three wins against Malaysia (2-0), Pakistan (2-1) and Great Britain (1-0) and one defeat against Korea (0-1).
> Despite having been awarded 15 penalty corners, Australia are yet to score a penalty corner goal at Kuala Lumpur 2007.
> Australia's five goals have all been scored by different players.
> Australia's defence is the best so far, having conceded only two goals in four matches.
> On Monday 3 December, Edward Ockenden scored the 400th Champions Trophy goal for Australia in the match against Great Britain. It took the Kookaburras 155 matches to reach this milestone. They are the second team to have scored at least 400 goals in the competition, after the Netherlands.
Team Facts Spain
> Spain, Australia and Great Britain are yet to score from a penalty corner at this year's Champions Trophy. Spain have been awarded seven penalty corners this tournament, but they were all missed.
> Spain are ranked seventh, with two points from four matches. They have drawn with Korea (2-2) and the Netherland (3-3) and were defeated by Pakistan (0-2) and Germany (1-4).
Player Facts Australia
> Aaron Hopkins can earn his 150th cap for Australia. He would become the seventh player in the current Australia squad to reach this milestone.
> Brent Livermore (279 caps) is the most experienced player in the squad.
Player Facts Spain
> On Monday, 3 December, Francisco Cortés earned his 50th cap in the match against Germany.
> Eduard Tubau is Spain's top scorer with two goals at Kuala Lumpur 2007.
Match preview: Malaysia vs. Korea
Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> This will be the first ever Champions Trophy encounter between Malaysia and Korea. At Kuala Lumpur 2007 Malaysia are recording their second and Korea their sixth Champions Trophy participation.
> The teams recently played each other at this year's Asia Cup, where Korea denied Malaysia a final berth (2-1).
> Malaysia and Korea have had only one encounter at both the Olympics and the World Cup: at the 2002 World Cup Korea beat Malaysia 2-0 and at the 1996 Olympics Korea recorded a 4-2 win over Malaysia.
Team Facts Malaysia
> Last Monday, 3 December, Malaysia drew with Pakistan (2-2) to win their first Champions Trophy point in 14 years.
> Malaysia and Spain are the only teams still chasing their first win at Kuala Lumpur 2007.
> Malaysia's five goals scored at this tournament have been scored by five different players. They have been awarded five penalty corners, and they have converted one.
Team Facts Korea
> On Monday, 3 December, Korea recorded their biggest ever Champions Trophy victory, beating the Netherlands 6-2 at Kuala Lumpur 2007.
> Korea have collected seven points from four matches at Kuala Lumpur 2007 (2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss) and stand third in the table.
> Korea have converted 4 out of 7 penalty corners awarded (57%).
Player Facts Malaysia
> Azlan Misron picked up his 150th cap, last Monday, when Malaysia played Pakistan.
Player Facts Korea
> On Monday, 3 December, Jang Jong-Hyun scored the first hat-trick at the Kuala Lumpur 2007 tournament. He tops the goal scorer list with five goals (four penalty corner goals and one field goal ) after day 4.
