Match preview: Malaysia vs. Spain
Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> Spain and Malaysia have met twice before at the Champions Trophy, both times at Kuala Lumpur 1993. Malaysia won the first round encounter 2-1, while Spain claimed the match for the 5th place after a 5-3 win.
Team Facts Malaysia
> On Monday, 3 December, Malaysia drew with Pakistan (2-2) to win their first Champions Trophy point in 14 years.
> Malaysia have been awarded 15 penalty corners, to convert only one. They have also seen 25 penalty corners been awarded to their opponents, more than any other team. Five of these 25 penalty corners were converted.
Team Facts Spain
> Spain are ranked fifth, with eight points from six matches.
> They have scored three out of 11 penalty corners awarded at this tournament.
Player Facts Malaysia
> Malaysia's nine goals scored at this tournament have been scored by eight players, Selvaraju Sandrakasi being the only player to have scored twice.
> Malaysia captain Azlan Misron became the 50th player to score at Kuala Lumpur 2007, by netting against Korea on Wednesday, 5 December.
Player Facts Spain
> Eduard Tubau and Santi Friexa are Spain's top scorer with three goals each at Kuala Lumpur 2007.
> Santiago Freixa's goal against Great Britain, lifted his all-time Champions Trophy total to 24. Only Javier Arnau has scored more Champions Trophy goals for Spain (26).
Match preview: Netherlands vs. Pakistan
Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> This match will mark the 32nd Champions Trophy encounter between the Netherlands and Pakistan. The Netherlands have won 18 and Pakistan seven of the previous encounters.
> Pakistan and Netherlands last met at Terrasa 2006, when Netherlands recorded their biggest overall CT win (9-2). Netherlands are unbeaten against Pakistan in nine successive Champions Trophies.
> Pakistan's last Champions Trophy win over the Netherlands was in 1998, when they won 5-3
Team Facts Netherlands
> So far the Dutch team have recorded two win, three draws and one defeat.
> The Netherlands can reach the Final if they beat Pakistan and if Great Britain beat Korea and Australia do not beat Germany. A draw between Korea and Great Britain can also give the Dutch a final berth, if they manage to beat Pakistan by at least a three goal margin.
> The Netherlands have scored 18 goals in six Champions Trophy matches, 14 field goals and four penalty corner goals. Only Germany have scored more goals (21).
Team Facts Pakistan
> Pakistan have collected five points from six matches, and are ranked seventh.
> Pakistan started their 2007 Champions Trophy campaign with a 5-2 defeat against Germany. They then beat Spain (2-0) and lost 2-1 to Australia, followed by a draw with Malaysia (2-2), a 4-1 defeat by Great Britain, and a draw with Korea (3-3).
> Pakistan have scored 11 goals, eight field goals and three penalty corner goals (out of 10 awarded).
Player Facts Netherlands
> Rob Reckers has scored five goals so far this tournament and is only trailing Korea's Jang Jong-Hyun (7 goals) on the top scorer list.
> Taeke Taekema is top scorer of the Dutch team in the Champions Trophy competition with 36 goals. He is second on the all-time Champions Trophy top scorer list trailing Pakistan's Sohail Abbas by four goals.
> Captain Jeroen Delmee (34) is the oldest player participating in the 2007 Samsung Champions Trophy.
Player Facts Pakistan
> Akhtar Ali and Waqas Sharif are Pakistan's top scorers at Kuala Lumpur 2007, having scored three goals each. They are ranked joint fifth at the top scorer list.
> Pakistan's Kamran Muhammad earned his maiden cap in the match against Korea on Thursday 6 December.
Match preview: Great Britain vs. Korea
Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> The only previous Champions Trophy match between Great Britain and Korea was played in 2000, when Korea beat the British 3-1. The sole British goal was scored by Calum Giles.
> Great Britain and Korea have met three times at the Olympics, resulting in one win for Korea (Athens 2004, 3-2) and two draws.
Team Facts Great Britain
> This is Great Britain's first CT participation since 2000, when they finished sixth and last.
> After six matches at the 2007 Champions Trophy Great Britain have recorded two wins and four defeats. They have scored fewest goals at this tournament (7).
> The British team are the only team still to score their first penalty corner goal, having been awarded 13 penalty corners.
Team Facts Korea
> Korea have collected 11 points from six matches at Kuala Lumpur 2007. They are well on their way to a final berth. A win over Great Britain on Saturday, will guarantee them their second Champions Trophy final appearance.
> On Monday, 3 December, Korea recorded their biggest ever Champions Trophy victory, beating the Netherlands 6-2 at Kuala Lumpur 2007.
> Korea have converted six out of 14 penalty corners awarded, which is 45 percent.
Player Facts Great Britain
> Stephen Dick and Rob Moore are Britain's top scorers so far having netted two goals each.
> At 31 years of age, Brett Garrard is the oldest player in the British squad and the most experienced one with a total of 257 caps to his name.
Player Facts Korea
> Jang Jong-Hyun tops the goal scorer list with seven goals, after day 6. He has scored six penalty corner goals and one field goal.
> Korea's Hong Eun-Song made his debut for the Korean national team on Thursday 6 December, in the match against Pakistan.
Match preview: Australia vs. Germany
Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> Australia and Germany meet for the 30th time in Champions Trophy history. Australia have beaten Germany nine times, the last time being a 4-1 victory at Chennai 2005. Germany have beaten Australia on 14 occasions, including last year's encounter at Terrasa 2006 (4-3).
Team Facts Australia
> Australia are ranked third, having collected 10 points from six matches. A win over Germany can take the Australian into the final if Korea fail to beat Great Britain.
> Australia's 10 goals scored at Kuala Lumpur 2007 have been scored by six different players. They have only converted two of 26 penalty corners awarded, which is 7.7%. Their defence is the best so far, having conceded eight goals in six matches.
Team Facts Germany
> Germany have recorded five victories and a draw in their 2007 Champions Trophy campaign. They are top of the table with 16 points from six matches and have already earned them a Final berth. Since the play-offs were introduced in 1992, Germany have played nine Finals, taking the gold medal on four occasions.
> Germany are the team with most goals scored (21) in this competition. Their 21 goals have been scored by nine different players.
> The Germans have scored most penalty corner goals this tournament, having converted eight out of 24.
Player Facts Australia
> Nathan Eglinghton, Russell Ford, Edward Ockenden and Luke Doerner have all scored two goals at Kuala Lumpur 2007.
> Brent Livermore (281 caps) is the most experienced player in the squad. He has also won two Champions Trophy gold medals, three silvers and one bronze.
Player Facts Germany
> Matthias Witthaus and Florian Keller are top scorer of the German squad, having scored five goals this tournament. Witthaus also scored five goals in last year's Champions Trophy.
> Oliver Korn has scored three goals in this tournament, which is his first ever Champions Trophy.
> Goalkeeper Christian Schulte (32) is the oldest player in the current Germany squad.
