Match preview: Pakistan vs. Malaysia (7th-8th place)

Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> The first round encounter between Pakistan and Malaysia at the 2007 Champions Trophy ended 2-2.
> Before this tournament, the teams had met only once at the Champions Trophy at Kuala Lumpur 1993: the final result was also 2-2.
> At the 2002 Asian Games Malaysia beat Pakistan 5-3 to collect the bronze medal.
> Last September, at the 2007 Asia Cup, the Pakistan-Malaysia match ended 3-3.

Team Facts Pakistan
> Pakistan are making their 28th Champions Trophy appearance. At the only previous Champions Trophy edition with eight participants, Amstelveen 1987, Pakistan finished seventh.
> Pakistan have conceded most field goals (15).
> Pakistan have converted three of 11 penalty corners awarded.

Team Facts Malaysia
> Malaysia's only previous Champions Trophy appearance came in 1993, when they finished sixth on home soil.
> Malaysia have recorded one draw and six defeats at Kuala Lumpur 2007, their sole point coming from the match against Pakistan (2-2).
> Malaysia have scored one of 17 penalty corners awarded at Kuala Lumpur 2007. Malaysia's opponents have been awarded 32 penalty corners.
> Malaysia are the youngest team at the 2007 Champions Trophy, at an average age of 23.

Player Facts Pakistan
> Waqas Sharif is Pakistan's top scorer at Kuala Lumpur 2007, having netted four goals. He is ranked joint seventh on the top goal scorer list for the 2007 Champions Trophy.

Player Facts Malaysia
> Selvaraju Sandrakasi is Malaysia's top scorer with three goals. All three of his goals were field goals.

Match preview: Spain vs. Great Britain (5th-6th place)

Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> This match between Spain and Great Britain marks their tenth Champions Trophy encounter.
> Spain have won five of the previous encounters, Great Britain being victorious in two matches.
> At Kuala Lumpur 2007 Spain recorded their biggest CT win over Great Britain (5-0).

Team Facts Spain
> Spain have won a medal in each of the last three Champions Trophy tournaments.
> Spain have scored five out of 18 penalty corners awarded at this tournament. They have scored 21 goals so far at Kuala Lumpur 2007, the Netherlands being the only team to have scored more often (22).

Team Facts Great Britain
> This is Great Britain's first CT participation since 2000, when they finished sixth and last. Their best ranking at a Champions Trophy tournament is second in 1985.
> Great Britain have scored fewest goals at this tournament (9). They team has scored once from 17 penalty corners awarded.

Player Facts Spain
> Eduard Tubau is Spain's top scorer with five goals at Kuala Lumpur 2007.
> Santi Freixa's all-time Champions Trophy total is 24, two short from the all-time Spanish top scorer Javier Arnau, who scored 26 times.

Player Facts Great Britain
> Britain's nine goals have been scored by eight different players. Rob Moore is the only player to have scored twice.
> At 31 years of age, Brett Garrard is the oldest player in the British squad and also the most experienced one with a total of 257 caps to his name.

Match preview: Netherlands vs. Korea (3rd-4th place)

Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> The Netherlands have taken on Korea on seven occasions in the Champions Trophy, winning five and losing twice.
> The first round match against Korea at the 2007 Champions Trophy was the biggest ever defeat for the Netherlands in this competition (6-2). Jang Jong-Hyun scored three goals for Korea in that match (1 FG, 2 PC).
> Korea suffered their biggest CT defeat against the Netherlands at Lahore 1998 (5-0).

Team Facts Netherlands
> The Netherlands are making their 27th Champions Trophy appearance. The Dutchmen made their competition debut in 1980, and only missed out on the 1988 tournament. The Netherlands are defending champions. They have won the Champions Trophy a record equaling eight times.

> The Netherlands have won a medal in each of the last nine Champions Trophy editions. The last time they failed to pick up a medal was at Adelaide 1997, when they finished fourth.

Team Facts Korea
> Korea's best Champions Trophy performance is winning silver in 1999. They are back in the Champions Trophy competition after a four year absence. In 2002 Korea finished sixth and as a result were relegated to the Champions Challenge.

Player Facts Netherlands
> Taeke Taekema's career total for Champions Trophy goals is on 39. He is one goal short from equaling all-time top scorer Sohail Abbas from Pakistan (40 goals).
> Taekema has now scored six times at Kuala Lumpur 2007, trailing Korea's Jang Jong-Hyun by just one goal.
> Captain Jeroen Delmee (34) is the oldest player participating in the 2007 Samsung Champions Trophy.

Player Facts Korea
> Yeo Woon-Kon is the only Korean player to have appeared in each of the seven Champions Trophy editions Korea have participated in.
> Jang Jong-Hyun tops the goal scorer list with seven goals at Kuala Lumpur 2007. He has now scored six penalty corner goals and one field goal.

Match preview: Germany vs. Australia (Final)

Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> Germany take on Australia for the 31st time in Champions Trophy history. Germany have beaten Australia on 14 occasions, including last year's encounter at Terrasa 2006 (4-3). Australia have won ten times, the last time being yesterday's 5-0 victory.
> Australia's biggest win over Germany came at Amstelveen 2003 (6-1), and was equaled by yesterday's 5-0 win.  Germany's biggest win over Australia dates back to 1992 (4-0).

Team Facts Germany
> Germany have collected a total of 20 Champions Trophy medals, eight golds, six silvers and six bronze medals. They collected their last gold medal in 2001.
> Last year Germany claimed the silver medal at the Champions Trophy, losing the gold meal match against the Netherlands (2-1).
> Germany have scored from eight out of 30 penalty corners awarded in Kuala Lumpur 2007.

Team Facts Australia
> Australia have collected a total of 21 Champions Trophy medals, eight golds, nine silvers and four bronze medals. They collected their last gold medal in 2005.
> Last year Australia finished fourth.
> Australia have converted four of 33 penalty corners awarded at Kuala Lumpur 2007, and have conceded only eight goals in seven matches.

Player Facts Germany
> Timo Wess is the only player in the current Germany squad to have ever scored in a Champions Trophy final. He netted against the Netherland in last year's final at Terrasa 2006.
> Twelve players that were on last year's silver medal winning squad are also on the 2007 German squad.
> Matthias Witthaus and Florian Keller are the joint top scorers of the German squad, having scored five goals each at Kuala Lumpur 2007.
> Goalkeeper Christian Schulte (32) is the oldest player in the current Germany squad.

Player Facts Australia
> Luke Doerner, Russell Ford and Edward Ockenden are the joint top scorers of the Australian team with three goals each.
> Brent Livermore (282 caps) is the most experienced player in the squad. He has won two Champions Trophy gold medals, three silvers and one bronze.