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The following are facts on the 24 June Champions Trophy match between Argentina and Netherlands.
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Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> Netherlands have won all three of their previous Champions Trophy encounters with Argentina, outscoring their South American counterparts by a composite goal differential of 15-5.
> Their last meeting in the competition dates back to 22 July 2006, when Holland emerged victorious 4-2 in Terrassa. Taeke Taekema (3) and Teun de Nooijer scored for the Dutch, Matias Rey and Lucas Cammareri netted for Argentina.
> Argentina's 10 meetings with the Dutch in the World Cup and the Olympic Games have produced two draws and eight defeats, which means they have yet to beat the Netherlands in a major competition.
Team Facts Argentina
> Argentina have kicked off their 2008 CT campaign on a high note, drawing with world champions Germany and defeating Olympic champions Australia. Argentina have never finished higher than fifth in the Champions Trophy.
> Argentina can focus exclusively on this event, being the only party in the 2008 Champions Trophy field that will not appear in the forthcoming Beijing Olympics.
Team Facts Netherlands
> Holland have won their last four matches in the Champions Trophy. Their record winning streak in the competition is nine, when they triumphed in the last three matches in 1999 and in all six matches in 2000.
> Netherlands will play their 159th match in Champions Trophy history, tying them with Pakistan for joint second in the list with nations with most CT fixtures played. Australia will have completed their 162nd match in the competition shortly before Holland take the field on Tuesday, 24 June.
Player Facts Argentina
> With Rodrigo Vila scoring his first CT goal against Germany on Saturday, 21 June, and Lucas Vila opening his account on Sunday, 22 June, against Australia, all three Vila brothers in Argentina's squad have now scored in this competition.
> Older brother Matias, captain of the Argentine team, is scoreless in 2008, but scored three times in Amstelveen in 2003.
Player Facts Netherlands
> Three Dutch players (Teun de Nooijer, Ronald Brouwer and Rob Reckers) have netted at least once in the last six editions of the Champions Trophy.
> On Sunday, 22 June, Ronald Brouwer became the eighth member of an elite group of Holland players with 20+ career Champions Trophy goals to their name.
> Roderick Weusthof was perfect from the penalty corner in the 5-3 victory against Germany on 22 June, converting each of his two attempts.
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