The following are facts on the 26 June Champions Trophy match between Australia and Germany.

Champions Trophy Head-to-heads > Australia and Germany have met each other 31 times at the Champions Trophy. Their 32nd encounter equals the record for most common fixture in the competition. The only fixture that has been staged 32 times in the Champions Trophy is Netherlands vs Pakistan. > In those 31 meetings, Germany have had the upper hand with 15 wins against Australia's 10. Six run-ins have ended in a draw. > Germany's CT head-to-head record against Australia as a unified nation (since 1990) is: 13 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats. > Their last CT confrontation was the gold medal match in Kuala Lumpur in 2007. This match was won by Germany 1-0 courtesy of a Timo Wess penalty corner goal (5'). > In the final group match, the Kookaburras had crushed the Germans 5-0. Russell Ford (23'), Travis Brooks (25'), Eddie Ockenden (39'), Liam De Young (51' PC) and Luke Doerner (59' PC) netted for Australia. Team Facts Australia > Australia face the nation with the most Champions Trophy overall victories. If the Kookaburras succeed in winning their ninth Champions Trophy here in Rotterdam, they will have equalled Germany's competition record. > Australia have scored from only one of their five penalty corner attempts in Rotterdam. This makes them the least efficient side from set pieces in Rotterdam. Team Facts Germany > After three matches at the 2008 Champions Trophy, titleholders Germany have compiled a goal differential of minus one (9-10). > The last time the Germans won back-to-back Champions Trophy titles was in 1991-1992. > The Netherlands (2002-2003) are the last nation to retain the Champions Trophy. > In the last 10 years, the titleholders managed to reach the final of the subsequent Champions Trophy only three times. Player Facts Australia > Stephen Lambert can play his 100th international match for Australia. > Australia already have as many different marksmen (seven) in this tournament as they had in their entire eight match campaign in Kuala Lumpur in 2007. > Australia hold the record for most different goalscorers (11) in a single Champions Trophy. They set that record in Amstelveen in 2003 and matched it in Chennai in 2005. Player Facts Germany > Florian Keller is the leading goalscorer at the 2008 Champions Trophy having netted five times in his first three matches. > The five goals have equalled Keller's entire production he recorded in eight matches in Kuala Lumpur in 2007. He has never netted six times in a single Champions Trophy. > The last German player to score more than five times in a single Champions Trophy was Florian Kunz who won tournament top scorer honours in Rotterdam in 2001. > Kunz was the last German to win the top scorer crown in a single Champions Trophy. Most common fixtures in the Champions Trophy # Fixture 32 Australia vs Germany 32 Netherlands vs Pakistan 29* Australia vs Netherlands 29 Germany vs Netherlands 27 Australia vs Pakistan 26 Germany vs Pakistan 19 Australia vs Spain 19 Netherlands vs Spain 16* Germany vs Spain 16 India vs Pakistan 16 Pakistan vs Spain Totals as of 26 June 2008. * One fixture to be added to total on 28 June.