Match 1: Australia v Japan

Champions Trophy Head-to-Heads
> Australia take on Japan for the second time in Champions Trophy history.
> Last year, Australia beat Japan 3-0 at Quilmes 2007, goals scored by Renee Trost, Amy Korner and Peta Gallagher.
> This is Australia’s biggest victory over Japan in major competitions (Champions Trophy, Olympics and World Cup).
> Australia’s have played Japan five times in major competitions winning three times and drawing twice.

Team Facts Australia
> Australia are making their 16th Champions Trophy appearance.
> Australia are the only team to have participated in all 15 previous editions.
> Australia have won the Champions Trophy a record six times. Their last trophy dates back to Sydney 2003.
> However, Australia have failed to win a medal at the last two Champions Trophies.
> Their last medal came at Canberra 2005, when they claimed silver.
> At the 1987 Champions Trophy Australia recorded their biggest win in the competition, beating New Zealand 8-0.
> The biggest CT defeat for the Hockeyroos team came at Rosario 2004, when they went down 5-1 against Argentina.

Team Facts Japan
> This is Japan’s second Champions Trophy participation.
> They finished fifth at their competition debut in 2007.
> Japan suffered their biggest Champions Trophy defeats (0-3) against Australia and the Netherlands at Quilmes 2007.
> The Japan recorded their biggest Champions Trophy victory in 2007, when they beat Spain 2-0 in the final for fifth place.

Player Facts Australia
> Nikki Hudson is the most capped player in the Hockeyroos squad with 286 caps under her belt.
> Hudson has scored 11 Champions Trophy goals, which makes her the fourth most prolific goalscorer for the Hockeyroos in the history of the competition.
> Australia’s Champions Trophy top scorer is Jackie Pereira, who netted 21 goals between 1987 an 1995.

Player Facts Japan
> Akemi Kato is the most capped player at Mönchengladbach 2008 with 308 caps.
> Rika Komozawa is the only Japanese player to have scored more than one Champions Trophy goal (2 goals).
> Sakae Morimoto and Toshie Tsukui are the only other Japanese goalscorers, with one goal each at Quilmes 2007.