Match 6: Argentina v Japan

Champions Trophy Head-to-heads
> Argentina and Japan meet for the second time in Champions Trophy history.
> Last year, Argentina beat Japan 3-1 at Quilmes 2007, goals scored by Noel Barrionuevo, Marine Russo and Carla Rebecchi. Sakae Morimoto netted the Japanese goal.
> Argentina have played Japan five times in major competitions winning three times, drawing once and losing once.
> Japan's sole win over Argentina in major competitions dates back to the 1981 World Cup (3-2).
> Japan and Argentina also play each other in pool B of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

Team Facts Argentina
> This is Argentina's 11th Champions Trophy participation.
> They finished second at Quilmes 2007, losing 1-0 to the Netherlands in the final.
> At Amstelveen 2001 Argentina won the Champions Trophy, beating the Dutch 3-2 in the final.
> Argentina's biggest Champions Trophy defeats (0-3) came against Australia at Amstelveen 2000 and the Netherlands at Quilmes 2007 and at Brisbane 1999.
> Argentina recorded their biggest Champions Trophy victory at Rosario 2004, when they beat New Zealand (6-0).
> On Matchday 1 Argentina suffered a 2-1 defeat against China.

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.
> Japan went down 2-0 against Australia on Matchday 1.
> Japan are the only team that have yet to score at the 2008 Champions Trophy.

Player Facts Argentina
> At an average age of 27 years and 299 days, Argentina are the oldest team at the 2008 Champions Trophy.
> Alejandra Gulla is tied on 16 goals with Vanina Oneto as top scorers for Argentina in Champions Trophy history.
> On Matchday 1, Noel Barrioneuvo scored the equaliser for Argentina, adding to the five goals she scored at Quilmes 2007.

Player Facts Japan
> Akemi Kato is the most capped player at Mönchengladbach 2008 with 309 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.