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Preview Day 7 – Women – Pool B
New Zealand v USA
> The only previous match between New Zealand and the United States came at Los Angeles 1984, when the USA won 2-0.
> Their last competitive meeting came at the 2007 Champions Challenge when USA beat New Zealand 1-0.
> The United States are still winless at Beijing 2008, having recorded two draws and on defeat.
> New Zealand are still chasing their first point at Beijing 2008, having lost three successive matches.
> Kate Barber has already collected one yellow and one green card at Beijing 2008.
> Angela Loy is the leading goalscorer for the USA with two goals at the 2008 Olympics.
> Jaimee Claxton, Krystal Forgesson and Gemma Flynn have scored one goal each for New Zealand at Beijing 2008.
Great Britain v Japan
> This will be the first ever meeting between Great Britain and Japan at the Olympics.
> Japan and Great Britain have both collected four points from three matches.
> Crista Cullen is GB's leading goal scorer with two goals at Beijing 2008.
> Cullen (GBR) has already been shown three green cards at Beijing 2008.
> All four Japanese goals have come from different players: Keiko Miura, Sakae Morimoto, Kaori Chiba and Toshie Tsukui have all netted once.
Germany v Argentina
> Germany and Argentina have met only once before in Olympic competition.
> At Atlanta 1996 Germany beat Argentina 2-0 through goals by Vanessa von Kooperen and Heike Lätzsch.
> This match is a replay of the 2008 Champions Trophy final in Mönchengladbach, when Argentina beat Germany 6-2.pics
> The last time Germany beat Argentina in a competitive match was at the 2006 Champions Trophy (3-1).
> Agustina Soledad Garcia (ARG) and Nikki Hudson (AUS) have scored nine career goals at the Olympics, a record for players active at Beijing 2008.
> Anke Kühn (GER) has scored in two successive Olympic matches (vs NZL and vs USA).
> Luciana Aymar (ARG) has already collected three green cards at Beijing 2008.
> Tina Bachmann (GER) has been shown one yellow and one green card at the 2008 Olympics.
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