> Pakistan are unbeaten against Great Britain in Olympic competition since 1956 (6 wins and 1 draw).
> The last time Great Britain beat Pakistan in Olympic competition came in the 1952 bronze medal match: 2-1.
> Four years ago, at Athens 2004, Pakistan defeated GB 8-2.
> At Sydney 2000 the match ended 8-1. This marks the biggest defeat for Great Britain in Olympic history.
> The last time these teams mat was at the 2007 Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur when Great Britain beat Pakistan (4-1). This victory marked their first win over Pakistan in 17 years.
> Great Britain qualified for Beijing 2008 as winners of the Qualifying Tournament in Santiago, Chile. They defeated India 2-0 in the final.
> Pakistan qualified as Asian Games bronze medallists.
> At an average age of 24 years and 290 days, Pakistan are the youngest squad at the Beijing Olympics.
> Pakistan's Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami (age 18), the youngest player in the men's competition at Beijing 2008.
> Three British squad members have previous Olympic experience: Ben Hawes, Robert Moore and Barry Middleton all attended the Athens Olympics in 2004.