> Germany are unbeaten against Belgium at the Olympics.
> Belgium earned their Olympic ticket by taking third place at the EuroHockey Nations Championship, defeating Germany 4-3 in the bronze medal match.
> Germany qualified for Beijing 2008 by winning the Qualifying Tournament in Kakamigahara, Japan.
> Belgium participated nine times in a row between 1936 and 1976. They had to wait for 32 years before retuning to the Olympic tournament in 2008.
> Germany were awarded eight penalty comers in their first match against China, but they converted only two.
> Belgium need to score once to reach 100 Olympic goals.
> Belgium are one of four men's teams at Beijing 2008 that are led by a foreign head coach joining: China, Canada and Spain.
> Belgium's Félix Denayer (18) is the youngest player at the Beijing 2008 men's tournament.