England Will Face New Zealand in the Quarter-Finals.

England will face New Zealand in their Champions Trophy quarter-final this Thursday after finishing fourth in Pool B behind Germany, Australia and Argentina.

New Zealand finished top of Pool A ahead of the Netherlands on goal difference, and also above Japan and China.

The match will be the 32nd between the two sides, with England so far victorious on 13 occasions, New Zealand, ten. Their most recent meeting was a 1-1 draw in this summer's Commonwealth Games semi-final, which England went on to win 3-1 in a shootout.

The winners of the quarter-final will progress to the semi-finals and a chance to play for a medal. The losers will compete in the 5th-8th classification matches.

The match will be live on Sky Sports 3 at 21:00 GMT. Full TV guide can be foundhere.

Quarter Final Schedule

Netherlands vs. Germany 16:00 (GMT)

Australia vs. Japan 18:30 (GMT)

New Zealand vs. England 21:00 (GMT)

Argentina vs. China 23:30 (GMT)

Final Pool Standings (after three rounds)Detailed standings online here

Pool A

1. New Zealand (7 points)

2. Netherlands (7 points)

3. Japan (1 point)

4. China (1 point)

Pool B

1. Argentina (7 points)

2. Australia (7 points)

3. Germany (1 point)

4. England (1 point)-ENDS-

Contact Information

For all media enquiries please contact Jennie Byass, Communications Officer on 07850 907320, jennie.byass@englandhockey.co.uk

About England Hockey

England Hockey is the national governing body for hockey in England. It is responsible for the governance and development of the sport in this country. England Hockey is also the 'nominated country' for Great Britain. Consequently, it is responsible for preparing the Great Britain hockey teams for the Olympic Games, on behalf of and with the support of the other home nations, Scotland and Wales.

UK Sport

UK Sport is the nation's high performance sports agency responsible for the strategic investment of a record £355million of National Lottery and Exchequer funding in Olympic and Paralympic sports preparing for Rio 2016. Hockey has received £15.5million to prepare teams for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games to build on the bronze medal the Women's team won at London 2012.

About Investec, principal sponsor of the England women's hockey team

Investec is an international specialist bank and asset manager that provides a diverse range of financial products and services to a select client base. The group was established in 1974 and has core activities in the UK, South Africa and Australia.

Investec focuses on delivering distinctive profitable solutions for its clients in three core areas of activity, namely Specialist Banking, Wealth & Investment and Asset Management.

Investec sponsors English Test Cricket, the Investec Derby Festival, the England & GB Women's Hockey teams, the South African Women's Hockey team, the Investec Rugby Championship and Investec Super Rugby in New Zealand.