PAKISTAN lost 5-1 to Australia in the group stages, but the Asian Games gold medallis and Olympic side are not afraid to square off against the World Champions in the Azlan Shah Cup final today.
Last year's joint gold medallists India and South Korea will play in the fifth-sixth classification match.
Olympic hosts Great Britain and New Zealand will play for the bronze medal.
Yesterday Australia who had already qualified for the final, still went on to beat New Zealand 4-2 in the last pool match.
"We came here with a mixture of youth and experience, and I must say that we have played every match with the best of our capabilities.
"And even though we lost 5-1 to Ausralia, we will try and not make the same mistakes again. We are here to learn and build a team for the Olympics, and Australia will provide us with a solid match towards this purpose," said Pakistan skipper Muhammad Imran.
Australia coach Ric Charlesworth had said earlier that they are not too worried with who they will play in the final.
"Every team here is playing well, and it would not make any difference as to who we play. We came here to play in the final, and have achieved it. Now we will just have to play much better to claim the gold," said Charlesworth.
