Leicester's Chloe Rogers insists Great Britain do not have a hang-up over past failures as they bid to make history in the Champions Trophy this evening.

If Great Britain beat Germany in the semi-final in Rosario (5.30 GMT) they will become the first team from these shores to reach the final since the competition began in 1987.

In fact, only two other British women's representative sides have reached the last four, and two years ago in Nottingham England picked up a first-ever Champions Trophy medal when they beat Germany 2-1 in the third place play-off to win bronze.

This Great Britain side are determined to leave Argentina with a gold and Rogers is upbeat after their 4-1 quarter-final win over Korea on Thursday, and shrugs off any potential psychological hurdle.

"Getting to the semi-final shows the hard work we have been doing and the development we have made over the years," said striker Rogers, 26.

"In the World Cup in 2010 we won a first-ever medal by a British team, so we are breaking boundaries all the time. We have worked so hard to get here and the rewards are coming."

Rogers is one of four Leicestershire players in the squad, the others being Crista Cullen, Hannah Macleod and Anne Panter, and Loughborough Students' Laura Unsworth.

She is upbeat not only because of the way Great Britain beat Korea but their recent record against Germany.

She said: "We beat them in the European Cup last summer, and I think we have beaten them seven times on the trot.

"They have been the surprise of this tournament. They have got a few youngsters so they are going to be slightly different to previous games.

"They are a strong side but when you get to a semi-final you are always going to be faced with a tough match."

Rogers says the key will be 'getting inside their heads' by repeating their first-half performance against Korea when they surged into a 3-0 lead.

What they don't want, with the England football team's record against Germany, is for the match to go to penalties.

"Hopefully, the footballers' record won't translate to us," smiled Rogers. "Hopefully, we will finish the game before penalties."

The other semi-final is between Holland and Argentina and the matches are on the BBC on the red button.