CONCACAF Championship | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | United States |
Dates | June 6–24 |
Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 6 (in 6 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | United States (4th title) |
Runners-up | Mexico |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 64 (2.56 per match) |
Attendance | 921,464 (36,859 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Carlos Pavón (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | Julian de Guzman |
Best goalkeeper | Franck Grandel |
Fair play award | Honduras |
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The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the soccer championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), and was won by the United States over Mexico. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to 24, 2007.
This competition was the third overall edition of the tournament without guests (for the first time since 1993) from other confederations. As the winner, the United States represented CONCACAF at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. [note 1]
A total of 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to North America, five to Central America, and four to the Caribbean.
Team | Qualification | Appearances | Last Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA Ranking [1] |
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North American zone | |||||
United States (TH) | Automatic | 9th | 2005 | Champions ( 1991 , 2002 , 2005 ) | 25 |
Mexico | Automatic | 9th | 2005 | Champions ( 1993 , 1996, 1998, 2003 ) | 20 |
Canada | Automatic | 8th | 2005 | Champions (2000) | 94 |
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2007 Caribbean Cup | |||||
Haiti | Winners | 3rd | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | 85 |
Trinidad and Tobago | Runners-up | 7th | 2005 | Third Place (2000) | 67 |
Cuba | Third Place | 5th | 2005 | Quarterfinals (2003) | 71 |
Guadeloupe | Fourth Place | 1st | None | Debut | N/A |
Central American zone qualified through the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
Costa Rica | Winners | 8th | 2005 | Runners-up (2002) | 52 |
Panama | Runners-up | 3rd | 2005 | Runners-up (2005) | 60 |
Guatemala | Third Place | 8th | 2005 | Fourth Place (1996) | 87 |
El Salvador | Fourth Place | 5th | 2003 | Quarterfinals (2002, 2003) | 144 |
Honduras | Fifth Place | 8th | 2005 | Runners-up (1991) | 55 |
Miami | Carson | Foxborough |
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Miami Orange Bowl | The Home Depot Center | Gillette Stadium |
Capacity: 72,319 | Capacity: 27,000 | Capacity: 68,756 |
East Rutherford | Houston | Chicago |
Giants Stadium | Reliant Stadium | Soldier Field |
Capacity: 80,042 | Capacity: 71,500 | Capacity: 61,500 |
The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 23 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
The twelve teams that qualified were divided into three groups. The top two teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage along with the best two of the third-place teams, filling out the knockout field of eight.
If teams were level on points, they were ranked on the following criteria in order:
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
Costa Rica | 1–2 | Canada |
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Centeno 56' | Report | De Guzman 57', 73' |
Haiti | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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Boucicaut 71' | Report | Centeno 62' |
Costa Rica | 1–0 | Guadeloupe |
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Centeno 14' | Report |
Haiti | 0–2 | Canada |
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Report | De Rosario 31', 35' (pen.) |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
United States | 1–0 | Guatemala |
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Dempsey 26' | Report |
El Salvador | 2–1 | Trinidad and Tobago |
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Sánchez 38' Alas 81' | Report | Spann 8' |
Guatemala | 1–0 | El Salvador |
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Contreras 68' | Report |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–2 | United States |
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Report | Ching 29' Johnson 54' |
United States | 4–0 | El Salvador |
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Beasley 34', 89' Donovan 45+4' (pen.) Twellman 73' | Report |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | Guatemala |
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McFarlane 87' | Report | Ruiz 83' |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
2 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
June 16 - Foxboro | ||||||||||
Canada | 3 | |||||||||
June 21 - Chicago | ||||||||||
Guatemala | 0 | |||||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||||||
June 16 - Foxboro | ||||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||
June 24 - Chicago | ||||||||||
Panama | 1 | |||||||||
United States | 2 | |||||||||
June 17 - Houston | ||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
Honduras | 1 | |||||||||
June 21 - Chicago | ||||||||||
Guadeloupe | 2 | |||||||||
Guadeloupe | 0 | |||||||||
June 17 - Houston | ||||||||||
Mexico | 1 | |||||||||
Mexico (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||||||
Costa Rica | 0 | |||||||||
Canada | 3–0 | Guatemala |
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De Rosario 17' Gerba 33', 44' | Report |
Mexico | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
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Borgetti 97' | Report |
Mexico | 1–0 | Guadeloupe |
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Pardo 70' | Report |
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners |
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United States Fourth title |
Top Scorer: | Most Valuable Player: | Top Goalkeeper: | Fair Play Award: |
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Carlos Pavón | Julian de Guzman | Franck Grandel | Honduras |
The All-Tournament Team was selected by the CONCACAF Technical Study Group and features the "Best XI" along with seven Honorable Mentions. The player selections were made from the eight teams that reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [2]
All-Star Team | |||
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Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
Honorable Mention | |||
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Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
During the last minutes of the semi-final match between Canada and the U.S.A., Canada's Atiba Hutchinson scored a goal that would have equalised the score for Canada. However, a linesman erroneously indicated that Hutchinson was offside, and the referee Benito Archundia subsequently nullified Hutchinson's goal. Video replays showed that the football came into contact with the U.S.A.'s defender Oguchi Onyewu immediately before Hutchinson scored the goal. [3] [4] [5] Therefore, according to the laws of the game, there was no offside offence for Hutchinson. [3] [4] [5]
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