2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
Tournament details
Host country  USA
Dates June 6June 24
Teams 12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions   United States (4th title)
Runner-up   Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played 25
Goals scored 64 (2.56 per match)
Attendance 488,772 (19,551 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Honduras Carlos Pavón
Best player Flag of Canada Julian De Guzman
2005
2009

The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the football 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 June 24, 2007.

This competition was the third tournament without guests from other confederations.[1] As the winner, the United States represented CONCACAF at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.[1]

Contents

[edit] Participating nations

Map of participating nations

North American zone qualified automatically:

Caribbean zone qualified through Caribbean Nations Cup 2007:

  • Winners:  Haiti (3rd Gold Cup appearance)
  • Runners-Up:  Trinidad and Tobago (7th Gold Cup appearance)
  • 3rd Place:  Cuba (5th Gold Cup appearance)
  • 4th Place:  Guadeloupe (1st Gold Cup appearance)

Central American zone qualified through UNCAF Nations Cup 2007:

  • Winners:  Costa Rica (8th Gold Cup appearance)
  • Runners-Up:  Panama (3rd Gold Cup appearance)
  • 3rd Place:  Guatemala (8th Gold Cup appearance)
  • 4th Place:  El Salvador (5th Gold Cup appearance)
  • 5th Place:  Honduras (8th Gold Cup appearance)

[edit] Squads

For a complete list of participating squads see: 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

[edit] Venues

Miami Carson Foxborough
Miami Orange Bowl The Home Depot Center Gillette Stadium
Capacity: 74,476 Capacity: 27,000 Capacity: 68,756
East Rutherford Houston Chicago
Giants Stadium Reliant Stadium Soldier Field
Capacity: 78,741 Capacity: 71,500 Capacity: 61,500

[edit] Competition format

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:

  1. Head to head matches between the tied teams (if applicable)
  2. Greatest goal difference in group matches
  3. Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches
  4. If teams are still tied, CONCACAF will hold a drawing of lots

[edit] Overview

[edit] Group A

Canada finished as group leaders, but were beaten by Guadeloupe, who also drew with Haiti before suffering a defeat in their last match against Costa Rica. That win sent the Ticos through to the next round;Guadeloupe also qualified as one of the best two third-place finishers. Haiti, the current Caribbean Nations Cup champions, were knocked out at the group stage.

[edit] Group B

The group was won by the host and defending Gold Cup champion United States side, who achieved the best first-round record of any team with three wins, during which it scored a total of seven goals without conceding. Guatemala finished in second place, despite an early loss to the U.S., by beating fellow Central Americans El Salvador, and then drawing with Trinidad and Tobago. El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago failed to advance.

[edit] Group C

Four-time Gold Cup champion Mexico were defeated 2-1 by eventual group winner Honduras on the second day of group play, but subsequently beat Panama to come second in the group. The controverisal match saw two Canaleros off the game but they still made the quarterfinals by finishing as one of the two best third-place teams. Cuba, initially impressive against Mexico and Panama, finished in last place, after conceding four goals by Honduran striker Carlos Pavón.

[edit] Knockout stage

The quarterfinals saw all three North American teams advance, as Canada beat Guatemala, the United States defeated Panama, and Mexico won after extra time against Costa Rica in a controversial match that saw three red cards for the Ticos. Guadeloupe reached the final four with a 2-1 victory over Honduras. Their participation ended in the semifinal against Mexico, as El Tri overcame Guadeloupe to win 1-0 and make the Gold Cup final. The United States won the other semifinal game, defeating Canada 2-1 in a match with a controversial ending, as a late Canadian equalizer was ruled offside by referee Benito Archundia.[2][3] The final match between Mexico and the United States, the two highest-ranked teams in CONCACAF, resulted in a 2-1 victory, and a successful title defense, for the United States.

[edit] Tournament

[edit] Group A

Played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Canada 6 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2
 Costa Rica 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
 Guadeloupe 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0
 Haiti 2 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2


2007-06-06
19:00 EDT
Costa Rica  1 - 2  Canada Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 17,420
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Centeno 56' de Guzmán 57', 73'

2007-06-06
21:00 EDT
 Guadeloupe 1 - 1  Haiti Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 17,420
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)
Fiston 54' Chery 36' (pen)

2007-06-09
19:00 EDT
Canada  1 - 2  Guadeloupe Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 22,529
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
Gerba 35' Angloma 10'
Fleurival 37'

2007-06-09
21:00 EDT
Haiti  1 - 1  Costa Rica Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 22,529
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Boucicaut 71' Centeno 62'

2007-06-11
19:00 EDT
Costa Rica  1 - 0  Guadeloupe Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 15,892
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Centeno 14'

2007-06-11
21:00 EDT
Haiti  0 - 2  Canada Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
Attendance: 15,892
Referee: Marco Rodriguez (Mexico)
De Rosario 31', 35' (pen)

[edit] Group B

Played at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California and Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 9 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7
 Guatemala 4 3 1 1 1 2 2 0
 El Salvador 3 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3
2007-06-07
21:00 EDT
(18:00 PDT)
United States  1 - 0  Guatemala The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 21,334
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
Dempsey 26'

2007-06-07
23:00 EDT
(20:00 PDT)
El Salvador  2 - 1  Trinidad and Tobago The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 21,334
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)
R. Sánchez 38'
Alas 81'
Spann 8'

2007-06-09
15:00 EDT
(12:00 PDT)
Guatemala  1 - 0  El Salvador The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Javier Jaurequi (Netherlands Antilles)
Contreras 68'

2007-06-09
17:00 EDT
(14:00 PDT)
Trinidad and Tobago  0 - 2  United States The Home Depot Center
Carson, California
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Ching 29'
Johnson 54'

2007-06-12
19:00 EDT
United States  4 - 0  El Salvador Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 26,523
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Beasley 34', 90'
Donovan 45'+ (pen)
Twellman 73'

2007-06-12
21:00 EDT
Trinidad and Tobago  1 - 1  Guatemala Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 26,523
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
McFarlane 87' Ruiz 83'

[edit] Group C

Played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey and Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Honduras 6 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5
 Mexico 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1
 Panama 4 3 1 1 1 5 5 0
 Cuba 1 3 0 1 2 3 9 -6
2007-06-08
19:00 EDT
Panama  3 - 2  Honduras Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 20,230
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
Rivera 33'
B. Pérez 42'
Garcés 83'
Guevara 40'
Costly 92'+

2007-06-08
21:00 EDT
Mexico  2 - 1  Cuba Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 20,230
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Borgetti 38'
Castillo 56'
Alcántara 23'

2007-06-10
16:00 EDT
Honduras  2 - 1  Mexico Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 68,123
Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Costly 57', 90' Blanco 29' (pen)

2007-06-10
18:00 EDT
Panama  2 - 2  Cuba Giants Stadium
East Rutherford, New Jersey
Attendance: 68,123
Referee: Lee Davis (Trinidad & Tobago)
Garcés 14'
B. Pérez 45'
Colomé 27'
Alcántara 74'

2007-06-13
20:00 EDT
(19:00 CDT)
Cuba  0 - 5  Honduras Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 68,417
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Pavón 3', 12', 42', 53'
Guevara 90' (pen)

2007-06-13
22:00 EDT
(21:00 CDT)
Mexico  1 - 0  Panama Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 68,417
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Salcido 60'

[edit] Knockout Round

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
16 June - Foxboro        
  Canada  3
21 June - Chicago
  Guatemala  0  
  Canada  1
16 June - Foxboro
    United States  2  
  United States  2
24 June - Chicago
  Panama  1  
  United States  2
17 June - Houston
    Mexico  1
  Honduras  1
21 June - Chicago
  Guadeloupe  2  
  Guadeloupe  0
17 June - Houston
    Mexico  1  
  Mexico  1
  Costa Rica (AET)  0  

[edit] Quarterfinals

2007-06-16
13:00 EDT
Canada  3 - 0  Guatemala Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 22,412
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
De Rosario 17'
Gerba 33', 44'

2007-06-16
16:00 EDT
United States  2 - 1  Panama Gillette Stadium
Foxborough, Massachusetts
Attendance: 22,412
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad & Tobago)
Donovan 60' (pen.)
Bocanegra 62'
B. Pérez 85'

2007-06-17
15:00 EDT
(14:00 CDT)
Mexico  1 - 0
(a.e.t.)
 Costa Rica Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 70,092
Referee: Terry Vaughn (USA)
Borgetti 97'

2007-06-17
18:00 EDT
(17:00 CDT)
Honduras  1 - 2  Guadeloupe Reliant Stadium
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 70,092
Referee: Mauricio Navarro (Canada)
Pavón 70' Angloma 17'
Socrier 20'

[edit] Semifinals

2007-06-21
19:00 EDT
(18:00 CDT)
Canada  1 - 2  United States Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 50,760
Referee: Benito Archundia (Mexico)
Hume 76'
Hejduk 39'
Donovan 45' (pen.)

2007-06-21
22:00 EDT
(21:00 CDT)
Mexico  1 - 0  Guadeloupe Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 50,760
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
Pardo 70'

[edit] Final

2007-06-24
15:00 EDT
(14:00 CDT)
United States  2 - 1  Mexico Soldier Field
Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 60,000 [2]
Referee: Carlos Batres (Guatemala)
Donovan 62' (pen.)
Feilhaber 73'
Guardado 44'

[edit] Results and Awards

 2007 CONCACAF
Gold Cup Champions 
Flag of the United States
United States
Fourth title
Top Scorer: Most Valuable Player: Top Goalkeeper: Fair Play Award:
Flag of Honduras Carlos Pavón
Flag of Canada Julián de Guzmán
Flag of Guadeloupe Franck Grandel
Flag of Honduras Honduras

[edit] All-star team

The All-Tournament Team was selected by the CONCACAF Technical Study Group and features the “Best XI” along with seven Honourable Mentions. The player selections were made from the eight teams that reached the quarterfinals of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [4]

All-Star Team
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Flag of Guadeloupe Franck Grandel

Flag of Panama Felipe Baloy
Flag of Canada Richard Hastings
Flag of the United States Frankie Hejduk
Flag of Mexico Carlos Salcido

Flag of Costa Rica Walter Centeno
Flag of Canada Julián de Guzmán
Flag of the United States Pablo Mastroeni
Flag of Mexico Pável Pardo

Flag of Honduras Carlos Pavón
Flag of Panama Blas Perez


Honorable Mention
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

Flag of Costa Rica Jose Francisco Porras

Flag of Honduras Samuel Caballero
Flag of Canada Paul Stalteri

Flag of the United States DaMarcus Beasley
Flag of Mexico Andrés Guardado

Flag of Guadeloupe Jocelyn Angloma
Flag of the United States Landon Donovan

[edit] Scorers

5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

[edit] Cuban Defections

Two members of the Cuban team, striker Lester Moré and midfielder Osvaldo Alonso, defected from the team following a shopping trip in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

[edit] Team Statistics

Team Pts GP W T L GF GA Dif Perc
F  United States 18 6 6 0 0 13 3 +10 100.0%
F  Mexico 12 6 4 0 2 7 5 +2 66.7%
S  Canada 9 5 3 0 2 9 5 +4 60.0%
S  Guadeloupe 7 5 2 1 2 5 5 0 50.0%
Q  Honduras 6 4 2 0 2 10 6 +4 50.0%
Q  Panama 4 4 1 1 2 6 7 -1 37.5%
Q  Costa Rica 4 4 1 1 2 3 4 -1 37.5%
Q  Guatemala 4 4 1 1 2 2 5 -3 37.5%
1  El Salvador 3 3 1 0 2 2 6 -4 33.3%
1  Haiti 2 3 0 2 1 2 4 -2 33.3%
1  Trinidad and Tobago 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 16.7%
1  Cuba 1 3 0 1 2 3 9 -6 16.7%

[edit] References

  1. ^ Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France, is not a member of FIFA. Had they won the tournament, the runner-up would have taken their place.[citation needed]
  2. ^ Offside call denies Canada Gold Cup Final (TSN) 2007.06.22
  3. ^ Canada v. USA (YouTube, RSN) 2007.06.21, 93:50-Full Time. Atiba Hutchinson (Canada) scores after receiving the ball from Oguchi Onyewu (United States). Goal disallowed by referee Benito Archundia (Mexico).
  4. ^ Associated Press (June 23, 2007). "ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM UNVEILED". Terra/CONCACAF. http://www.terra.com/deportes/articulo/html/fox409719.htm. Retrieved on 2007-06-24. 

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