2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament

2007 CONCACAF U-20 Qualification

Tournament details
Host countries	Panama Mexico
Dates	January 7 – February 25
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	34 (2.83 per match)
Attendance	96,571 (8,048 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andre Akpan (3 goals) Jean Carlos Solórzano

The 2007 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying Tournament was held to determine the four CONCACAF entrants into the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup, which was hosted by Canada. The tournament final was held in two groups of four with the top two from each group advancing. Group A was held in Panama and Group B was held in Mexico. On January 21, 2007, the United States and Panama qualified to the U-20 World Cup. On February 23, 2007, Mexico and Costa Rica achieved qualification as well.

Qualification

Qualification to the CONCACAF tournament was held in separate regions. The Caribbean teams qualified through the 2006 U20 Caribbean Cup and the Central American sides qualified through the 2006 U-20 UNCAF Cup. Mexico and the United States automatically qualified to this tournament, and Canada was not required to participate due to their status as hosts of the U-20 World Cup.

Squads

Main article: 2007 U-20 World Cup CONCACAF qualifying tournament squads

Group A

Panama hosted Group A. All of the matches were played at Estadio Rommel Fernández in Panama City between January 17–21.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	2	1	0	9	1	+8	7
Panama	3	1	1	1	4	8	−4	4
Haiti	3	1	0	2	5	7	−2	3
Guatemala	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

17 January 2007	Haiti	1 – 4	United States	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Lee Davis (Trinidad and Tobago)
	Yveson  73' (pen.)	Report	Akpan  25'  38'  61' Wallace  48'

17 January 2007	Panama	1 – 1	Guatemala	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Attendance: 7,545 Referee: Manuel Glower (Mexico)
	Barahona  65'	Report	Ovalle  2' (o.g.)

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19 January 2007	United States	0 – 0	Guatemala	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Attendance: 3,000 Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
		Report

19 January 2007	Panama	3 – 2	Haiti	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Attendance: 9,632 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
	Wallace  22' Saintilus  72' (o.g.) Brown  83'	Report	Saintilus  60' Yveson  77'

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21 January 2007	Guatemala	0 – 2	Haiti	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Roy McArthur (Guyana)
		Report	Walson  52'  83'

21 January 2007	Panama	0 – 5	United States	Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City Attendance: 17,180 Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
		Report	Adu  7'  90' Rogers  49' Smith  60' Villanueva  70'

Group B

Mexico hosted Group B. All of the matches were played at Estadio Banorte in Culiacán, Sinaloa between February 21–25.

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Mexico	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
Costa Rica	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7
Saint Kitts and Nevis	3	0	1	2	3	6	−3	1
Jamaica	3	0	1	2	1	5	−4	1

21 February 2007	Jamaica	0 – 2	Costa Rica	Estadio Banorte, Culiacán, Sinaloa Attendance: 250 Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
		Report	Borges  3' (pen.) Solórzano  90+'

21 February 2007	Mexico	2 – 0	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Estadio Banorte, Culiacán, Sinaloa Attendance: 12,833 Referee: Steven Depiero (Canada)
	Villaluz  28' dos Santos  86'	Report

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23 February 2007	Costa Rica	3 – 2	Saint Kitts and Nevis	Estadio Banorte, Culiacán, Sinaloa Attendance: 250 Referee: Elmar Rodas (Guatemala)
	Cordero  5' Solórzano  43' Herrera  55'	Report	Berkeley  2' Hanley  14'

23 February 2007	Mexico	2 – 0	Jamaica	Estadio Banorte, Culiacán, Sinaloa Attendance: 17,425 Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
	Villaluz  31' dos Santos  56'	Report

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25 February 2007	Saint Kitts and Nevis	1 – 1	Jamaica	Estadio Banorte, Culiacán, Sinaloa Attendance: 405 Referee: Steven Depiero (Canada)
	Berkeley  77'	Report	Grant  36'

25 February 2007	Mexico	1 – 1	Costa Rica	Estadio Banorte, Culiacán, Sinaloa Attendance: 19,051 Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
	Esqueda  70'	Report	Solórzano  6'

See also

• CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
• 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

External links

• 2007 CONCACAF U-20 Qualifying at CONCACAF.com