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2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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.

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
DatesJune 6–24
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)6 (in 6 host cities)
Final positions
Champions United States (4th title)
Runners-up Mexico
Tournament statistics
Matches played25
Goals scored64 (2.56 per match)
Attendance921,464 (36,859 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras Carlos Pavón
(5 goals)
Best player(s)Canada Julian de Guzman
Best goalkeeperGuadeloupe Franck Grandel
Fair play award Honduras
← 2005
2009 →

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]

Qualified teams

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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]
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

Venues

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Miami Carson Foxborough
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
     
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Location of the host cities of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

Squads

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Main article: 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup squads

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.

Competition format

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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

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]


Costa Rica  1–2  Canada
Centeno   56' Report De Guzman   57', 73'
Attendance: 17,420
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Guadeloupe  1–1  Haiti
Fiston   54' Report Chéry   36' (pen.)
Attendance: 17,420
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Canada  1–2  Guadeloupe
Gerba   35' Report Angloma   10'
Fleurival   37'
Attendance: 22,529
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Haiti  1–1  Costa Rica
Boucicaut   71' Report Centeno   62'
Attendance: 22,529
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
Costa Rica  1–0  Guadeloupe
Centeno   14' Report
Attendance: 15,892
Referee: Enrico Wijngaarde (Suriname)
Haiti  0–2  Canada
Report De Rosario   31', 35' (pen.)
Attendance: 15,892

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
United States  1–0  Guatemala
Dempsey   26' Report
Attendance: 21,334
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)
El Salvador  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago
Sánchez   38'
Alas   81'		 Report Spann   8'
Attendance: 21,334
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)
Guatemala  1–0  El Salvador
Contreras   68' Report
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Javier Jaurequi (Netherlands Antilles)
Trinidad and Tobago  0–2  United States
Report Ching   29'
Johnson   54'
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)
United States  4–0  El Salvador
Beasley   34', 89'
Donovan   45+4' (pen.)
Twellman   73'		 Report
Attendance: 26,523
Trinidad and Tobago  1–1  Guatemala
McFarlane   87' Report Ruiz   83'
Attendance: 26,523
Referee: José Pineda (Honduras)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]
Panama  3–2  Honduras
Rivera   33'
B. Pérez   42'
Garcés   83'		 Report Guevara   40'
Costly   90+2'
Attendance: 20,230
Mexico  2–1  Cuba
Borgetti   38'
Castillo   56'		 Report Alcántara   23'
Attendance: 20,230
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Honduras  2–1  Mexico
Costly   57', 90' Report Blanco   29' (pen.)
Attendance: 68,123
Referee: Wálter Quesada (Costa Rica)
Panama  2–2  Cuba
Garcés   14'
B. Pérez   45'		 Report Colomé   27'
Alcántara   74'
Attendance: 68,123
Referee: Lee Davis (Trinidad and Tobago)
Cuba  0–5  Honduras
Report Pavón   3', 12', 42', 53'
Guevara   90' (pen.)
Attendance: 68,417
Referee: Joel Aguilar (El Salvador)
Mexico  1–0  Panama
Salcido   60' Report
Attendance: 68,417

Ranking of third-placed teams

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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
Source: [citation needed]

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
June 16 - Foxboro
 
 
  Canada3
 
June 21 - Chicago
 
  Guatemala0
 
  Canada1
 
June 16 - Foxboro
 
  United States2
 
  United States2
 
June 24 - Chicago
 
  Panama1
 
  United States2
 
June 17 - Houston
 
  Mexico1
 
  Honduras1
 
June 21 - Chicago
 
  Guadeloupe2
 
  Guadeloupe0
 
June 17 - Houston
 
  Mexico1
 
  Mexico (a.e.t.)1
 
 
  Costa Rica0
 

Quarter-finals

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Canada  3–0  Guatemala
De Rosario   17'
Gerba   33', 44'		 Report
Attendance: 22,412
Referee: Courtney Campbell (Jamaica)
United States  2–1  Panama
Donovan   60' (pen.)
Bocanegra   62'		 Report B. Pérez   85'
Attendance: 22,412
Referee: Neal Brizan (Trinidad and Tobago)
Mexico  1–0  Costa Rica
Borgetti   97' Report
Attendance: 70,092
Referee: Terry Vaughn (United States)
Honduras  1–2  Guadeloupe
Pavón   70' Report Angloma   17'
Socrier   20'
Attendance: 70,092

Semi-finals

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Canada  1–2  United States
Hume   76' Report Hejduk   39'
Donovan   45+1' (pen.)
Attendance: 50,760
Mexico  1–0  Guadeloupe
Pardo   70' Report
Attendance: 50,760
Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama)

Final

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Main article: 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
United States  2–1  Mexico
Donovan   62' (pen.)
Feilhaber   73'		 Report Guardado   44'
Attendance: 60,000

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

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Winners

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 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners 
 
United States
Fourth title

Individual awards

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Top Scorer: Most Valuable Player: Top Goalkeeper: Fair Play Award:
  Carlos Pavón   Julian de Guzman   Franck Grandel   Honduras

All-Tournament team

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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
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

  Franck Grandel

  Felipe Baloy
  Richard Hastings
  Frankie Hejduk
  Carlos Salcido

  Walter Centeno
  Julian de Guzman
  Pablo Mastroeni
  Pável Pardo

  Carlos Pavón
  Blas Pérez


Honorable Mention
Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards

  Jose Francisco Porras

  Samuel Caballero
  Paul Stalteri

  DaMarcus Beasley
  Andrés Guardado

  Jocelyn Angloma
  Landon Donovan

Controversy

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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]

Notes

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  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]

References

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  1. ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. May 16, 2007. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "All-Tournament Team Unveiled". Terra.com. Terra Networks. AP. June 23, 2007. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Le Canada perd dans la controverse". RDS (in French). June 21, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Canada gets jilted in Gold Cup semi-final". The Globe and Mail. June 21, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Controversy Follows United States Into Gold Cup Final". The New York Times. June 22, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
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