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.
CONCACAF Championship | |
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2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo | |
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 | |
Runners-up | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 64 (2.56 per match) |
Attendance | 921,464 (36,859 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | |
Best goalkeeper | |
Fair play award | |
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
editA 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 | |||||
Automatic | 9th | 2005 | Champions (1991, 2002, 2005) | 25 | |
Automatic | 9th | 2005 | Champions (1993, 1996, 1998, 2003) | 20 | |
Automatic | 8th | 2005 | Champions (2000) | 94 | |
Caribbean zone qualified through the 2007 Caribbean Cup | |||||
Winners | 3rd | 2002 | Quarterfinals (2002) | 85 | |
Runners-up | 7th | 2005 | Third Place (2000) | 67 | |
Third Place | 5th | 2005 | Quarterfinals (2003) | 71 | |
Fourth Place | 1st | None | Debut | N/A | |
Central American zone qualified through the 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup | |||||
Winners | 8th | 2005 | Runners-up (2002) | 52 | |
Runners-up | 3rd | 2005 | Runners-up (2005) | 60 | |
Third Place | 8th | 2005 | Fourth Place (1996) | 87 | |
Fourth Place | 5th | 2003 | Quarterfinals (2002, 2003) | 144 | |
Fifth Place | 8th | 2005 | Runners-up (1991) | 55 |
Venues
editMiami | 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 |
Squads
editThe 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
editThe 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:
- Head to head matches between the tied teams (if applicable)
- Greatest goal difference in group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in the three group matches
- If teams are still tied, CONCACAF will hold a drawing of lots
Group stage
editGroup A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
Costa Rica | 1–2 | |
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Centeno |
Report | De Guzman |
Haiti | 1–1 | |
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Boucicaut |
Report | Centeno |
Costa Rica | 1–0 | |
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Centeno |
Report |
Haiti | 0–2 | |
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Report | De Rosario |
Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
United States | 1–0 | |
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Dempsey |
Report |
El Salvador | 2–1 | |
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Sánchez Alas |
Report | Spann |
Guatemala | 1–0 | |
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Contreras |
Report |
Trinidad and Tobago | 0–2 | |
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Report | Ching Johnson |
United States | 4–0 | |
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Beasley Donovan Twellman |
Report |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | |
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McFarlane |
Report | Ruiz |
Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage | |
2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | ||
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editQuarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
June 16 - Foxboro | ||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||
June 21 - Chicago | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
June 16 - Foxboro | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
June 24 - Chicago | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
June 17 - Houston | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
June 21 - Chicago | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
June 17 - Houston | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||
Quarter-finals
editCanada | 3–0 | |
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De Rosario Gerba |
Report |
Mexico | 1–0 | |
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Borgetti |
Report |
Semi-finals
editMexico | 1–0 | |
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Pardo |
Report |
Final
editStatistics
editGoalscorers
edit- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Iain Hume
Jaime Colomé
Dennis Alas
Ramón Sánchez
Cédrick Fiston
David Fleurival
Richard Socrier
José Manuel Contreras
Carlos Ruiz
Alexandre Boucicaut
Monès Chéry
Cuauhtémoc Blanco
Nery Castillo
Andrés Guardado
Pável Pardo
Carlos Salcido
Carlos Rivera
Errol McFarlane
Silvio Spann
Carlos Bocanegra
Brian Ching
Clint Dempsey
Benny Feilhaber
Frankie Hejduk
Eddie Johnson
Taylor Twellman
Awards
editWinners
edit2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners |
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United States Fourth title |
Individual awards
editTop Scorer: | Most Valuable Player: | Top Goalkeeper: | Fair Play Award: |
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All-Tournament team
editThe 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 |
Controversy
editDuring 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
edit- ^ 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
edit- ^ "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. May 16, 2007. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
- ^ "All-Tournament Team Unveiled". Terra.com. Terra Networks. AP. June 23, 2007. Archived from the original on May 27, 2011. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ a b "Le Canada perd dans la controverse". RDS (in French). June 21, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "Canada gets jilted in Gold Cup semi-final". The Globe and Mail. June 21, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ a b "Controversy Follows United States Into Gold Cup Final". The New York Times. June 22, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2022.