2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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 24, 2007.

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
CONCACAF Championship
2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup official logo
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
Dates6–24 June
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) Carlos Pavón
(5 goals)
Best player(s) Julian de Guzman
Best goalkeeper Franck Grandel
Fair play award Honduras

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

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
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

Squads
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

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

Group A
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:


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
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:
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
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:
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
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:

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

Quarter-finals
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 (a.e.t.) 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
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
Main article: 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Final
United States 2–1 Mexico
Donovan 62' (pen.)
Feilhaber 73'		 Report Guardado 44'
Attendance: 60,000

Statistics

Goalscorers
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Awards

Winners
 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Winners 

United States
Fourth title

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

All-Tournament team

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
Julián de Guzmán
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

Notes
  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.

References
  1. "The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking". FIFA. 16 May 2007. Archived from the original on October 21, 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2021.
  2. "All-Tournament Team Unveiled". Terra.com. Terra Networks. AP. 2007-06-23. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
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