2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
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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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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 | United States (4th title) |
Runners-up | Mexico |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 25 |
Goals scored | 64 (2.56 per match) |
Attendance | 921,464 (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 |
← 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]
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] |
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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 |
Miami | 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 |
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.
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:
- 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