2007 UNCAF Nations Cup

2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host country	El Salvador
Dates	8–18 February
Teams	7 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Costa Rica (6th title)
Runners-up	Panama
Third place	Guatemala
Fourth place	El Salvador
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	39 (2.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Wilmer Velásquez; (4 goals)
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The 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup was the ninth version of the biennial football tournament for the CONCACAF national teams of Central America. The event took place in San Salvador, El Salvador from February 8 to February 18, 2007. It was the second time El Salvador hosted the competition. The tournament also served as a qualifying process for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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Costa Rica won the tournament on penalty kicks after a 1–1 draw with Panama in the final. It was Costa Rica's sixth title out of nine tournaments played. Panama reached the UNCAF final for the first time but also lost on penalty kicks in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
El Salvador	7	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2
Guatemala	7	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2
Nicaragua	3	3	1	0	2	5	5	0
Belize	0	3	0	0	3	3	7	-4

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Panama	4	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1
Costa Rica	3	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1
Honduras	1	2	0	1	1	2	4	-2

Panama	1–1	Costa Rica
Tejada 36'		Bernard 85'
Penalties
Baloy Herrera Escobar	1–4	Centeno Fonseca Hernández Barrantes

2007 UNCAF Nations Cup

Participating nations

Squads

Stadium

First round

Group 1

Group 2

Fifth place

Semifinals

Third place

Final

Awards

Scorers

Notes

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