The 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup was the ninth edition of the Gold Cup, the

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championship of North America, Central America and the Caribbean (

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), and was won by the

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over

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. It was contested in the United States from June 6 to 24, 2007. 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

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, an

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of France, is not a member of

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. Had they won the tournament, the runner-up would have taken their place.

Qualified teams

A total of 12 teams qualified for the tournament. Three berths were allocated to

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, five to

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, and four to the

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Venues

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: # 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

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Ranking of third-placed teams

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

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* Ali Gerba * Walter Centeno * Carlos Costly *

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;2 goals *

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* Reynier Alcántara * Jocelyn Angloma *

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* José Luis Garcés *

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;1 goal * Iain Hume * Jaime Colomé *

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* Pável Pardo * Carlos Salcido *

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* Errol McFarlane * Silvio Spann *

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* Brian Ching * Clint Dempsey * Benny Feilhaber * Frankie Hejduk * Eddie Johnson *

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Awards

Winners

Individual awards

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.

Controversy

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

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subsequently nullified Hutchinson's goal. Video replays showed that the football came into contact with the U.S.A.'s defender

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immediately before Hutchinson scored the goal. Therefore, according to the laws of the game, there was no offside offence for Hutchinson.

Notes

References

External links

2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup Dates Announced2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup (with all matchreports)
{{DEFAULTSORT:2007 Concacaf Gold Cup Gold Cup CONCACAF Gold Cup 2007

CONCACAF Gold Cup The CONCACAF Gold Cup () is an association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for men's senior national teams from North America, Central America and the Caribbean. The tournament is held every two ...

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