The 2007 edition of the

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was played by 34 teams; 30 teams from the

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and 4 teams from the

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. CONMEBOL organized the tournament and invited three North American clubs which were the best three of the CONCACAF Champions' Cup 2007; the fourth North American club was the defending champion

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. The official draw took place on May 22 in

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. The Argentine club

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won their first international title by defeating América in the final, winning 3-2 in the first leg and losing 2-1 in the second leg, which was the only game that they lost. Arsenal scored at least three goals in their opponents stadium in four of the five games they played. They defeated San Lorenzo, an Argentine club that recently won the 2007 Clausura, the

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ian club

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, Argentine giant River Plate and the strongest rivals of Mexican football,

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and America. This is the third time a Mexican club has reached the final, and the fourth title for Argentine clubs in the competition. Arsenal became only the third Argentine club to win a major international tournament without winning the Argentine league first, after

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and

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. They were also the first Argentine club other than

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to win an international title since San Lorenzo won the Copa Sudamericana 2002.

Qualified teams

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tournament.

Fixture Dates

*Preliminary Rounds: Between July 31 and September 6 *Round of 16: Between September 11 and October 4 *Quarterfinals: Between October 9 and November 1 *Semifinals: Between November 6 and November 15 *Finals: Between November 28 and December 5
Full Schedule

First stage

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Second stage

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Final stages

Bracket

To prevent a final with two teams from the same country, CONMEBOL paired

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with River Plate in the semifinals, thus reordering the bracket.

References

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