# 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

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.
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.

## 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 |
| 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 |
| MiamiFoxboroughEast RutherfordCarsonChicagoHoustonclass=notpageimage| Location of the host cities of the 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:
* 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

| 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 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Guadeloupe | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 4 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | Panama | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 1 | |

### 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 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 3 | El Salvador | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | |

## Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| June 16 - Foxboro | June 16 - Foxboro | | | |
| Canada | 3 | | | |
| Canada | 3 | June 21 - Chicago | June 21 - Chicago | | |
| Guatemala | 0 | June 21 - Chicago | June 21 - Chicago | |
| Guatemala | 0 | Canada | 1 | |
| June 16 - Foxboro | June 16 - Foxboro | | Canada | 1 | |
| June 16 - Foxboro | June 16 - Foxboro | United States | 2 | |
| United States | 2 | United States | 2 | |
| United States | 2 | | | | June 24 - Chicago | June 24 - Chicago |
| Panama | 1 | | | | June 24 - Chicago | June 24 - Chicago |
| Panama | 1 | | | | United States | 2 |
| June 17 - Houston | June 17 - Houston | | | | | United States | 2 |
| June 17 - Houston | June 17 - Houston | | | | Mexico | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 | | | | Mexico | 1 |
| Honduras | 1 | June 21 - Chicago | June 21 - Chicago | | | |
| Guadeloupe | 2 | June 21 - Chicago | June 21 - Chicago | | | |
| Guadeloupe | 2 | Guadeloupe | 0 | | | |
| June 17 - Houston | June 17 - Houston | | Guadeloupe | 0 | | | |
| June 17 - Houston | June 17 - Houston | Mexico | 1 | |
| Mexico (a.e.t.) | 1 | Mexico | 1 | |
| Costa Rica | 0 | | | |

### Final
## Statistics
### Goalscorers
#### 5 goals

* Carlos Pavón

#### 4 goals

* Landon Donovan

#### 3 goals

* Dwayne De Rosario
* Ali Gerba
* Walter Centeno
* Carlos Costly
* Blas Pérez

#### 2 goals

* Julian de Guzman
* Reynier Alcántara
* Jocelyn Angloma
* Amado Guevara
* Jared Borgetti
* José Luis Garcés
* DaMarcus Beasley

#### 1 goal

* Iain Hume
* Jaime Colomé
* Dennis Alas
* Ramón Sánchez
* Cédrick Fiston
* David Fleurival
* Richard Socrier
* José Manuel Contreras
* Carlos Ruiz
* Alexandre Boucicaut
* Monès Chéry
* Cuauhtémoc Blanco
* Nery Castillo
* Andrés Guardado
* Pável Pardo
* Carlos Salcido
* Carlos Rivera
* Errol McFarlane
* Silvio Spann
* Carlos Bocanegra
* Brian Ching
* Clint Dempsey
* Benny Feilhaber
* Frankie Hejduk
* Eddie Johnson
* Taylor Twellman

## 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.
All-Star Team :
| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Franck Grandel | Felipe Baloy Richard Hastings Frankie Hejduk Carlos Salcido | Walter Centeno Julian de Guzman 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 |

## 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 Benito Archundia subsequently nullified Hutchinson's goal. Video replays showed that the football came into contact with the U.S.A.'s defender Oguchi Onyewu immediately before Hutchinson scored the goal. Therefore, according to the laws of the game, there was no offside offence for Hutchinson.