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) |
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.
CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005
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Participating nations
For El Salvador 2007,
UNCAF considered for the first time since the tournament's founding in 1991 to invite national teams from outside of Central America to participate. The organization was in negotiations with Mexico and Venezuela to participate.[1]
In the end, this did not happen, and the tournament (officially listed as the UNCAF Copa de Naciones Digicel) proceeded with only the seven UNCAF members.
Participating teams include the seven
UNCAF
members:
Squads
Stadium
| San Salvador | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Cuscatlán | |
| Capacity: 53,400 | |
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First round
Group 1
| 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 |
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
 55' |
Benavides 64' |
Costa Rica
)| El Salvador | 2–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Quintanilla 16', 65' |
Wilson 53' |
Mexico
)| El Salvador | 0–0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
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Mexico
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Group 2
| 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 |
| Costa Rica | 3–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 4', 70' González 46' |
Martínez 58' |
Mexico
)| Panama | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Blanco 87' |
Guatemala
)Fifth place
| Nicaragua | 1–9 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
Wilson 31' |
J. Martínez 3' Velásquez 6', 27', 37', 39' (pen.)S. Martínez 68', 80', 84' Mejía 78' |
El Salvador
)Honduras qualifies for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Semifinals
| El Salvador | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Wallace 11' Fonseca 13' |
Mexico
)All semifinalists qualify for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Third place
| Guatemala | 1–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Albizuris 82' |
Costa Rica
)Final
Final
| Panama | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Tejada 36' |
Bernard 85' |
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| Penalties | ||
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1–4 | Centeno Fonseca Hernández Barrantes |
Guatemala
)Awards
| 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup winner |
|---|
 Costa Rica Sixth title |
Scorers
Notes
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