Football at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's tournament
In the men's football tournament of the 2007 Pan American Games, the Pan American Sports Organisation expanded the number of participants from 8 to 12[1] and set the age limit to the Under-20 level. However, CONMEBOL, representing the South American nations, only accepted to play with Under-17 teams (who qualified through the 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship), since Under-20 teams had to participate at the U-20 World Cup at the same time.[2]
| Men's football tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Rio de Janeiro | ||||||
| Dates | 15 – 27 July | ||||||
| Competitors | 216 from 12 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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«2003 2011» | |||||||
The United States accepted to play with their Under-18 team. Finally, Peru declined to play because their U-17 team preferred to play friendlies in Asia in preparation for the U-17 World Cup, so Bolivia took their place.
In the final, Ecuador beat Jamaica to win their first gold medal.[3][4]
Participants
editThe participating nations were:
Preliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ecuador
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 |
| 2 |  Brazil
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 3 |  Honduras
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Costa Rica
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Ecuador | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
Ochoa  32' |
Brenes 13' |
| Brazil | 2–4 | Ecuador |
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| Luiz Júnior 37' Alex Teixeira 71' |
Chasi 45' Zura 47' Montero 62' Ochoa 86' |
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | Honduras |
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| Brenes 10' |
Leverón 21', 34' |
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bolivia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 2 |  Mexico
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 |
| 3 |  United States
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
| 4 |  Venezuela
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
| United States | 0–2 | Mexico |
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| Del Real 75' Esqueda 78' |
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jamaica
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 |  Colombia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 |  Argentina
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 |  Haiti
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Final round
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | ||||||
| Jamaica | 0 (5) | |||||
| 27 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | ||||||
| Mexico | 0 (4) | |||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||
| 24 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | ||||||
| Ecuador | 2 | |||||
| Bolivia | 0 | |||||
| Ecuador | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 July – Rio de Janeiro (Maracanã) | ||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| Bolivia | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
editBronze-medal match
editGold-medal match
edit| Jamaica | 1–2[5] | Ecuador |
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| Vernan 5' |
Report | Montero 78' Zura 83' (pen.) |
        Jamaica
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  Ecuador
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| 2007 Pan American Games Men's football tournament Winners |
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 Ecuador 1st title |
Final ranking
edit| Place | Team |
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Ecuador
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Jamaica
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Mexico
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| 4 | Bolivia
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| 5 | Brazil
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| 6 | Colombia
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| 7 | Honduras
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| 7 | United States
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| 9 | Argentina
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| 10 | Costa Rica
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| 11 | Haiti
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| 12 | Venezuela
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References
edit- ^ "Habrá más participantes" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
- ^ Panamerican Games 2007 (Rio de Janeiro) by Marcelo Leme de Arruda of the RSSSF
- ^ Ecuador, campeón panamericano on El Universo, 27 Jul 2007
- ^ "Ecuador vence a Jamaica y gana el oro en el fútbol de los Panamericanos" at Keti & Rada's blogsite, Jul 29, 2007
- ^ "Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-04. Result book
External links
edit- (in Portuguese) Football at the Pan American Games (Rio 2007) (archived)