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2007 UNCAF Nations Cup

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2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEl Salvador
Dates8–18 February
Teams7 (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 played14
Goals scored39 (2.79 per match)
Top scorer(s)Honduras Wilmer Velásquez
(4 goals)
2005
2009

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.

Costa Rica won the tournament on penalty kicks after a 1–1 draw with Panama in the final. It was Costa Rica's sixth title out of nine tournaments played. Panama reached the UNCAF final for the first time but also lost on penalty kicks in the final of the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2005.

Participating nations

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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

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Stadium

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San Salvador
Estadio Cuscatlán
Capacity: 53,400

First round

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Group 1

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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
Guatemala 1–0 Nicaragua
Quiñónez 29'
El Salvador 2–1 Belize
Rodríguez 25'
Quintanilla 55'
Benavides 64'

Belize 0–1 Guatemala
 
 
Cabrera 8'
Referee: Rolando Vidal (Panama)
El Salvador 2–1 Nicaragua
Quintanilla 16', 65' Wilson 53'
Referee: Germán Arredondo (Mexico)

Nicaragua 4–2 Belize
Palacios 12', 20', 68'
Busto 28'
McCauley 25', 34'
El Salvador 0–0 Guatemala
 
 
 
 


Group 2

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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

Honduras 1–1 Panama
Guardia 26' (o.g.) Rivera 80'

Fifth place

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Nicaragua 1–9 Honduras
Wilson 31' J. Martínez 3'
Velásquez 6', 27', 37', 39' (pen.)
S. Martínez 68', 80', 84'
Mejía 78'

Honduras qualifies for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Semifinals

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Panama 2–0 Guatemala
Phillips 50'
Baloy 90+2' (pen.)
Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico)

All semifinalists qualify for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup

Third place

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Final

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Awards

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 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup winner 

Costa Rica

Sixth title

Scorers

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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 goal (Own Goal)

Notes

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  1. ^ "UNCAF Cup regional tournament may invite Venezuela to participate". CBS Sportsline. 2006-10-10. Archived from the original on 2013-02-03. Retrieved 2006-10-25.