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2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Boom, Belgium from June 23 to July 1, 2007.

2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
Tournament details
Host countryBelgium
CityBoom
Dates23 June – 1 July
Teams6
Final positions
Champions Argentina (2nd title)
Runner-up New Zealand
Third place India
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored93 (5.17 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Hayden Shaw (9 goals)
Best playerNew Zealand Ryan Archibald
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Argentina earned a spot at the 2008 Champions Trophy in Rotterdam, Netherlands after having defeated New Zealand in the final.

Squads edit

  Argentina

Head Coach: Sergio Vigil

  Belgium

Head Coach: Giles Bonnet

  England

Head Coach: Jason Lee

  India

Head Coach: Joaquim Carvalho

  Japan

Head Coach: Akira Takahashi

  New Zealand

Head Coach: Shane McLeod

Umpires edit

Below is the eight umpires appointed by International Hockey Federation (FIH):[1]

  •   Chen Dekang (CHN)
  •   Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
  •   Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
  •   Deon Nel (RSA)
  •   James Pilgrim (ENG)
  •   Raghu Prasad (IND)
  •   Simon Taylor (NZL)
  •   Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

Results edit

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  New Zealand 5 3 2 0 15 7 +8 11
  Argentina 5 3 1 1 13 10 +3 10
  India 5 3 0 2 12 10 +2 9
  England 5 2 0 3 16 15 +1 6
  Belgium 5 1 1 3 10 17 –7 4
  Japan 5 1 0 4 8 15 –7 3
23 June 2007
13:45
India   0 – 2   New Zealand
Report H. Shaw   63'
Kosoof   69'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
Deon Nel (RSA)
23 June 2007
16:00
Belgium   1 – 2   Japan
C. Vandeweghe   12' Report Furusato   16'
Yamabori   58'
Umpires:
James Pilgrim (ENG)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
23 June 2007
18:30
England   3 – 4   Argentina
Alexander   13'
S. Mantell   52'
Hawes   58' 		Report Lombi   40', 45'
L. Rey   45'
R. Vila   51'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
24 June 2007
14:00
New Zealand   4 – 0   Japan
H. Shaw   31', 38'
Archibald   33'
Burrows   49' 		Report
Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
24 June 2007
16:15
Argentina   2 – 3   Belgium
Gilardi   40'
Lombi   68' 		Report Gucasoff   6', 32'
Briels   54'
Umpires:
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Deon Nel (RSA)
24 June 2007
18:45
India   3 – 2   England
Rajpal   28'
Dilip   41'
Prabhjot   54' 		Report R. Mantell   33'
Clarke   48'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
26 June 2007
14:30
Japan   0 – 2   Argentina
Report Ibarra   10'
R. Vila   15'
Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
26 June 2007
16:45
England   1 – 3   New Zealand
Moore   43' Report H. Shaw   10', 48'
Couzins   62'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
26 June 2007
19:00
Belgium   1 – 4   India
Gucasoff   26' Report Sandeep   13'
Prabhjot   18'
Shivendra   31'
Dilip   68'
Umpires:
James Pilgrim (ENG)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
28 June 2007
14:30
England   4 – 3   Japan
R. Mantell   29'
Alexander   50'
Clarke   61'
Moore   66' 		Report Yamabori   10', 70+'
Anai   59'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
28 June 2007
16:45
Argentina   2 – 1   India
Lombi   39'
Almada   60' 		Report Sandeep   64'
Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
James Pilgrim (ENG)
28 June 2007
19:00
New Zealand   3 – 3   Belgium
Child   14', 27'
Couzins   19' 		Report Briels   8'
Reckinger   17'
C. Vandeweghe   38'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
30 June 2007
11:30
New Zealand   3 – 3   Argentina
Burrows   15'
H. Shaw   46', 70' 		Report L. Vila   16', 69'
Garreta   27'
Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
30 June 2007
13:45
India   4 – 3   Japan
Sandeep   7'
Prabhjot   22', 34'
Dilip   48' 		Report Katayama   11'
Yamabori   47'
Tsubouchi   65'
Umpires:
James Pilgrim (ENG)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
30 June 2007
16:00
Belgium   2 – 6   England
Dekeyser   47'
Gucasoff   60' 		Report Jones   26'
Daly   28', 58'
S. Mantell   53', 70'
Clarke   65'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Raghu Prasad (IND)

Classification edit

Fifth and sixth place edit

1 July 2007
12:30
Belgium   3 – 4   Japan
Dekeyser   17', 21'
de Cock   62' 		Report Nagasawa   25'
Yamabori   27'
Yoshida   57'
Anai   68'
Umpires:
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Chen Dekang (CHN)

Third and fourth place edit

1 July 2007
15:00
India   4 – 3   England
Khandker   3', 6'
Sandeep   14'
Minz   22' 		Report Moore   34'
Tindall   55'
S. Mantell   63'
Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

Final edit

1 July 2007
17:30
New Zealand   2 – 3 (a.e.t.)   Argentina
H. Shaw   44', 49' Report Lombi   66', 67', 75'
Umpires:
James Pilgrim (ENG)
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

Awards edit

Topscorer Best Player Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Trophy
  Hayden Shaw   Ryan Archibald   Cédric Degreve   New Zealand

Statistics edit

Final ranking edit

  1.   Argentina
  2.   New Zealand
  3.   India
  4.   England
  5.   Japan
  6.   Belgium

References edit

  1. ^ "Officials". International Hockey Federation. Sportcentric. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2013.

External links edit

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