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.
| 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) |
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 edit
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 edit
Stadium edit
| San Salvador | |
|---|---|
| Estadio Cuscatlán | |
| Capacity: 53,400 | |
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First round edit
Group 1 edit
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Salvador
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
| Guatemala
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Nicaragua
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3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
 Belize
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0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -4 |
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
Rodríguez  25'Quintanilla 55' |
Benavides 64' |
| El Salvador | 2–1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Quintanilla 16', 65' |
Wilson 53' |
| Nicaragua | 4–2 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Palacios 12', 20', 68' Busto 28' |
McCauley 25', 34' |
| El Salvador | 0–0 | Guatemala |
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Group 2 edit
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panama
|
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
| Costa Rica
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| Honduras
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1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
| Costa Rica | 3–1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Fonseca 4', 70' González 46' |
Martínez 58' |
| Honduras | 1–1 | Panama |
|---|---|---|
| Guardia 26' (o.g.) |
Rivera 80' |
| Panama | 1–0 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Blanco 87' |
Fifth place edit
| 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 edit
| El Salvador | 0–2 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
| Wallace 11' Fonseca 13' |
All semifinalists qualify for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Third place edit
| Guatemala | 1–0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Albizuris 82' |
Final edit
Awards edit
| 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup winner |
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 Costa Rica Sixth title |
Scorers edit
Notes edit
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