The 2007 Peace Cup Korea was a football tournament held in South Korea between 12 July and 21 August 2007.[citation needed] It was the third edition of Peace Cup. Lyon defeated Bolton Wanderers 1–0 in the final on 21 July, to become the winner first time in its last three participation.
| 2007 Peace Cup Korea | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Korea |
| Dates | 12 July - 21 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Lyon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Bolton Wanderers |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 24 (1.85 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Kim Källström Kevin Nolan Nicolas Anelka  Jesus Padilla Karim Benzema Sergio Santana  Matías Abelairas(two goals) |
| Best player(s) | Karim Benzema |
VenuesEdit
| Seoul | Suwon | Seongnam | Goyang |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seoul World Cup Stadium | Suwon World Cup Stadium | Tancheon Sports Complex | Goyang Stadium |
| Capacity: 66,806 | Capacity: 43,959 | Capacity: 16,250 | Capacity: 41,311 |
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| Daegu | Busan | Ulsan | Gwangyang |
| Daegu World Cup Stadium | Busan Asiad Stadium | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium | Gwangyang Football Stadium |
| Capacity: 66,422 | Capacity: 53,864 | Capacity: 44,474 | Capacity: 20,009 |
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MatchesEdit
All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).
Group StageEdit
The teams placed first (shaded in green) will be qualified to the Final.
Group AEdit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton Wanderers
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 |
| Guadalajara
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 |
 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
 Racing de Santander
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -6 | 1 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1 – 1 | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
Nam  87' |
Nolan 78' |
| Guadalajara | 5 – 0 | Racing de Santander |
|---|---|---|
| Santana 15' Nava 18'Padilla 57' 68' Morales 90' |
| Bolton Wanderers | 2 – 0 | Guadalajara |
|---|---|---|
| Harsányi 46' Nolan 76' |
| Racing de Santander | 1 – 2 | Bolton Wanderers |
|---|---|---|
| Colsa 26' |
Anelka 58' 69' |
Group BEdit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Reading
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| River Plate
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Shimizu S-Pulse
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 – 2 | Lyon |
|---|---|---|
| Benzema 29' Mounier 86' |
| Reading | 0 – 1 | River Plate |
|---|---|---|
| Abelairas 28' |
| Shimizu S-Pulse | 0 – 1 | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| Gunnarsson 69' |
The FinalEdit
| 2007 Peace Cup Winners |
|---|
 Lyon |
GoalscorersEdit
- 2 goals
Matías Abelairas (River Plate)
Kevin Nolan (Bolton Wanderers)
Nicolas Anelka (Bolton Wanderers)- Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais)
Jesús Padilla (Guadalajara)- Sergio Santana (Guadalajara)
Kim Källström (Olympique Lyonnais)
- 1 goal
- Marco Ruben (River Plate)
- Simon Cox (Reading)
- Anthony Mounier (Olympique Lyonnais)
- Hatem Ben Arfa (Olympique Lyonnais)
Brynjar Gunnarsson (Reading)
Nam Ki-Il (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma)- Julio Nava (Guadalajara)
- Jesús Morales (Guadalajara)
Zoltán Harsányi (Bolton Wanderers)
Gonzalo Colsa (Racing de Santander)
Broadcasting rightsEdit
Following broadcasting systems has the rights for the broadcast of 2007 Peace Cup.
Spain:
South Korea:
England:
- Setanta Sports (All matches)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "La Sexta emitirá en exclusiva la Peace Cup de Sevilla". Lacoctelera. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2007.[dead link]
- ^ "La Sexta & TV3 To Carry Real Valladolid-Barcelona Game". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
- ^ "SBS broadcasts Peace Cup" (in Korean). Segye.com. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
External linksEdit
- Official site (in Spanish, English, and Korean)
- Peace Cup on Goalzz.com