Football at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

International sporting event
Men's football tournament at the 2007 Pan American Games
VenueRio de Janeiro
Dates15–27 July
Competitors216 from 12 nations
Medalists
Gold medal  Ecuador
Silver medal  Jamaica
Bronze medal  Mexico
«2003
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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]

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

The participating nations were:

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Ecuador 3 2 1 0 8 5 +3 7
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6
3  Honduras 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Costa Rica 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Ecuador 1–1 Costa Rica
Ochoa 32' Brenes 13'
Brazil 3–0 Honduras
Lulinha 22' (pen.), 66', 90' (pen.)
Honduras 2–3 Ecuador
Martínez 10'
Leverón 65' (pen.)		 Zura 11'
Castro 20' (o.g.)
Chango 67'
Brazil 2–4 Ecuador
Luiz Júnior 37'
Alex Teixeira 71'		 Chasi 45'
Zura 47'
Montero 62'
Ochoa 86'
Costa Rica 1–2 Honduras
Brenes 10' Leverón 21', 34'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Bolivia 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
2  Mexico 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7
3  United States 3 1 0 2 4 7 −3 3
4  Venezuela 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Mexico 1–1 Bolivia
Esqueda 63' Gutiérrez 26'
United States 2–1 Venezuela
McCarthy 50'
Warshaw 90+3'		 Flores 76' (pen.)
Bolivia 4–2 United States
Pinedo 47', 81'
Fierro 56'
Gutiérrez 63'		 Gonzalez 34', 41'
Venezuela 0–2 Bolivia
Fierro 7', 34'

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1  Jamaica 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9
2  Colombia 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3  Argentina 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
4  Haiti 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: [citation needed]
Colombia 0–1 Jamaica
Daley 76'
Argentina 1–1 Haiti
Mazzola 37' Mechack 33'
Jamaica 2–0 Argentina
Daley 80', 90'
Haiti 0–1 Colombia
Nazarith 54'
Jamaica 4–0 Haiti
Thomas 2'
Doyley 18'
Daley 26'
Cousins 67'

Final round

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July – Maracanã Stadium
 
 
 Jamaica0 (5)
 
27 July – Maracanã Stadium
 
 Mexico0 (4)
 
 Jamaica1
 
24 July – Maracanã Stadium
 
 Ecuador2
 
 Bolivia0
 
 
 Ecuador1
 
Third place
 
 
27 July – Maracanã Stadium
 
 
 Mexico1
 
 
 Bolivia0

Semifinals

Jamaica 0–0 Mexico
Penalties
5–4

Bronze-medal match

Gold-medal match

Ecuador 2–1[5] Jamaica
Montero 78'
Zura 83' (pen.)		 Report Vernan 5'
Referee: Paulo de Oliveira (BRA)
Ecuador
Jamaica

GK 1 Máximo Banguera
DF 2 Wilson Folleco
DF 3 Deison Méndez
DF 4 Michael Castro
DF 6 Hamilton Chasi
MF 13 Carlos Delgado
MF 16 Israel Chango
MF 5 Jefferson Pinto
MF 8 Jefferson Montero
FW 9 Edmundo Zura
FW 18 Pablo Ochoa
Manager:
Sixto Vizuete
GK 13 Duwayne Kerr
DF 5 Ajuran Brown
DF 10 Shavar Thomas
DF 17 Norman Bailey
MF 9 Keammar Daley
MF 18 Damaine Thompson
MF 11 Edward Campbell
MF 19 Troy Smith
MF 7 Ricardo Cousins
FW 15 Dawyne Smith
FW 12 Obrian Woodbine
Manager:
Wendell Downswell

Final ranking

Place Team
 Ecuador
 Jamaica
 Mexico
4  Bolivia
5  Brazil
6  Colombia
7  Honduras
7  United States
9  Argentina
10  Costa Rica
11  Haiti
12  Venezuela
 2007 Pan American Games winners 

Ecuador
First title

References

  1. ^ "Habrá más participantes" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
  2. ^ Panamerican Games 2007 (Rio de Janeiro) by Marcelo Leme de Arruda of the RSSSF
  3. ^ Ecuador, campeón panamericano on El Universo, 27 Jul 2007
  4. ^ "Ecuador vence a Jamaica y gana el oro en el fútbol de los Panamericanos" at Keti & Rada's blogsite, Jul 29, 2007
  5. ^ "Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-04. Result book

External links

  • (in Portuguese) Football at the Pan American Games (Rio 2007) (archived)