2007 UNCAF Nations Cup
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | El Salvador |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Estadio Cuscatlán (in San Salvador host cities) |
| 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) |
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
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
First round
Group 1
| 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 |
8 February 2007 |
| Guatemala |
1 - 0 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Quiñónez 29' |
|
Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador, El Salvador Referee: Jose Pineda (Honduras) |
8 February 2007 |
| El Salvador |
2 - 1 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Juan Díaz 25' Eliseo Quintanilla 55' |
Deris Benavides 64' |
Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador, El Salvador Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica) |
10 February 2007 |
| Belize |
0 - 1 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| |
Gustavo Cabrera 8' |
Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador, El Salvador Referee: Rolando Vidal (Panama) |
10 February 2007 |
| El Salvador |
2 - 1 | Nicaragua |
|---|---|---|
| Eliseo Quintanilla 16', 65' |
Samuel Wilson 53' |
Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador, El Salvador Referee: Germán Arredondo (Mexico) |
12 February 2007 |
| Nicaragua |
4 - 2 | Belize |
|---|---|---|
| Emilio Palacios 12', 20', 68' Milton Busto 28' |
Deon McCauley 25', 34' |
Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador, El Salvador Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica) |
Group 2
| 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 |
9 February 2007 |
| Costa Rica |
3 - 1 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Rolando Fonseca 4', 70' Leonardo González 46' |
Emil Martínez 58' |
Fifth place
15 February 2007 |
| Nicaragua |
1 - 9 | Honduras |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Wilson 31' |
Jairo Martinez 3' Wilmer Velasquez 6', 27', 37', 39'(pen) Saul Martinez 68', 80', 84' Carlos Mejía 78' |
Honduras qualifies for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Semifinals
16 February 2007 |
| Panama |
2 - 0 | Guatemala |
|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Phillips 50'
Felipe Baloy (pen) 90+2' |
|
Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador, El Salvador Referee: German Arredondo (Mexico) |
All semifinalists qualify for the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup
Third place
18 February 2007 |
| Guatemala |
1 - 0 | El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
| Claudio Albizuris 82' |
|
Estadio Cuscatlán San Salvador, El Salvador Referee: Walter Quesada (Costa Rica) |
Final
18 February 2007 Final |
| Panama |
1 – 1 | Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
Luis Tejada  36' |
Kurt Bernard 85' | |
| Penalties | ||
Felipe Baloy  Victor Herrera Rolando Escobar  |
1 – 4 | Walter Centeno Rolando Fonseca Carlos Hernández Michael Barrantes |
Awards
| 2007 UNCAF Nations Cup Winner |
|---|
Costa Rica Sixth title |
Scorers
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