Football at the 2007 Pan American Games – Men's tournament
The Pan American Sports Organization 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 (qualified through the 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship), since Under-20 teams had to participate in the U-20 World Cup at the same time. The United States national soccer team accepted to play with its Under-18 team. Finally, Peru declined to play because the U-17 team preferred to play friendlies in Asia in preparation for the U-17 World Cup, so Bolivia took its place. The participating nations were:
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| Men's football tournament at the XV Pan American Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Arena Corinthians | ||||||
| Dates | July 15 – 27 | ||||||
| Competitors | 216 from 12 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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«2003 2011» | |||||||
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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 Ecuador |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 |
 Brazil |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 |
 Honduras |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
 Costa Rica |
1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
| Ecuador | 1–1 | Costa Rica |
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Ochoa  32' |
Brenes 13' |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Costa Rica |
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| Maicon 18' Alex 24' |
Estádio Olímpico João Havelange
| Costa Rica | 1–2 | Honduras |
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| Brenes 10' |
Leverón 21', 34' |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
 Mexico |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
 United States |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Venezuela |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 |
| Bolivia | 4–2 | United States |
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| Pinedo 47', 81' Fierro 56'Gutiérrez 63' |
O. González 34', 41' |
| United States | 0–2 | Mexico |
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| del Real 75' Esqueda 78' |
Final round
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 July - Maracanã Stadium | ||||||
 Jamaica | 0(5) | |||||
| 27 July - Maracanã Stadium | ||||||
| Mexico | 0(4) | |||||
| Jamaica | 1 | |||||
| 24 July - Maracanã Stadium | ||||||
| Ecuador | 2 | |||||
| Bolivia | 0 | |||||
| Ecuador | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 July - Maracanã Stadium | ||||||
| Mexico | 1 | |||||
| Bolivia | 0 | |||||
Bronze Medal Match
Final ranking
| Place | Team |
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 | Ecuador |
 | Jamaica |
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| 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 |
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Ecuador First title |
References
- "Habrá más participantes" (in Spanish). ESPN Deportes. Retrieved 2007-04-27.
External links
- (in Portuguese) Football at the Pan American Games (Rio 2007)
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