2007 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship
| 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CONCACAF and CONMEBOL) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Mexico |
| Dates | 9–12 August |
| Teams | 7 (from 2 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay |
| Third place | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 98 (8.17 per match) |
The 2007 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for CONCACAF and CONMEBOL a beach soccer championship for nations of the Americas, held in August 2007, in Acapulco, Mexico, to determine the best countries' national teams in the region and hence which nations would progress to the World Cup later that year. The United States won the championship, beating Uruguay in the final, whilst Argentina beat Mexico in the third place play off to finish third and fourth respectively. These nations moved on to play in the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2 November - 11 November.[1] The two groups were originally staged as two separate championships for each of the confederations; the winners of those groups were deemed to of won their respective confederation titles. Concluding the event were a set of friendly matches between the respective winners, runners-up etc. of each championship, to unofficially rank the teams collectively from 1st through 6th place. However, since 2010, CONCACAF who organised the event has retrospectively amended history to now refer to the event as one single joint championship between CONMEBOL and CONCACAF nations. Following the group stage, the concluding friendly matches are now deemed to have been the final stage of the tournament, officially determining final placements and podium finishes of the combined nations of both confederations in one set of final standings.
Participating nations
North, Central American and Caribbean zone:
- File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica
- File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States
South American zone:
- File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
- File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay
- File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela
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- Note: Brazil did not play in the championship as they qualified to the 2007 World Cup as hosts.
Group stage
CONCACAF and CONMEBOL were split up into two separate groups, before playing each other in the play off stage.
CONCACAF Group (North, Central American and Caribbean zone)
| Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 9 | Qualified to the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
| File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 | |
| File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | -3 | 3 | |
| File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 19 | -7 | 0 |
| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 9–5 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador |
|---|---|---|
CONMEBOL Group (South America)
| Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | Qualified to the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
| File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 3 | |
| File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -7 | 0 |
Play off stage
Fifth place play off
| Venezuela File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg | 7–5 (a.e.t.) | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica |
|---|---|---|
Third place play off
Final
Winners
| 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification winners: |
|---|
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Second title |
Final standings
References
- ↑ "2007 CONCACAF/CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Tournament". Archived from the original on 2012-10-05. Retrieved 2011-11-07.