2007 Peace Cup

2007 Peace Cup
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 France Lyon (1st title)
Runners-up England Bolton Wanderers
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 24 (1.85 per match)
Top scorer(s) Sweden Kim Källström
England Kevin Nolan
France Nicolas Anelka
United States Jesus Padilla
France Karim Benzema
Mexico Sergio Santana(two goals)
Best player France Karim Benzema

The 2007 Peace Cup Korea was a football tournament held in South Korea between 12 July and 21 August 2007.[1] 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.

Venues

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
2007 Peace Cup (South Korea)
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

Matches

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+9).

Group Stage

The teams placed first (shaded in green) will be qualified to the Final.

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Bolton Wanderers 321052+37
Mexico Guadalajara 320162+46
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 302112-12
Spain Racing de Santander 301217-61

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Lyon 32015236
England Reading 32012116
Argentina River Plate 32013306
Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 300304-40

2007-07-16
20:00
Reading England 1 – 0 France Lyon
Cox  62'

2007-07-19
20:00
Lyon France 3 – 1 Argentina River Plate
Benzema  6'
Ben Arfa  24'
Källström  90+3' (pen.) 		Ruben  14'

The Final

2007 Peace Cup Winners

Lyon

Goalscorers

2 goals

1 goal

Broadcasting rights

Following broadcasting systems has the rights for the broadcast of 2007 Peace Cup.

Spain Spain:

South Korea South Korea:

England England:

References

  1. ↑ "South Korea's Peace Cup not a distraction, say organisers". dailymail.co.uk. 29 May 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
  2. ↑ "La Sexta emitirá en exclusiva la Peace Cup de Sevilla". Lacoctelera. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2007.
  3. ↑ "La Sexta & TV3 To Carry Real Valladolid-Barcelona Game". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2009-07-29. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  4. ↑ "SBS broadcasts Peace Cup" (in Korean). Segye.com. Retrieved 15 July 2007.

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