The 2007

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was the ninth version of the biennial

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tournament for the

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national teams of Central America. The event took place in

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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

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won the tournament on penalty kicks after a 1–1 draw with

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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

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Participating nations

For El Salvador 2007,

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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

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and

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to participate. 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

members: * * * * * * *

Squads

Stadium

First round

Group 1

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Group 2

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Fifth place

Honduras qualifies for the

Semifinals

All semifinalists qualify for the

Third place

Final

Awards

Scorers

;4 goals *

Wilmer Velásquez Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward. He was regarded as one of the greatest footballers in Honduran soccer for Olimpia, and by foremost as the nation's greatest striker ev ...

;3 goals *

Eliseo Quintanilla Eliseo Antonio Quintanilla Ortíz (born 5 February 1983) is a former Salvadoran professional footballer. Club career Nicknamed ''Cheyo'', Quintanilla started his professional career at Salvadorian giants FAS, making his professional debut in ...

Emilio Palacios Emilio José Palacios Luna (born 8 October 1982) is a Nicaraguan former footballer who played for Diriangén in the Primera División de Nicaragua. Palacios is Nicaragua's all-time national team record goalscorer with 11 goals. Club career ...

Saúl Martínez Saúl Asael Martínez Álvarez (; born 29 January 1976) is a Honduran former football forward who last played for USA fourth tier-side Miami United. Club career Nicknamed ''Speedy'', Saúl Martínez was born in Colón, Honduras. He starte ...

Rolando Fonseca Rolando Fonseca Jiménez (born 6 June 1974) is a former Costa Rican professional footballer who played as a forward. Nicknamed ''El Principito'' (The little prince)''La Nación'"Nuevo Estadio Nacional: Joya del Deporte Costarricense" p. 30. 1 ...

;2 goals * Deon McCauley *

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;1 goal * Leonardo González *

Harold Wallace Harold Wallace McDonald (born September 7, 1975) is a Costa Rican former footballer who played as a right-back and central midfielder. Club career He started his career with Deportivo Saprissa, being part of their minor league system. After a s ...

Kurt Bernard Kurt Bernard Simpson (born December 8, 1977) is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. He last played for Limón F.C. and was the top scorer in the Costa Rican league in 2005-2006. Club career He started his career with hometown club L ...

* Juan Díaz Rodríguez * Claudio Albizuris * Gustavo Cabrera *

Milton Busto Milton Ángel Busto García (born April 19, 1982) is a Nicaraguan professional midfielder currently playing for Walter Ferretti. Club career A versatile player, Busto has played in attack, midfield and defense for several clubs in the Nicaragu ...

Emil Martínez Emil José Martínez Cruz (; (born 17 September 1982) is a Honduran former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Martínez made his professional debut for Marathón and played abroad for Alajuelense in the Primera Di ...

* Carlos Will Mejía * Alberto Blanco *

Luis Tejada Luis Carlos "Matador" Tejada Hansell (born 28 March 1982) is a Panamanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Molinos El Pirata. Club career Tejada's debut in professional soccer was with Tauro in the local league, where he man ...

Ricardo Phillips Ricardo Oscar Phillips (born 31 January 1975) is a Panamanian former Association football, football midfielder. Club career A short-sized but speedy attacking midfielder, Phillips started his career at Euro Kickers F.C., Euro Kickers and joined ...

Felipe Baloy Felipe Abdiel Baloy Ramírez (born 24 February 1981) is a Panamanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He scored Panama’s first ever goal in a FIFA World Cup, against England at the 2018 edition. Early life He was the ...

Carlos Rivera Carlos Rivera Guerra, better known as Carlos Rivera (born March 15, 1986), is a Mexican singer. He rose to fame by winning the third generation of ''La Academia''. Rivera has released four studio albums and participated in six theatre producti ...

;1 goal (Own Goal) * Ubaldo Guardia

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