In the men's football tournament of the
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic C ...
, the Pan American Sports Organisation expanded the number of participants from 8 to 12
and set the age limit to the Under-20 level. However,
CONMEBOL, representing the
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the sout ...
n nations, only accepted to play with Under-17 teams (who qualified through the
2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship
The 2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship was played in Ecuador from 4 to 25 March 2007. The seven venues of the competition were the cities of Ambato, Azogues, Cuenca, Ibarra, Latacunga, Quito and Riobamba. The tournament provide ...
), since Under-20 teams had to participate at the
U-20 World Cup at the same time.
The United States accepted to play with their
Under-18 team. Finally,
Peru
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declined to play because their U-17 team preferred to play friendlies in Asia in preparation for the U-17 World Cup, so
Bolivia took their place.
In the final, Ecuador beat Jamaica to win their first gold medal.
Ecuador, campeón panamericano
on El Universo, 27 Jul 2007["Ecuador vence a Jamaica y gana el oro en el fútbol de los Panamericanos" at Keti & Rada's blogsite, Jul 29, 2007]
Participants
The participating nations were:
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Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Final round
Semifinals
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Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
Final ranking
References
External links
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Football at the Pan American Games (Rio 2007)
(archived)
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Football at the 2007 Pan American Games