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 () and commonly known as Rio 2007, were a major Americas, continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to 29, 2007. A total of ...
, 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
CONMEBOL ( ) or CSF (; ; ), is the continental governing body of football in South America and it is one of FIFA's six continental confederations. The oldest continental confederation in the world, its headquarters are located in Luque, Parag ...
, representing the
South America
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n nations, only accepted to play with Under-17 teams (who qualified through the
2007 South American Under-17 Football Championship), 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
Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...
declined to play because their U-17 team preferred to play friendlies in Asia in preparation for the U-17 World Cup, so
Bolivia
Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in central South America. The country features diverse geography, including vast Amazonian plains, tropical lowlands, mountains, the Gran Chaco Province, w ...
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:
*CONCACAF
The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football, abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typeset for branding purposes since 2018 as Concacaf), is one of FIFA's six continental governing bodies for association football. Its 4 ...
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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