2007 Peace Cup

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.

2007 Peace Cup
2007 Peace Cup Korea
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates12 July - 21 July
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)5 (in 5 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Lyon (1st title)
Runners-up Bolton Wanderers
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored24 (1.85 per match)
Top scorer(s) Kim Källström
Kevin Nolan
Nicolas Anelka
Jesus Padilla
Karim Benzema
Sergio Santana
Matías Abelairas(two goals)
Best player(s) Karim Benzema

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
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
Bolton Wanderers 321052+37
Guadalajara 320162+46
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 302112-12
Racing de Santander 301217-61
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1 – 1 Bolton Wanderers
Nam  87' Nolan  78'
Guadalajara 5 – 0 Racing de Santander
Santana  15'
Nava  18'
Padilla  57'  68'
Morales  90'
Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 0 – 0 Racing de Santander
Seongnam 2 Stadium, Seongnam
Bolton Wanderers 2 – 0 Guadalajara
Harsányi  46'
Nolan  76'
Guadalajara 1 – 0 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Santana  80'
Gwang-Yang Stadium, Gwangyang
Racing de Santander 1 – 2 Bolton Wanderers
Colsa  26' Anelka  58'  69'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Lyon 32015236
Reading 32012116
River Plate 32013306
Shimizu S-Pulse 300304-40
Shimizu S-Pulse 0 – 2 Lyon
Benzema  29'
Mounier  86'
Busan Asiad Stadium, Busan
Reading 0 – 1 River Plate
Abelairas  28'
River Plate 1 – 0 Shimizu S-Pulse
Abelairas  33'
Busan Asiad Stadium, Busan
Reading 1 – 0 Lyon
Cox  62'
Shimizu S-Pulse 0 – 1 Reading
Gunnarsson  69'
Lyon 3 – 1 River Plate
Benzema  6'
Ben Arfa  24'
Källström  90+3' (pen.)		 Ruben  14'

The Final
Lyon 1 – 0 Bolton Wanderers
Källström  86'
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:

  • La Sexta (all matches)[2]
  • TV3 (opening match)[3]

South Korea:

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 29 July 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  4. "SBS broadcasts Peace Cup" (in Korean). Segye.com. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
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