2007 Peace Cup

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2007 Peace Cup
2007 Peace Cup Korea
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
Dates12–21 July 2007
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)7 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFrance Lyon (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored24 (1.85 per match)
Top scorer(s)7 players
(2 goals each)
Best player(s)Karim Benzema
(Lyon)[1]
2005
2009

The 2007 Peace Cup Korea was the third competition of the Peace Cup. Lyon won the title after defeating Bolton Wanderers 1–0 in the final.

Teams[edit]

Team League
England Bolton Wanderers 2007–08 Premier League
Mexico Guadalajara 2007–08 Primera División de México
France Lyon 2007–08 Ligue 1
Spain Racing Santander 2007–08 La Liga
England Reading 2007–08 Premier League
Argentina River Plate 2007–08 Argentine Primera División
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2007 K League
Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 2007 J.League Division 1

Venues[edit]

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 Gwangyang
Daegu Stadium Busan Asiad Main Stadium Gwangyang Football Stadium
Capacity: 66,422 Capacity: 53,864 Capacity: 20,009

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
England Bolton Wanderers 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7
Mexico Guadalajara 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 3 0 2 1 1 2 –1 2
Spain Racing Santander 3 0 1 2 1 7 –6 1
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea1–1England Bolton Wanderers
Nam Ki-il 87' Nolan 78'

Guadalajara Mexico5–0Spain Racing Santander




Racing Santander Spain1–2England Bolton Wanderers
Colsa 26' Anelka 58', 69'

Group B[edit]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
France Lyon 3 2 0 1 5 2 3 6
England Reading 3 2 0 1 2 1 1 6
Argentina River Plate 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
Japan Shimizu S-Pulse 3 0 0 3 0 4 –4 0



Reading England1–0France Lyon
Cox 62'


Lyon France3–1Argentina River Plate
Ruben 14'

Final[edit]

Goalscorers[edit]

2 goals

1 goal

Broadcasting rights[edit]

Country Broadcaster(s) Ref.
 England Setanta Sports
 South Korea SBS [2]
 Spain LaSexta, TV3 (only opening match) [3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Olympique Lyonnais' Karim Benzema receives the Golden ball award". Alamy. 22 July 2007. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  2. ^ "SBS broadcasts Peace Cup" (in Korean). Segye Ilbo. Retrieved 15 July 2007.
  3. ^ "La Sexta emitirá en exclusiva la Peace Cup de Sevilla". Lacoctelera. 3 July 2007. Retrieved 13 July 2007.[dead link]
  4. ^ "La Sexta & TV3 To Carry Real Valladolid-Barcelona Game". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 15 July 2007.

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