2007 Peace Cup
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The 2007 Peace Cup Korea was a football tournament held in South Korea
between 12 July and 21 August 2007. 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.
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Matías Abelairas
(River Plate) Kevin Nolan
(Bolton Wanderers) Nicolas Anelka
(Bolton Wanderers)
Karim Benzema
(Olympique Lyonnais) Jesús Padilla
(Guadalajara)
Sergio Santana
(Guadalajara) Kim Källström
(Olympique Lyonnais)
1 goal
Marco Ruben
(River Plate) Simon Cox (Reading) Anthony Mounier
(Olympique Lyonnais) Hatem Ben Arfa
(Olympique Lyonnais)
Brynjar Gunnarsson
(Reading) Nam Ki-Il (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma) Julio Nava
(Guadalajara)
Jesús Morales
(Guadalajara) Zoltán Harsányi
(Bolton Wanderers) Gonzalo Colsa
(Racing de Santander)
Spain:
South Korea:
England:
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
between 12 July and 21 August 2007. It was the third edition of Peace Cup
Peace Cup
thumb|right|400px|The opening ceremony of 2003 competitionThe Peace Cup is an invitational pre-season friendly football tournament for club teams, currently held every two years by the Sunmoon Peace Football Foundation. It is contested by the eight clubs from several continents, though 12 teams...
. Lyon
Olympique Lyonnais
Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The...
defeated Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers F.C.
Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001....
1–0 in the final on 21 July, to become the winner first time in its last three participation.
Group A
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 Bolton WanderersBolton Wanderers F.C. Bolton Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the area of Horwich in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester. They began their current spell in the Premier League in 2001.... |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
 GuadalajaraC.D. Guadalajara Club Deportivo Guadalajara , is a Mexican professional football club based in Guadalajara, Jalisco. Guadalajara plays in the Primera División de México and is the most successful club in Mexican football, having won 11 First Division titles, 7 Campeón de Campeones and 2 Copa México... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 6 | |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma is a South Korean professional football club, based in Seongnam, South Korea, that plays in the K-League... |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2 | ||||||||
| Racing de Santander Racing de Santander Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,400 spectators.... |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 1 |
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Group B
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 LyonOlympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Reading Reading F.C. Reading Football Club is an English association football club based in the town of Reading, Berkshire who currently play in the Championship... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 River PlateClub Atlético River Plate Club Atlético River Plate is an Argentine sports club based in the Nuñez neighborhood of Buenos Aires. It is best known for its professional football team, which currently competes in Nacional B, the second tier of Argentine football.... |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Shimizu S-PulseShimizu S-Pulse is a professional Japanese association football club. Located in Shimizu-ku, Shizuoka, Shizuoka Prefecture, S-Pulse currently competes in the J. League Division 1 . Formed as recently as 1991, S-Pulse are one of the youngest professional teams in Japan, but are among only five to have competed in... |
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The Final
| 2007 Peace Cup Winners |
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 Lyon Olympique Lyonnais Olympique Lyonnais is a French association football club based in Lyon. They play in France's highest football division, Ligue 1. The club was formed as Lyon Olympique Universitaire in 1899, according to many supporters and sport historians, but was nationally established as a club in 1950. The... |
Goalscorers
2 goalsMatías Abelairas
Matías Abelairas
Matías Enrique Abelairas , is an Argentine footballer who is currently on a free agent.Abelairas made his debut on June 3, 2004 against Racing in a 3-1 home loss.-River Plate:* Clausura : 2004, 2008...
(River Plate) Kevin Nolan
Kevin Nolan
Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan is an English professional footballer who plays for and is the current club captain of West Ham United in the Football League Championship. An attacking midfielder, he has represented England at under-21 level....
(Bolton Wanderers) Nicolas Anelka
Nicolas Anelka
Abdul-Salam Bilal on 14 March 1979) is a French international footballer, who plays as a striker for English Premier League club Chelsea. Anelka was also a regular starter for the French national team...
(Bolton Wanderers)
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema
Karim Benzema is a French international footballer who currently plays for Real Madrid in the Spanish La Liga. He primarily plays as a striker whose influence can extend out to the wings and is known for his technical ability, powerful style of play, and vast goal-scoring ability...
(Olympique Lyonnais) Jesús Padilla
Jesús Padilla
Jesús Padilla is an American-born Mexican footballer, currently playing for CF La Piedad on loan from C.D. Guadalajara.-Career:...
(Guadalajara)
Sergio Santana
Sergio Santana
Sergio Alejandro Santana Piedra is a Mexican footballer. He currently plays for Rayados de Monterrey.-Career:...
(Guadalajara) Kim Källström
Kim Källström
Kim Källström is a left-footed Swedish midfielder playing for the Swedish national team and Olympique Lyonnais.-Early career:Källström's first professional club in Sweden was BK Häcken from Gothenburg but his big breakthrough in Sweden came when he moved to Djurgårdens IF in 2002, where he won the...
(Olympique Lyonnais)
1 goal
Marco Ruben
Marco Rubén
Marco Gastón Ruben Rodríguez is an Argentine footballer who plays for Villarreal CF in Spain, as a striker.-Club career:...
(River Plate) Simon Cox (Reading) Anthony Mounier
Anthony Mounier
Anthony Mounier is a French footballer who currently plays for Nice in Ligue 1. He primarily plays as a left-side winger.-Career:...
(Olympique Lyonnais) Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa
Hatem Ben Arfa is a French association football player who plays for English club Newcastle United in the Premier League. He plays as a winger, preferably on the left side, and an attacking midfielder...
(Olympique Lyonnais)
Brynjar Gunnarsson
Brynjar Gunnarsson
Brynjar Björn Gunnarsson is an Icelandic footballer who is currently playing his club football as a defensive midfielder for Reading in the N-Power Championship...
(Reading) Nam Ki-Il (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma) Julio Nava
Julio Nava
Julio Cesar Nava Garcia is a Mexican professional footballer, currently playing as striker or attacking midfielder for C.D. Guadalajara. He made his debut in a 1–1 tie for Chivas on August 5, 2007 against UNAM Pumas....
(Guadalajara)
Jesús Morales
Jesús Morales
Jesús Morales is a Mexican professional footballer, currently playing as a striker for C.F. La Piedad, wearing jersey #25. He made his debut for Chivas de Guadalajara April 9, 2005 against Chiapas, a game which resulted in a 0-2 loss for Guadalajara...
(Guadalajara) Zoltán Harsányi
Zoltán Harsányi
Zoltán Harsányi is a Slovak of Hungarian ethnic origin, footballer currently at Dunajská Streda, who previously played for Bolton Wanderers in the Premier League.-Club career:...
(Bolton Wanderers) Gonzalo Colsa
Gonzalo Colsa
Gonzalo Colsa Albendea is a Spanish footballer who plays for Racing de Santander in the Spanish first division, usually as a central midfielder.-Football career:...
(Racing de Santander)
Broadcasting rights
Following broadcasting systems has the rights for the broadcast of 2007 Peace Cup. Spain:
- La SextaLa SextalaSexta is the sixth nationwide broadcast television station in Spain. It is privately owned and began broadcasting in 2006.-Programming:....
(all matches) - TV3TV3 (Catalonia)TV3 is the primary television channel of Catalan public broadcaster Televisió de Catalunya, a subsidiary of the CCMA. TV3 broadcasts programs only in Catalan, with an optional dual track in the original language for some foreign-language series and movies...
(opening match)
South Korea:
- SBS (all matches)
England:
- Setanta SportsSetanta SportsSetanta Sports is an international sports broadcaster based in Dublin, Ireland. Setanta Sports was formed in 1990 to facilitate the broadcasting of Irish sporting events...
(All matches)