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.

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

Teams

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

Venues

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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

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Group A

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

Guadalajara  5–0  Racing Santander


Bolton Wanderers  2–0  Guadalajara


Racing Santander  1–2  Bolton Wanderers
Colsa   26' Anelka   58', 69'

Group B

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



Reading  1–0  Lyon
Cox   62'


Lyon  3–1  River Plate
Ruben   14'

Final

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Goalscorers

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2 goals

1 goal

Broadcasting rights

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

References

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  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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