2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

The 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge took place in Boom, Belgium from June 23 to July 1, 2007.

This was the fourth edition of the tournament introduced in 2001 by the International Hockey Federation to broaden hockey's competitive base globally.

Argentina earned a spot at the 2008 Champions Trophy in Rotterdam, Netherlands after having defeated New Zealand in the final.

Squads

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Head Coach: Sergio Vigil

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Head Coach: Giles Bonnet

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Head Coach: Jason Lee

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Head Coach: Joaquim Carvalho

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Head Coach: Akira Takahashi

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Head Coach: Shane McLeod

Umpires

Below is the eight umpires appointed by International Hockey Federation (FIH):

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Results

All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)

Pool

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Template:Fh	5	3	2	0	15	7	+8	11
Template:Fh	5	3	1	1	13	10	+3	10
Template:Fh	5	3	0	2	12	10	+2	9
Template:Fh	5	2	0	3	16	15	+1	6
Template:Fh	5	1	1	3	10	17	–7	4
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23 June 2007 13:45 India 0 – 2 Template:Fh Report H. Shaw Template:Fhgoal Kosoof Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Deon Nel (RSA)

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23 June 2007 16:00 Belgium 1 – 2 Template:Fh C. Vandeweghe Template:Fhgoal Report Furusato Template:Fhgoal Yamabori Template:Fhgoal Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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23 June 2007 18:30 England 3 – 4 Template:Fh Alexander Template:Fhgoal S. Mantell Template:Fhgoal Hawes Template:Fhgoal Report Lombi Template:Fhgoal L. Rey Template:Fhgoal R. Vila Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

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24 June 2007 14:00 New Zealand 4 – 0 Template:Fh H. Shaw Template:Fhgoal Archibald Template:Fhgoal Burrows Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

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24 June 2007 16:15 Argentina 2 – 3 Template:Fh Gilardi Template:Fhgoal Lombi Template:Fhgoal Report Gucassoff Template:Fhgoal Briels Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Deon Nel (RSA)

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24 June 2007 18:45 India 3 – 2 Template:Fh Rajpal Template:Fhgoal Dilip Template:Fhgoal Prabhjot Template:Fhgoal Report R. Mantell Template:Fhgoal Clarke Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Chen Dekang (CHN)

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26 June 2007 14:30 Japan 0 – 2 Template:Fh Report Ibarra Template:Fhgoal R. Vila Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

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26 June 2007 16:45 England 1 – 3 Template:Fh Moore Template:Fhgoal Report H. Shaw Template:Fhgoal Couzins Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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26 June 2007 19:00 Belgium 1 – 4 Template:Fh Gucassoff Template:Fhgoal Report Sandeep Template:Fhgoal Prabhjot Template:Fhgoal Shivendra Template:Fhgoal Dilip Template:Fhgoal Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Simon Taylor (NZL)

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28 June 2007 14:30 England 4 – 3 Template:Fh R. Mantell Template:Fhgoal Alexander Template:Fhgoal Clarke Template:Fhgoal Moore Template:Fhgoal Report Yamabori Template:Fhgoal Anai Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

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28 June 2007 16:45 Argentina 2 – 1 Template:Fh Lombi Template:Fhgoal Almada Template:Fhgoal Report Sandeep Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) James Pilgrim (ENG)

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28 June 2007 19:00 New Zealand 3 – 3 Template:Fh Child Template:Fhgoal Couzins Template:Fhgoal Report Briels Template:Fhgoal Reckinger Template:Fhgoal C. Vandeweghe Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

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30 June 2007 11:30 New Zealand 3 – 3 Template:Fh Burrows Template:Fhgoal H. Shaw Template:Fhgoal Report L. Vila Template:Fhgoal Garreta Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

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30 June 2007 13:45 India 4 – 3 Template:Fh Sandeep Template:Fhgoal Prabhjot Template:Fhgoal Dilip Template:Fhgoal Report Katayama Template:Fhgoal Yamabori Template:Fhgoal Tsubouchi Template:Fhgoal Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

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30 June 2007 16:00 Belgium 2 – 6 Template:Fh Dekeyser Template:Fhgoal Gucassoff Template:Fhgoal Report Jones Template:Fhgoal Daly Template:Fhgoal S. Mantell Template:Fhgoal Clarke Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND)

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

1 July 2007 12:30 Belgium 3 – 4 Template:Fh Dekeyser Template:Fhgoal de Cock Template:Fhgoal Report Nagasawa Template:Fhgoal Yamabori Template:Fhgoal Yoshida Template:Fhgoal Anai Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Chen Dekang (CHN)

Third and fourth place

1 July 2007 15:00 India 4 – 3 Template:Fh Khandker Template:Fhgoal Sandeep Template:Fhgoal Minz Template:Fhgoal Report Moore Template:Fhgoal Tindall Template:Fhgoal S. Mantell Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

Final

1 July 2007 17:30 New Zealand 2 – 3 (a.e.t.) Template:Fh H. Shaw Template:Fhgoal Report Lombi Template:Fhgoal Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

Awards

Topscorer	Best Player	Best Goalkeeper	Fair Play Trophy
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Statistics

Final ranking

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External links

• Official FIH website
• Official website