2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Belgium | ||
| City | Boom | ||
| Dates | 23 June – 1 July | ||
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Argentina (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  New Zealand | ||
| Third place |  India | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 93 (5.17 per match) | ||
| Top scorer | Hayden Shaw (9 goals) | ||
| Best player | Ryan Archibald | ||
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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.
Head Coach: Giles Bonnet
- Cédric Degreve (GK)
- Xavier Reckinger
- Jérôme Dekeyser
- Loïc Vandeweghe
- John-John Dohmen
- Thomas van den Balck
- Maxime Luycx
- Charles Vandeweghe
- Phillippe Goldberg
- Gregory Gucassoff
- Fabrice Bourdeaud'hui
- Thomas Briels
- Patrice Houssein
- David van Rysselberghe (GK)
- Simon Gougnard
- Benjamin van Hove
- Amaury de Cock
- Jérôme Truyens
Umpires
Below is the eight umpires appointed by International Hockey Federation (FIH):[1]
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Eduardo Lizana (ESP)
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
Deon Nel (RSA)
James Pilgrim (ENG)
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Simon Taylor (NZL)
Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)
Results
All times are Central European Summer Time (UTC+02:00)
Pool
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | Final |
| 2 | Argentina |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 10 | |
| 3 | India |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 9 | Third Place Match |
| 4 |  England |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 15 | +1 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Belgium (H) |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Fifth Place Match |
| 6 |  Japan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | −7 | 3 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
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Classification
Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Awards
| Top scorer | Player of the Tournament | Goalkeeper of the Tournament | Fair Play Trophy |
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| Hayden Shaw |
Ryan Archibald |
Cédric Degreve |
New Zealand |
Final rankings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Argentina |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | Qualified for 2008 FIH Champions Trophy |
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New Zealand |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 11 | |
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India |
6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 12 | |
| 4 | England |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Japan |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 6 | |
| 6 | Belgium (H) |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 4 |