Field hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games
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Field Hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
took place at the Field Hockey Centre at the Círculo Militar Deodoro. The field was adapted from a football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
field specially for the Games.
Argentina
Argentina national field hockey team
The Argentina national field hockey team represents Argentina in the international field hockey competitions. The team competed in every World Cup since the first edition in 1971, except for the 1998 edition which was held in Utrecht, The Netherlands....
is the reigning Pan American Games champion in the men's competition defeating Canada at the final in Santo Domingo
2003 Pan American Games
The 14th Pan American Games were held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from 1 to 17 August 2003. The successful bid for the games was made in the mid-1990s, when this country had one of the highest growth rates in Latin America....
1–0. The women's team from Argentina
Las Leonas
Argentina national women's field hockey team represents Argentina in women's field hockey. They are also known by the nickname Las Leonas, meaning "The Lionesses"...
is the women's defending champion. They beat the United States
United States women's national field hockey team
The United States women's national field hockey team represents the United States in the international field hockey competitions. The women's team, coached by Australia's Lee Bodimeade since 2005, made its first international appearance at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur,...
3–1 at the final.
Each competition has 8 teams divided in two groups. In each group, each team plays against all others once and the two best advance to the semifinals. The two latter in each group play in fifth to eighth classification matches. The women's competition starts on July 15 with the final scheduled for July 24. The men's competition begins on July 16, with the finals on July 25.
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 36 | –35 |
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | –2 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 |
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Classification 5th-8th
----Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Semifinals
----Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final Classification
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Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | –38 |
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | –2 | |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | –5 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | –9 |
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Classification 5th-8th
----Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
Semifinals
----Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final Classification
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