2007 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge

Tournament details
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(s)	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.

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

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)

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
New Zealand	5	3	2	0	15	7	+8	11
Argentina	5	3	1	1	13	10	+3	10
India	5	3	0	2	12	10	+2	9
England	5	2	0	3	16	15	+1	6
Belgium	5	1	1	3	10	17	–7	4
Japan	5	1	0	4	8	15	–7	3

23 June 2007 13:45 India  0 – 2  New Zealand Report H. Shaw  63' Kosoof  69' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Deon Nel (RSA)

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23 June 2007 16:00 Belgium  1 – 2  Japan C. Vandeweghe  12' Report Furusato  16' Yamabori  58' Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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23 June 2007 18:30 England  3 – 4  Argentina Alexander  13' S. Mantell  52' Hawes  58' Report Lombi  40', 45' L. Rey  45' R. Vila  51' Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

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24 June 2007 14:00 New Zealand  4 – 0  Japan H. Shaw  31', 38' Archibald  33' Burrows  49' Report Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

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24 June 2007 16:15 Argentina  2 – 3  Belgium Gilardi  40' Lombi  68' Report Gucasoff  6', 32' Briels  54' Umpires: Eduardo Lizana (ESP) Deon Nel (RSA)

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24 June 2007 18:45 India  3 – 2  England Rajpal  28' Dilip  41' Prabhjot  54' Report R. Mantell  33' Clarke  48' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Chen Dekang (CHN)

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26 June 2007 14:30 Japan  0 – 2  Argentina Report Ibarra  10' R. Vila  15' Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

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26 June 2007 16:45 England  1 – 3  New Zealand Moore  43' Report H. Shaw  10', 48' Couzins  62' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND)

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26 June 2007 19:00 Belgium  1 – 4  India Gucasoff  26' Report Sandeep  13' Prabhjot  18' Shivendra  31' Dilip  68' Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Simon Taylor (NZL)

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28 June 2007 14:30 England  4 – 3  Japan R. Mantell  29' Alexander  50' Clarke  61' Moore  66' Report Yamabori  10', 70+' Anai  59' Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

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28 June 2007 16:45 Argentina  2 – 1  India Lombi  39' Almada  60' Report Sandeep  64' Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) James Pilgrim (ENG)

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28 June 2007 19:00 New Zealand  3 – 3  Belgium Child  14', 27' Couzins  19' Report Briels  8' Reckinger  17' C. Vandeweghe  38' Umpires: Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

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30 June 2007 11:30 New Zealand  3 – 3  Argentina Burrows  15' H. Shaw  46', 70' Report L. Vila  16', 69' Garreta  27' Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

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30 June 2007 13:45 India  4 – 3  Japan Sandeep  7' Prabhjot  22', 34' Dilip  48' Report Katayama  11' Yamabori  47' Tsubouchi  65' Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Gregory Uyttenhove (BEL)

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30 June 2007 16:00 Belgium  2 – 6  England Dekeyser  47' Gucasoff  60' Report Jones  26' Daly  28', 58' S. Mantell  53', 70' Clarke  65' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Raghu Prasad (IND)

1 July 2007 12:30 Belgium  3 – 4  Japan Dekeyser  17', 21' de Cock  62' Report Nagasawa  25' Yamabori  27' Yoshida  57' Anai  68' Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Chen Dekang (CHN)

1 July 2007 15:00 India  4 – 3  England Khandker  3', 6' Sandeep  14' Minz  22' Report Moore  34' Tindall  55' S. Mantell  63' Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) Eduardo Lizana (ESP)

1 July 2007 17:30 New Zealand  2 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Argentina H. Shaw  44', 49' Report Lombi  66', 67', 75' Umpires: James Pilgrim (ENG) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)

Topscorer	Best Player	Best Goalkeeper	Fair Play Trophy
Hayden Shaw	Ryan Archibald	Cédric Degreve	New Zealand

1.  Argentina
2.  New Zealand
3.  India
4.  England
5.  Japan
6.  Belgium

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