2007 AFC Asian Cup
Tournament details
Host countries	Indonesia  Malaysia  Thailand  Vietnam
Dates	7 July – 29 July
Venue(s)	8 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (1st title)
Second place	Saudi Arabia
Third place	Korea Republic
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	84  (2. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat The Iraqi national football team (منتخب العراق لكرة القدم is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. 63 per match)
Attendance	724,222  (22,632 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Younis Mahmoud Naohiro Takahara Yasser Al-Qahtani (4 goals)
Best player	Younis Mahmoud

The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals were held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. Younis Mahmoud Khalef ( يونس محمود; born 2 March 1983 is an Iraqi footballer who is a forward and captain of the Iraq national football is a Japanese footballer He currently plays for Urawa Red Diamonds as a Striker Takahara was born in Mishima, Shizuoka. Yasser Al-Qahtani (ياسر القحطاني‎ (born October 10, 1982) is a Saudi Arabian professional football player nicknamed "The Sniper" Younis Mahmoud Khalef ( يونس محمود; born 2 March 1983 is an Iraqi footballer who is a forward and captain of the Iraq national football The 46 member Asian Football Confederation ( AFC) is the governing body of football in Asia, excluding Cyprus and Israel, and including Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially The tournament was won by first-time champions Iraq, who defeated Saudi Arabia 1-0 in the final. The Iraqi national football team (منتخب العراق لكرة القدم is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar As the winner, Iraq will represent the AFC at the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup. The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup will be the 8th Confederations Cup, held in South Africa from June 14 to June 28, 2009, as a prelude

The Asian Cup had previously been held every 4 years from 1956 onwards, the last cup being held in China in 2004. Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES However, with the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship also held in the same year as the Asian Cup (2004, 2008, 2012 etc. The Summer Olympic Games or the Games of the Olympiad are an International Multi-sport event, usually quadrennial organised by the International The UEFA European Football Championship is the main football competition of the men's national football teams governed by UEFA (the Union of European ), the AFC decided to change their tradition and hold the tournament in 2007, and every four years henceforth from that date.

This was the first major AFC tournament in which Australia participated as a member. The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions

Contents 1 Host selection 2 Venues 3 Qualification 4 Seeds 5 Match ball 6 Officials 7 Squads 8 Tournament summary 9 Group Stages 9.1 Group A 9.2 Group B 9.3 Group C 9.4 Group D 10 Knock-out Stages 10.1 Knockout Map 10.2 Quarter-finals 10.3 Semi-finals 10.4 Third place play-off 10.5 Final 11 Winners 12 Awards 13 Goalscorers 14 Top scoring teams 15 References 16 External links

Host selection

The decision to have four host nations for this edition of the Asian Cup was proposed and presented to the executive committee by AFC president Mohammed Bin Hammam. Mohammed Bin Hammam (محمد بن همّام (born 8 May 1949 in Doha, Qatar) is the current president of the Asian Football Confederation However, he later regretted this decision and called it his "mistake", citing the financial and logistic difficulties in organising an event across four countries.

He said that "It is proving very difficult for [the executive committee as they] have to have four organising committees, four media centres and there are also financial considerations. " He also revealed that "[He would] definitely [not do] it [again]," if he had the choice.

In June 2005, the Asian Football Confederation warned Thailand that it needed to improve its facilities before 2007, otherwise it would be dropped, possibly being replaced with Singapore. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Singapore On August 12 of the same year, the AFC confirmed that Thailand would be a co-host of the 2007 Asian Cup. ^[1] However in October 2006, Thailand was again warned to improve its facilities in 90 days. ^[2]

Venues

Nation	City	Venue	Capacity
Indonesia	Jakarta	Bung Karno Stadium	100,000
	Palembang	Jakabaring Stadium	40,000
Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	National Stadium, Bukit Jalil	100,000
	Shah Alam	Shah Alam Stadium	80,000
Thailand	Bangkok	Rajamangala Stadium	65,000
		Suphachalasai Stadium	35,000
Vietnam	Hanoi	My Dinh National Stadium	40,000
	Ho Chi Minh City	Army Stadium	25,000

Qualification

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

The qualification round ran from February 22, 2006 to November 15, 2006. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (formerly known as Gelora Senayan or Istora) is a multi-use Stadium in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, Palembang is a city of 1286000 in the south of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. Jakabaring Stadium is a multi-use Stadium in Palembang, Sumatra Indonesia. For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K Bukit Jalil National Stadium ( Malay: Stadium Nasional Bukit Jalil in Bukit Jalil, located in the National Sports Complex to the south of the capital city Shah Alam is a city in Petaling and Klang Districts in Selangor, Malaysia, about 25 kilometres (15 mi west of the country's capital Kuala Lumpur Shah Alam Stadium is a multi-purpose Stadium located in Shah Alam, Malaysia. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (krūŋtʰêːp máhǎːnákʰɔn) or Krung Thep ( for short is the Capital, largest Rajamangala National Stadium (สนามราชมังคลากีฬาสถาน is the biggest sporting arena in Thailand. Suphachalasai Stadium, also known as the National Stadium, is a multi-use Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Vietnam (ˌviːɛtˈnɑːm Việt Nam) officially Hanoi ( Vietnamese: Hà Nội Hán Tự: 河[[wikt 内|内]], estimated population 3398889 (2007, is the Capital of Vietnam Mỹ Đình National Stadium is a stadium in My Dinh commune Tu Liem District Hanoi, Vietnam, has a capacity of 50000 seats and is the centerpiece of Vietnam's Army Stadium (also known as Military Zone 7's stadium; Vietnamese: Sân vận động Quân khu 7 is a stadium on Hoang Van Thu street Tan Binh District The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations are participating Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. For the first time, the defending champions (Japan) needed to attend the qualification stage. The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. Twenty-four teams attempted to qualify for 2007 AFC Asian Cup. They were divided into 4 teams for each group and determined the remaining last 12 places, as the four co-hosts - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam - were already granted automatic qualification. Australia was the first non-host nation to qualify.

Seeds

For the first time, the seeds are based on the October 2006 FIFA World Rankings instead of the basis of the performance from the previous AFC Asian Cup competition. History FIFA World Ranking Leaders In December 1992 FIFA first published This was to ensure that the same number of strong teams do not meet in the early stage. ^[3]

The four seeded teams were announced on December 19, 2006. Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The seeds comprised Pot 4 in the draw. Pot 1 consists of the teams from all co-hosts.

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4
Indonesia  Malaysia  Thailand  Vietnam	China PR  Iraq  United Arab Emirates  Bahrain	Qatar  Uzbekistan  Saudi Arabia  Oman	Australia  Iran  Japan  Korea Republic

On December 19, 2006, the draw was held in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI The Malaysia national football team is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. The Thailand national football team is the national team of Thailand and is connected to the Football Association of Thailand. The Vietnam national football team is the national team of Vietnam and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation. The China PR national football team ( is the national football team of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA The Iraqi national football team (منتخب العراق لكرة القدم is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association The United Arab Emirates national football team is the national team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association. The Bahraini national football team (منتخب البحرين لكرة القدم is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. The Uzbekistan national football team represents Uzbekistan in international football competitions The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman and is controlled by the Oman Football Association. The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions The Iran national football team ( represents Iran in international football competitions and is controlled by the Islamic Republic of Iran Football The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre is the premier convention and exhibition centre in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Match ball

The Official Match Ball for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup was launched by Nike on May 15 2007, making it the first time ever that a ball had been launched specifically for any football competition in Asia. Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the ^[4] The Nike Mercurial Veloci AC features four blue stripes with gold trim with each host city's name inscribed, as well as the AFC Asian Cup logo. ^[5]

Officials

16 referees and 24 assistant referees were officially cleared following a fitness test scheduled on July 2 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Kuala Lumpur (ˈkwɑːləlʊmˈpʊər Malay /kwɑlɑlʊmpʊ/ and locally /kwɑləlʊmpɔ/ or even /kɔlɔmpɔ/ or often abbreviated as K For the biogeographical region see Malesia Malaysia (məˈleɪʒə or /məˈleɪziə/ is a country that consists of thirteen states and One referee and two assistant referees have also been named from the CAF. The 53 member CAF ( African Football Confederation), ( French: Confédération Africaine de Football), ( Arabic: الإتحاد الأفريقى لكرة ^[6]

Matthew Breeze Mark Shield Jasim Karim Baojie Sun Masoud Moradi Yuichi Nishimura Saad Kameel Al Fadhli Talaat Najm

Abdulrahman Abdou Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi Eddy Maillet Kwon Jong-Chul † Lee Gi-Young Mushen Basma Satop Tongkhan Ali Hamad Madhad Saif Albadwawi

† Replaced Shamsul Maidin after the referee pulled out with injury. Matthew Christopher Breeze (born June 10 1972) is an Australian association football referee. Mark Shield (born September 2, 1973) is a former Australian Football referee Masoud Moradi ( born August 22, 1965 in Roudsar) is an Iranian football referee. is an Japanese football referee who has been a full international referee for FIFA. Saad Kameel Al-Fadhli ( سعد كميل) (born January 6, 1963) is a Football (soccer referee from Kuwait, best known for Eddy Maillet (born October 19, 1967) is a Seychellois football referee who currently resides in Seychelles. Shamsul Maidin (born 16 April 1966) is an Association football referee from Singapore. ^[7]

Squads

For more details on this topic, see 2007 AFC Asian Cup squads. This article lists the confirmed national football squads for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup tournament jointly held in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand

Tournament summary

The Asian Cup saw many upsets in the early stages of the tournament. In Group A, Oman held favourites Australia to a surprising draw. The Oman national football team is the national team of Oman and is controlled by the Oman Football Association. The Australian national football team represents Australia in international association football competitions Oman took the lead and would have won save for an injury time goal from Tim Cahill. Tim Cahill (born 6 December 1979) is an Australian Football (soccer player who plays as an attacking central midfielder for the Australian Next, hosts Vietnam shocked Gulf Champions UAE with a 2-0 victory. The Vietnam national football team is the national team of Vietnam and is controlled by the Vietnam Football Federation. The United Arab Emirates national football team is the national team of United Arab Emirates and is controlled by the United Arab Emirates Football Association. In the same group, Qatar held Japan to a shock 1-1 draw, which caused Japan coach Ivica Osim to fly into a rage in which he branded his players as 'amateurs' and reduced his interpreter to tears [1]. The Qatar national football team is the national team of Qatar and is controlled by the Qatar Football Association. The Japan national football team is the national football team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Football Association. Ivan "Ivica" Osim (born 6 May 1941 is a Bosnian football manager and former player from the former Yugoslavia. In Group D, Indonesia continued the undefeated streak of the hosts by defeating Bahrain 2-1. The Indonesia national football team represents Indonesia in international football; it is controlled by the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI The Bahraini national football team (منتخب البحرين لكرة القدم is the national team of the Kingdom of Bahrain and is controlled by the Bahrain Football Malaysia ended up as the only host country to drop their match, losing to China 5-1. The Malaysia national football team is the national team of Malaysia and is controlled by the Football Association of Malaysia. The China PR national football team ( is the national football team of China and is governed by the Chinese Football Association (CFA Thailand recorded just its 2nd win in the Asian Cup finals (their other was in 1972 against Cambodia), and its first ever win in regulation, when they beat Oman 2-0 on July 12. The Thailand national football team is the national team of Thailand and is connected to the Football Association of Thailand. The Cambodia national football team is the national team of Cambodia and is controlled by the Cambodian Football Federation. Meanwhile, Australia was upset by a 3-1 defeat against Iraq the following day, leaving them floundering in the tournament despite high expectations. The Iraqi national football team (منتخب العراق لكرة القدم is the national team of Iraq and is controlled by the Iraq Football Association

In the quarterfinals, Iraq defeated Vietnam 2-0, South Korea (known as 'Korea Republic') beat Iran in a shootout 4-2, as did Japan over Australia 4-3, and Saudi Arabia won over Uzbekistan 2-1. The Korea Republic national football team represents the Republic of Korea in international football competitions Iraq upset South Korea in the semi-finals by winning 4-3 on penalties, resulting in thousands of Iraqis celebrating in the streets of Baghdad. Over 50 Iraqis were killed by terrorist bombs targeting these crowds. ^[8] In the other semi-finals, Saudi Arabia topped defending champions Japan 3-2 to make an all-Arab affair for the final match.

Iraq went on to defeat Saudi Arabia 1-0 taking the Asian Cup title. The Saudi Arabia national football team (منتخب السعودية لكرة القدم (known by its fans as al-Sogour which means "The Falcons" or al-Akhdar Iraqi forward and captain Younis Mahmoud was given the title of Most Valuable Player. Younis Mahmoud Khalef ( يونس محمود; born 2 March 1983 is an Iraqi footballer who is a forward and captain of the Iraq national football South Korea took third place narrowly beating Japan in penalties 6-5. It was the third consecutive match in the tournament that South Korea played 0-0 before a penalty shootout. Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea, as the top three national teams in the tournament, all received automatic berths to the 2011 Asian Cup finals to be held in Qatar. The Asian Football Confederation 's 2011 AFC Asian Cup finals will be held in Qatar in January 2011 Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated [2]

Group Stages

In the following tables:

• Pts = total points accumulated
• Pld = total games played
• W = total games won
• D = total games drawn (tied)
• L = total games lost
• GF = total goals scored (goals for)
• GA = total goals conceded (goals against)
• GD = goal difference (GF−GA)

The teams placed first and second (shaded in green) qualified to the quarterfinals.

In the league system, three (3) points will be awarded for a win, one (1) point for a draw and zero (0) point for a loss.

If two or more Teams are equal on points, their place shall be determined as follows:

• Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the Teams concerned
• Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the Teams concerned
• Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the Teams concerned
• Goal difference in all the group matches
• Greater number of goals scored in all the group matches
• Kicks from the penalty mark if only two Teams are involved and they are both on the field of play
• Drawing of lots

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iraq	5	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2
Australia	4	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2
Thailand	4	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2
Oman	2	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2

2007-07-07 19:35 UTC+7	Thailand	1 – 1	Iraq	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Kwon (KOR)
	S. Suksomkit  6' (pen)	(Report)	Younis Mahmoud  32'

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2007-07-08 17:20 UTC+7	Australia	1 – 1	Oman	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Maillet (SEY)
	Cahill  90+2'	(Report)	Badar  32'

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2007-07-12 17:20 UTC+7	Oman	0 – 2	Thailand	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Lee (KOR)
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2007-07-13 17:20 UTC+7	Iraq	3 – 1	Australia	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Karim (BHR)
	Nashat Akram  23' Hawar Mulla  60' Karrar Jassim  86'	(Report)	Viduka  47'

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2007-07-16 19:35 UTC+7	Thailand	0 – 4	Australia	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 46,000 Referee: Kwon (KOR)
		(Report)	Beauchamp  21' Viduka  80'  83' Kewell  90'

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2007-07-16 19:35 UTC+7	Oman	0 – 0	Iraq	Suphachalasai Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 500 Referee: Maillet (SEY)
		(Report)

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Japan	7	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5
Vietnam	4	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1
United Arab Emirates	3	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3
Qatar	2	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1

2007-07-08 19:35 UTC+7	Vietnam	2 – 0	United Arab Emirates	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 39,450 Referee: Najm (LIB)
	H.Q. Thanh  63' L.C. Vinh  73'	Report

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2007-07-09 17:20 UTC+7	Japan	1 – 1	Qatar	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Breeze (AUS)
	Takahara  61'	(Report)	Sebastián  88'

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2007-07-12 19:35 UTC+7	Qatar	1 – 1	Vietnam	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Moradi (IRN)
	Sebastián  79'	(Report)	P.T. Bình  32'

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2007-07-13 20:35 UTC+7	United Arab Emirates	1 – 3	Japan	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Tongkhan (THA)
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2007-07-16 17:20 UTC+7	Vietnam	1 – 4	Japan	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Breeze (AUS)
	Suzuki  8' (o.g.)	(Report)	Maki  12'  59' Endo  32' Nakamura  53'

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2007-07-16 17:20 UTC+7	Qatar	1 – 2	United Arab Emirates	Army Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Moradi (IRN)
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Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Iran	7	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3
Uzbekistan	6	3	2	0	1	9	2	+7
China PR	4	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1
Malaysia	0	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11

2007-07-10 20:35 UTC+8	Malaysia	1 – 5	China PR	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 21,155 Referee: Basma (SYR)
	Indra Putra  74'	(Report)	P Han  15'  55' J Y Shao  36' D Wang  51'  90+3'

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2007-07-11 18:20 UTC+8	Iran	2 – 1	Uzbekistan	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 1,863 Referee: Al Fadhli (KUW)
	J. Hosseini  55' J. Kazemian  78'	(Report)	R. Rezaei  16' (o.g.)

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2007-07-14 18:20 UTC+8	Uzbekistan	5 – 0	Malaysia	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 7,137 Referee: Abdou (QAT)
	Shatskikh  10'  89' Kapadze  29' Bakaev  45' (pen) Ibragimov  85'	(Report)

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2007-07-15 18:20 UTC+8	China PR	2 – 2	Iran	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 5,938 Referee: Al-Ghamdi (KSA)
	J Y Shao  6' J Q Mao  33'	(Report)	F. Zandi  45+1' J. Nekounam  73'

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2007-07-18 20:35 UTC+8	Malaysia	0 – 2	Iran	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 5,520 Referee: Basma (SYR)
		(Report)	J. Nekounam  25' (pen) A. Timotian  70'

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2007-07-18 20:35 UTC+8	Uzbekistan	3 – 0	China PR	Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam Attendance: 2,200 Referee: Al Fadhli (KUW)
	Shatskikh  72' Kapadze  86' Geynrikh  90+4'	(Report)

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
Saudi Arabia	7	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5
Korea Republic	4	3	1	1	1	3	3	0
Indonesia	3	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1
Bahrain	3	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4

2007-07-10 17:20 UTC+7	Indonesia	2 – 1	Bahrain	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 65,000 Referee: Nishimura (JPN)
	Budi S.  14' Bambang  64'	(Report)	S. Mahmood  27'

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2007-07-11 19:35 UTC+7	Korea Republic	1 – 1	Saudi Arabia	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 45,110 Referee: Shield (AUS)
	Choi Sung-Kuk  66'	(Report)	Y. Al-Qahtani  77' (pen)

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2007-07-14 19:35 UTC+7	Saudi Arabia	2 – 1	Indonesia	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 87,000 Referee: Al-Badwawi (UAE)
	Y. Al-Qahtani  12' Saad  90'	(Report)	Elie  20'

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2007-07-15 19:35 UTC+7	Bahrain	2 – 1	Korea Republic	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Sun (CHN)
	Salman I.  43' Ismaeel  85'	(Report)	Kim Do-Heon  4'

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2007-07-18 17:20 UTC+7	Indonesia	0 – 1	Korea Republic	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 87,000 Referee: Shield (AUS)
		(Report)	Kim Jung-Woo  33'

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2007-07-18 17:20 UTC+7	Saudi Arabia	4 – 0	Bahrain	Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang Attendance: 500 Referee: Nishimura (JPN)
	A. Al Mousa  18' A. Al-Qahtani  45' Taiseer  68'  80'	(Report)

Knock-out Stages

Knockout Map

	Quarter finals				Semi finals				Final
	July 21 - Bangkok
	Iraq	2
					July 25 - Kuala Lumpur
	Vietnam	0
					Iraq (PSO)	0 (4)
	July 22 - Kuala Lumpur
					Korea Republic	0 (3)
	Iran	0 (2)
									July 29 - Jakarta
	Korea Republic (PSO)	0 (4)
									Iraq	1
	July 21 - Hanoi
									Saudi Arabia	0
	Japan (PSO)	1 (4)
					July 25 - Hanoi
	Australia	1 (3)
					Japan	2			Third place
	July 22 - Jakarta
					Saudi Arabia	3
	Saudi Arabia	2							Korea Republic (PSO)	0 (6)
	Uzbekistan	1							Japan	0 (5)
									July 28 - Palembang

Quarter-finals

2007-07-21 17:20 UTC+7	Japan	1 – 1 (aet)	Australia	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Al Fadhli (KUW)
	Takahara  72'	(Report)	Aloisi  69'

	Penalties S.Nakamura Endo Komano Takahara Nakazawa	4–3	Penalties Kewell Neill Cahill Carle Carney

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2007-07-21 20:20 UTC+7	Iraq	2 – 0	Vietnam	Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok Attendance: 9,720 Referee: Nishimura (JPN)
	Younis Mahmoud  2'  66'	(Report)

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2007-07-22 18:20 UTC+8	Iran	0 – 0 (aet)	Korea Republic	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 8,629 Referee: Al-Badwawi (UAE)
		(Report)

	Penalties F. Zandi M. Mahdavikia R. Enayati R. Khatibi	2–4	Penalties Lee Chun-Soo Kim Sang-Sik Kim Do-Heon Cho Jae-Jin Kim Jung-Woo

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2007-07-22 20:20 UTC+8	Saudi Arabia	2 – 1	Uzbekistan	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Kwon (KOR)
	Y. Al-Qahtani  3' A. Al-Mousa  75'	(Report)	Solomin  81'

Semi-finals

2007-07-25 18:20 UTC+8	Iraq	0 – 0 (aet)	Korea Republic	Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur Attendance: 12,500 Referee: Al Fadhli (KUW)
		(Report)

	Penalties Hawar M. Qusai M. Haidar A. Ahmed M.	4 – 3	Penalties Lee Chun-Soo Lee Dong-Gook Cho Jae-Jin Yeom Ki-Hoon Kim Jung-Woo

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2007-07-25 20:20 UTC+7	Japan	2 – 3	Saudi Arabia	My Dinh National Stadium, Hanoi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Breeze (AUS)
	Nakazawa  37' Abe  53'	(Report)	Y. Al-Qahtani  35' Mouath  47'  57'

Third place play-off

2007-07-28 19:35 UTC+8	Korea Republic	0 – 0 (aet)	Japan	Jakabaring Stadium, Palembang Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Al-Badwawi (UAE)
		(Report)

	Penalties Cho Jae-Jin Oh Bum-Seok Lee Chun-Soo Lee Ho Kim Jin-Kyu Kim Chi-Woo	6 – 5	Penalties S. Nakamura Endo Abe Komano Nakazawa Hanyu

Final

2007-07-29 19:35 UTC+8	Iraq	1 – 0	Saudi Arabia	Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Shield (AUS)
	Younis Mahmoud  76'	(Report)

Winners

2007 AFC Asian Cup Winners
Iraq First title

Awards

Top Goalscorers	Most Valuable Player
Younis Mahmoud Yasser Al-Qahtani Naohiro Takahara	Younis Mahmoud

Goalscorers

4 goals: Younis Mahmoud Yasser Al-Qahtani Naohiro Takahara 3 goals: Mark Viduka Sebastián Quintana Maksim Shatskikh 2 goals: Han Peng Shao Jiayi Wang Dong Javad Nekounam Seiichiro Maki Shunsuke Nakamura Malek Mouath Ahmed Al-Mousa Taisir Al-Jassim Pipat Thonkanya Saeed Alkas Timur Kapadze

1 goal: John Aloisi Michael Beauchamp Tim Cahill Harry Kewell Ismaeel Abdullatif Salman Isa Sayed Mahmood Jalal Mao Jianqing Elie Aiboy Bambang Pamungkas Budi Sudarsono Seyed Jalal Hosseini Javad Kazemian Andranik Teymourian Ferydoon Zandi Nashat Akram Hawar Mulla Mohammed Karrar Jassim Mohammed Yuki Abe Yasuhito Endo Yuji Nakazawa

Indra Putra Mahayuddin Badar Al-Maimani Saad Al-Harthi Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani Choi Sung-Kuk Kim Do-Heon Kim Jung-Woo Sutee Suksomkit Faisal Khalil Pavel Solomin Ulugbek Bakaev Aleksandr Geynrikh Aziz Ibragimov Phan Thanh Bình Huỳnh Quang Thanh Lê Công Vinh Own goals: Rahman Rezaei (1) Keita Suzuki (1)

Top scoring teams

12 goals  Saudi Arabia 11 goals  Japan 10 goals  Uzbekistan 7 goals  Australia  China PR  Iraq 6 goals  Iran

4 goals  Vietnam 3 goals  Bahrain  Indonesia  Korea Republic  Qatar  Thailand  United Arab Emirates 1 goal  Malaysia  Oman

References

External links

• AFC Asian Cup 2007
• Asian Cup 2007 at RSSSF

Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

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