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2007 AFC Asian Cup#Knockout stage

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{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = AFC Asian Cup

| year = 2007

| other_titles = {{ubl|Piala Asia 2007|เอเชียนคัพ 2550|Cúp bóng đá châu Á 2007}}

| image = 2007 Asian Cup Logo.svg

| size = 300px

| caption =

| country = Indonesia

| country2 = Malaysia

| country3 = Thailand

| country4 = Vietnam

| dates = 7–29 July

| num_teams = 16

| confederations = 1

| venues = 8

| cities = 7

| champion = IRQ

| champion-flagvar = 2004

| count = 1

| second = KSA

| third = KOR

| third-flagvar = 1997

| fourth = JPN

| matches = 32

| goals = 84

| attendance = 724222

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} Younis Mahmoud
{{flagicon|JPN}} Naohiro Takahara
{{flagicon|KSA}} Yasser Al-Qahtani
(4 goals each)

| player = {{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} Younis Mahmoud{{cite news|url=http://www.kooora.com/?n=25092 |title=Special AFC Awards for 2007 Asian Cup |language=ar |publisher=Kooora |date=29 July 2007 }}

| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} Noor Sabri

| fair_play = {{fb|JPN}}

| prevseason = 2004

| nextseason = 2011

}}

The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four countries in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam; it was the first time in football history that more than two countries joined as hosts of a major continental competition and the only one to have ever taken place until UEFA Euro 2020.

Iraq won the continental title for the first time after defeating three-time champion Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final. As the winner, Iraq represented the AFC in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Before 2007, Asia held its continental tournament every four years from 1956 until 2004. With the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship also held in the same year as the Asian Cup, the AFC changed their tradition. From 2007, AFC decided to hold its continental tournament a year earlier, and every four years henceforth from that date.

An estimated worldwide television audience of 650 million people tuned in to watch the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/asian-cup/news/1015189/Cities-fight-for-Asian-Cup-motza |title=Cities fight for Asian Cup motza |access-date=18 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928212155/http://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/asian-cup/news/1015189/Cities-fight-for-Asian-Cup-motza |archive-date=28 September 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

Australia participated for the first time since moving to the AFC from the OFC. Australia also happened to be the tournament's first nation aside from the co-hosts to qualify for the 2007 Asian Cup.

Venues

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| shape-color1 = #036e52

| mark-title1 = Jakarta

| mark-description1 = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

| mark-coord1 = {{Coord|-6.205173|106.850117}}

| shape-color2 = #036e52

| mark-title2 = Palembang

| mark-description2 = Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium

| mark-coord2 = {{Coord|-2.972077|104.775431}}

| shape-color3 = #ecc311

| mark-title3 = Kuala Lumpur

| mark-description3 = Bukit Jalil National Stadium

| mark-coord3 = {{Coord|3.144946|101.686855}}

| shape-color4 = #ecc311

| mark-coord4 = {{Coord|3.075574|101.518461}}

| mark-title4 = Shah Alam

| mark-description4 = Shah Alam Stadium

| shape-color5 = #1c5f96

| mark-coord5 = {{Coord|13.765773|100.501765}}

| mark-title5 = Bangkok

| mark-description5 = Rajamangala Stadium
Supachalasai Stadium

| shape-color6 = #bc2945

| mark-coord6 = {{Coord|21.029930|105.834160}}

| mark-title6 = Hanoi

| mark-description6 = Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Supachalasai Stadium

| shape-color7 = #bc2945

| mark-coord7 = {{Coord|10.825369|106.629664}}

| mark-title7 = Ho Chi Minh City

| mark-description7 = Rajamangala Stadium
Supachalasai Stadium

}}

Since the tournament, the Shah Alam Stadium have been demolished. The Rajamangala Stadium, the Mỹ Đình National Stadium, the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, the Bukit Jalil National Stadium and the Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium have all been moderately or heavily modified. The Supachalasai Stadium and the Army Stadium is the only largely unmodified stadium used for this tournament.

class="wikitable sortable"

!City

!Stadium

!Capacity

rowspan="2" |{{flagicon|THA}} Bangkok

|Rajamangala Stadium

|49,722

Supachalasai Stadium

| 19,793

{{flagicon|VIE}} Hanoi

|Mỹ Đình National Stadium

|40,192

{{flagicon|VIE}} Ho Chi Minh City

|Army Stadium

|25,000

{{flagicon|IDN}} Jakarta

|Gelora Bung Karno Stadium

|88,083

{{flagicon|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur

|Bukit Jalil National Stadium

|87,411

{{flagicon|IDN}} Palembang

|Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium

|30,000

{{flagicon|MAS}} Shah Alam

|Shah Alam Stadium

|80,372

{{Clear}}

Qualification

{{Main|2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification}}

The qualification ran from 22 February 2006 to 15 November 2006. For the first time, the defending champions (in this tournament, Japan) did not get automatic qualification. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam automatically qualified as co-hosts. Twenty-four teams were split into six groups of four to compete for the 12 remaining spots in the final tournament.

class="wikitable sortable"
style="width:17%;"|Teamstyle="width:17%;" |Qualified asstyle="width:17%;"|Date qualification was securedstyle="width:49%;"|Previous appearances in tournament1, 2
{{fb|IDN}}rowspan="4" | 00Co-hostsrowspan="4" | 7 August 2004{{Sort|03|3}} (1996, 2000, 2004)
{{fb|MAS}}{{Sort|02|2}} (1976, 1980)
{{fb|THA}}{{Sort|05|5}} (1972, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
{{fb|VIE}}3{{Sort|02|2}} (19564, 19604)
{{fb|AUS}}{{Sort|D1|Group D winner}}16 August 20060 (debut)
{{fb|QAT}}{{Sort|F1|Group F winner}}rowspan="3" | 6 September 2006{{Sort|06|6}} (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004)
{{fb|JPN}}{{Sort|A1|Group A winner}}{{Sort|05|5}} (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
{{fb|KSA}}{{Sort|A2|Group A runner-up}}{{Sort|06|6}} (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
{{fb|IRN}}{{Sort|B1|Group B winner}}rowspan="6" | 11 October 2006{{Sort|10|10}} (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
{{fb|KOR|1997}}{{Sort|B2|Group B runner-up}}{{Sort|10|10}} (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
{{fb|UAE}}{{Sort|C1|Group C winner}}{{Sort|06|6}} (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004)
{{fb|OMA}}{{Sort|C2|Group C runner-up}}{{Sort|01|1}} (2004)
{{fb|IRQ|2004}}{{Sort|E1|Group E winner}}{{Sort|05|5}} (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004)
{{fb|CHN}}{{Sort|E2|Group E runner-up}}{{Sort|08|8}} (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
{{fb|BHR}}{{Sort|D2|Group D runner-up}}rowspan="2" | 15 November 2006{{Sort|02|2}} (1988, 2004)
{{fb|UZB}}{{Sort|F2|Group F runner-up}}{{Sort|03|3}} (1996, 2000, 2004)

:

1 Bold indicates champion for that year

:

2 Italic indicates host

:

3 Vietnam's debut since the reunification of Vietnam in 1976

:

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. This was to ensure that the same number of strong teams do not meet in the early stage.{{cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media§ion=newsDetails&newsID=7667 |title=AFC Asian Cup 2007 Organising Committee approves team classification for Final Draw |publisher=AFC |date=19 December 2006 |access-date=24 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930201548/http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media§ion=newsDetails&newsID=7667 |archive-date=30 September 2007 }}

The four seeded teams were announced on 19 December 2006. The seeds comprised Pot 4 in the draw. Pot 1 consists of the teams from all co-hosts.

class="wikitable" style="width:98%;"
width=20%|Pot 1

!width=20%|Pot 2

!width=20%|Pot 3

!width=20%|Pot 4

{{fb|IDN}} (153)
{{fb|MAS}} (152)
{{fb|THA}} (137)
{{fb|VIE}} (172)

|{{fb|CHN}} (84)
{{fb|IRQ|2004}} (83)
{{fb|UAE}} (87)
{{fb|BHR}} (97)

|{{fb|QAT}} (58)
{{fb|UZB}} (45)
{{fb|KSA}} (64)
{{fb|OMA}} (72)

|{{fb|AUS}} (39)
{{fb|IRN}} (38)
{{fb|JPN}} (47)
{{fb|KOR|1997}} (51)

The draw was held on 19 December 2006 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

Officials

16 referees and 24 assistant referees were officially cleared following a fitness test on 2 July in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. One referee and two assistant referees were also named from the CAF.{{cite news|url=http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47738&cid=1231&sec=105&ssec=246 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015155932/http://afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47738&cid=1231&sec=105&ssec=246 |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 October 2007 |title=Officials announced for Asian Cup |publisher=AFC |date=21 June 2007 }}

{{Col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

;Referees

{{col-2}}

;Assistant Referees

  • {{flagicon|BAN}} Mohd. Shahidul Islam
  • {{flagicon|CHN}} Liu Tiejun
  • {{flagicon|CMR}} Evarist Menkouande
  • {{flagicon|HKG}} Poon Ming Fai
  • {{flagicon|IND}} Benjamin Silva
  • {{flagicon|IRN}} Reza Sokhandan
  • {{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} Mohammad Kadom Arab
  • {{flagicon|JOR}} Awni Hassouneh
  • {{flagicon|JPN}} Toru Sagara
  • {{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Jeong Hae-sang
  • {{flagicon|KSA}} Mohammed Al-Ghamdi
  • {{flagicon|KUW}} Yaser Ahmad Marad
  • {{flagicon|LBN}} Mustafa Taleb
  • {{flagicon|MAS}} Mohd. Sabri bin Mat Daud
  • {{flagicon|MYA|1974}} Win U Kyaw
  • {{flagicon|MDV}} Mohamed Saeed
  • {{flagicon|OMA}} Abdullah Al-Amouri
  • {{flagicon|QAT}} Ibrahim Ali Mohammed
  • {{flagicon|RWA}} Célestin Ntagungira
  • {{flagicon|SIN}} Yew Mun Tang
  • {{flagicon|SYR|1980}} Hamdi Al-Kadri
  • {{flagicon|TKM}} Begench Allaberdiyev
  • {{flagicon|UAE}} Saleh Al-Marzouqi
  • {{flagicon|UZB}} Viktor Serazitdinov

{{col-end}}

(†): Replaced {{flagicon|SIN}} Shamsul Maidin after he pulled out with injury.{{cite news|url=http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47773&cid=1231&amth=6&ayr=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070710222029/http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47773&cid=1231&amth=6&ayr=2007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 July 2007 |title=Referee Maidin ruled out through injury |publisher=AFC |date=26 June 2007 }}

Squads

{{details|2007 AFC Asian Cup squads}}

Tournament summary

File:2007 AFC Asian Cup countries.PNG

File:2007 AFC Cup participants.png

The Asian Cup saw many upsets in the early stages of the tournament, with tournament favourites Australia and South Korea performing poorly in the group stage.

In Group A, Oman held the Socceroos to a surprising draw. The Omanis took the lead and would have won, if not for an injury time goal from Tim Cahill. Next, joint hosts and the lowest-ranked team in the competition, Vietnam, shocked the UAE with a 2–0 victory. In the same group, Qatar held Japan to a shock 1–1 draw. The result caused Japan's coach Ivica Osim to fly into a rage in which he branded his players as 'amateurs' and reduced his interpreter to tears.{{Cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=444506&cc=5901 |title=AFC Asian Cup – ESPN Soccernet |access-date=13 July 2007 |archive-date=19 August 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819223411/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=444506&cc=5901 |url-status=dead }} In Group D, Indonesia continued the undefeated streak of the hosts by defeating Bahrain 2–1. Malaysia ended up as the only host country to lose their opening match after a crushing 5–1 defeat to China. Thailand recorded just their 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 12 July. Meanwhile, Australia was upset by a 3–1 defeat to Iraq the following day, leaving them floundering in third place in their group despite high expectations. However, Australia's 4–0 demolition of Thailand at the last match day saw them move on to the quarter-finals, as Oman was unable to overcome Iraq in a goalless draw.

Vietnam continued to stun all predictions when they drew 1–1 with 2006 ASIAD champions Qatar, while Japan finally got their first win when they thrashed the UAE 3–1. Although Vietnam lost 1–4 to Japan, the UAE's 2–1 comeback win over Qatar resulted in Vietnam's first ever qualification into the next round. They became the only host to progress through despite being in a group with three different champions. On the other hand, Malaysia continued its poor form with 0–5 and 0–2 losses to Uzbekistan and Iran, exiting the tournament without a single point. China's shocking elimination occurred when they were hammered 0–3 by the Uzbeks, despite having drawn 2–2 with Iran and was expected to qualify from group stage with an easy win.

Bahrain shocked the whole tournament by defeating South Korea 2–1 in Group D, leaving the Koreans on the verge of elimination when Indonesia was beaten 1–2 by Saudi Arabia. However, South Korea secured a 1–0 win over hosts Indonesia and with Saudi Arabia destroying Bahrain 4–0, it was enough for the Koreans to qualify to the quarter-finals.

In the quarter-finals, Iraq defeated Vietnam 2–0, while South Korea needed a penalty shootout to eliminate Iran 4–2. Japan also needed a penalty shootout to defeat Australia 4–3 (this was the first time Australia's goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer had ever come out on the losing end of a penalty shoot-out), and Saudi Arabia won over Uzbekistan 2–1. Iraq upset the Koreans 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.{{Cite news |date=2007-07-25 |title=Iraq bombs strike football fans |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6916230.stm |access-date= |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}} In the other semi-finals, Saudi Arabia eliminated defending champions Japan after a 3–2 win to make the final match an all-Arab affair.

Iraq went on to defeat the Saudis 1–0, taking the Asian Cup title. Iraqi forward and captain Younis Mahmoud was given the title of Most Valuable Player. South Korea took third place, narrowly beating Japan 6–5 on penalties. It was the third consecutive match in the tournament that South Korea drew 0–0 before a penalty shootout. Iraq, Saudi Arabia and South Korea, as the top three teams in the tournament, all received automatic berths to the 2011 Asian Cup along with the next hosts Qatar.[https://archive.today/20110719073026/http://sports.indiatimes.com/Sections/Top_3_teams_guaranteed_2011_berths/articleshow/2231281.cms The Times of India Sports: Extensive sports coverage, key statistics and free downloads]

Group stage

= Group A =

{{main|2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A}}

{{:2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A}}

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|date=7 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|THA}}

|score=1–1

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|team2={{fb|IRQ|2004}}

|goals1=Sutee {{goal|6|pen.}}

|goals2=Mahmoud {{goal|32}}

|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance=30,000

|referee=Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea) }}

{{football box

|date= 8 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|AUS}}

|score=1–1

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|team2={{fb|OMA}}

|goals1=Cahill {{goal|90+2}}

|goals2=Al-Maimani {{goal|32}}

|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance=5,000

|referee=Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) }}

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{{football box

|date=12 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|OMA}}

|score=0–2

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|team2={{fb|THA}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Pipat {{goal|70||78}}

|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance=19,000

|referee=Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) }}

{{football box

|date= 13 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|IRQ|2004}}

|score=3–1

|team2={{fb|AUS}}

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309180210/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/iraq_aus_match_summary.pdf Report]

|goals1=Akram {{goal|22}}
H.M. Mohammed {{goal|60}}
Jassim {{goal|86}}

|goals2=Viduka {{goal|47}}

|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance=7,884

|referee=Jasim Karim (Bahrain) }}

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{{football box

|date= 16 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|THA}}

|score=0–4

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120517223928/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/THAvAUS160707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|AUS}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Beauchamp {{goal|21}}
Viduka {{goal|80||83}}
Kewell {{goal|90}}

|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance=46,000

|referee=Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea) }}

{{football box

|date= 16 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|OMA}}

|score=0–0

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|team2={{fb|IRQ|2004}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=National Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance=500

|referee=Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) }}

= Group B =

{{main|2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B}}

{{:2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B}}

{{football box

|date= 8 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|VIE}}

|score=2–0

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|team2={{fb|UAE}}

|goals1=Huỳnh Quang Thanh {{goal|64}}
Lê Công Vinh {{goal|73}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance=39,450

|referee=Talaat Najm (Lebanon) }}

{{football box

|date= 9 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fb|QAT}}

|report=[http://www.weltfussball.de/spielbericht/asian-cup-2007-indo-malay-thail-viet-gruppe-b-japan-katar/ Report]

|goals1=Takahara {{goal|61}}

|goals2=Soria {{goal|88}}

|stadium=Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance=5,000

|referee=Matthew Breeze (Australia) }}

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|date= 12 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|QAT}}

|score=1–1

|team2={{fb|VIE}}

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309175230/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/QATvVIE120707.pdf Report]

|goals1=Soria {{goal|79}}

|goals2=Phan Thanh Bình {{goal|32}}

|stadium=Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance=40,000

|referee=Masoud Moradi (Iran) }}

{{football box

|date= 13 July 2007

|time = 20:30 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|UAE}}

|score=1–3

|team2={{fb|JPN}}

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|goals1=Al-Kass {{goal|66}}

|goals2=Takahara {{goal|22||27}}
S. Nakamura {{goal|42|pen.}}

|stadium=Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance=5,000

|referee=Satop Tongkhan (Thailand) }}

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{{football box

|date= 16 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|VIE}}

|score=1–4

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309175547/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/VIEvJPN160707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|JPN}}

|goals1=Suzuki {{goal|8|o.g.}}

|goals2=Maki {{goal|12||59}}
Endō {{goal|31}}
S. Nakamura {{goal|53}}

|stadium=Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance=40,000

|referee=Matthew Breeze (Australia) }}

{{football box

|date= 16 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|QAT}}

|score=1–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309180200/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/QATvUAE160707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|UAE}}

|goals1=Soria {{goal|42|pen.}}

|goals2=Al-Kass {{goal|60}}
Khalil {{goal|90+4}}

|stadium=Army Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City

|attendance=3,000

|referee=Masoud Moradi (Iran) }}

= Group C =

{{main|2007 AFC Asian Cup Group C}}

{{:2007 AFC Asian Cup Group C}}

{{football box

|date= 10 July 2007

|time = 20:30 UTC+8

|team1={{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score=1–5

|team2={{fb|CHN}}

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|goals1=Indra Putra {{goal|74}}

|goals2=Han Peng {{goal|15||55}}
Shao Jiayi {{goal|36}}
Wang Dong {{goal|51||90+3}}

|stadium=Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=21,155

|referee=Muhsen Basma (Syria) }}

{{football box

|date= 11 July 2007

|time = 18:15 UTC+8

|team1={{fb-rt|IRN}}

|score=2–1

|team2={{fb|UZB}}

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|goals1=Hosseini {{goal|55}}
Kazemian {{goal|78}}

|goals2=Rezaei {{goal|16|o.g.}}

|stadium=Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=1,863

|referee=Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) }}

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{{football box

|date= 14 July 2007

|time = 18:15 UTC+8

|team1={{fb-rt|UZB}}

|score=5–0

|team2={{fb|MAS}}

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309174614/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/UZBvMAS140707.pdf Report]

|goals1=Shatskikh {{goal|10||89}}
Kapadze {{goal|30}}
Bakayev {{goal|45+2|pen.}}
Ibrahimov {{goal|85}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=7,137

|referee=Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) }}

{{football box

|date= 15 July 2007

|time = 18:15 UTC+8

|team1={{fb-rt|CHN}}

|score=2–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120517224404/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/CHNvIRN150707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|IRN}}

|goals1=Shao Jiayi {{goal|7}}
Mao Jianqing {{goal|33}}

|goals2=Zandi {{goal|45+1}}
Nekounam {{goal|74}}

|stadium=Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=5,938

|referee=Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia) }}

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{{football box

|date= 18 July 2007

|time = 20:30 UTC+8

|team1={{fb-rt|MAS}}

|score=0–2

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309172259/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/MASvIRN180707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|IRN}}

|goals1=

|goals2=Nekounam {{goal|29|pen.}}
Teymourian {{goal|77}}

|stadium=Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=4,520

|referee=Muhsen Basma (Syria) }}

{{football box

|date= 18 July 2007

|time = 20:30 UTC+8

|team1={{fb-rt|UZB}}

|score=3–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110924071218/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/UZBvCHN180707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|CHN}}

|goals1=Shatskikh {{goal|72}}
Kapadze {{goal|86}}
Geynrikh {{goal|90+4}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam

|attendance= 2,200

|referee=Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) }}

= Group D =

{{main|2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D}}

{{:2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D}}

{{football box

|date= 10 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|IDN}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309175730/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/IDNvBHR100707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|BHR}}

|goals1=Budi {{goal|14}}
Bambang {{goal|64}}

|goals2=Jalal {{goal|27}}

|stadium=Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance=60,000

|referee=Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) }}

{{football box

|date= 11 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}

|score=1–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110924111032/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/KORvKSA110707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|KSA}}

|goals1=Choi Sung-kuk {{goal|66}}

|goals2=Y. Al-Qahtani {{goal|77|pen.}}

|stadium=Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance=15,000

|referee=Mark Shield (Australia) }}

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{{football box

|date= 14 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309173714/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/KSAvIDN140707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|IDN}}

|goals1=Y. Al-Qahtani {{goal|12}}
Al-Harthi {{goal|90}}

|goals2=Elie {{goal|17}}

|stadium=Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance=87,000

|referee=Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) }}

{{football box

|date= 15 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|BHR}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110923194909/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/BHRvKOR150707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|KOR|1997}}

|goals1=Isa {{goal|43}}
Abdullatif {{goal|85}}

|goals2=Kim Do-heon {{goal|4}}

|stadium=Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance=9,000

|referee=Sun Baojie (China) }}

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{{football box

|date= 18 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|IDN}}

|score=0–1

|team2={{fb|KOR|1997}}

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309172410/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/IDNvKOR180707.pdf Report]

|goals1=

|goals2=Kim Jung-woo {{goal|34}}

|stadium=Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance=88,000

|referee=Mark Shield (Australia) }}

{{football box

|date=18 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}

|score=4–0

|team2={{fb|BHR}}

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110913082451/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/KSAvBHR180707.pdf Report]

|goals1=Al-Mousa {{goal|18}}
A. Al-Qahtani {{goal|45}}
Al-Jassim {{goal|68||79}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang

|attendance=500

|referee=Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) }}

Knockout stage

{{main|2007 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage}}

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|RD2=Semi-finals

|RD3=Final

|Consol=Third place

|21 July – Bangkok|{{fb|IRQ|2004}}|2|{{fb|VIE}}|0

|22 July – Kuala Lumpur|{{fb|IRN}}|0 (2)|{{fb|KOR|1997}} (pen.)|0 (4)

|21 July – Hanoi|{{fb|JPN}} (pen.)|1 (4)|{{fb|AUS}}|1 (3)

|22 July – Jakarta|{{fb|KSA}}|2|{{fb|UZB}}|1

|25 July – Kuala Lumpur|{{fb|IRQ|2004}} (pen.)|0 (4)|{{fb|KOR|1997}}|0 (3)

|25 July – Hanoi|{{fb|JPN}}|2|{{fb|KSA}}|3

|29 July – Jakarta|{{fb|IRQ|2004}}|1|{{fb|KSA}}|0

|28 July – Palembang|{{fb|KOR|1997}} (pen.)|0 (6)|{{fb|JPN}}|0 (5)

}}

= Quarter-finals =

{{football box

|date= 21 July 2007

|time = 17:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score=1–1 {{aet}}

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120525040430/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/JPNvAUS210707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|AUS}}

|goals1=Takahara {{goal|72}}

|goals2=Aloisi {{goal|70}}

|stadium=Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance=25,000

|referee=Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

|penalties1 = Nakamura {{pengoal}}
Endō {{pengoal}}
Komano {{pengoal}}
Takahara {{penmiss}}
Nakazawa {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Kewell
{{penmiss}} Neill
{{pengoal}} Cahill
{{pengoal}} Carle
{{pengoal}} Carney

}}

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{{football box

|date= 21 July 2007

|time = 20:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|IRQ|2004}}

|score=2–0

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309144918/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/IRQvVIE210707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|VIE}}

|goals1=Mahmoud {{goal|2||65}}

|goals2=

|stadium=Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

|attendance=9,720

|referee=Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) }}

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{{football box

|date= 22 July 2007

|time = 18:15 UTC+8

|team1={{fb-rt|IRN}}

|score=0–0 {{aet}}

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309173830/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/IRNvKOR220707v2.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|KOR|1997}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=8,629

|referee=Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

|penalties1 = Zandi {{pengoal}}
Mahdavikia {{penmiss}}
Enayati {{pengoal}}
Khatibi {{penmiss}}

|penaltyscore = 2–4

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Lee Chun-soo
{{pengoal}} Kim Sang-sik
{{penmiss}} Kim Do-heon
{{pengoal}} Cho Jae-jin
{{pengoal}} Kim Jung-woo

}}

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{{football box

|date = 22 July 2007

|time = 20:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|KSA}}

|score=2–1

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309174716/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/KSAvUZB220707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|UZB}}

|goals1=Y. Al-Qahtani {{goal|3}}
Al-Mousa {{goal|75}}

|goals2=Solomin {{goal|82}}

|stadium=Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance=12,000

|referee=Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea) }}

= Semi-finals =

{{football box

|date= 25 July 2007

|time = 18:15 UTC+8

|team1={{fb-rt|IRQ|2004}}

|score=0–0 {{aet}}

|report=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120309174513/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/IRQvKOR250707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|KOR|1997}}

|goals1=

|goals2=

|stadium=Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

|attendance=12,500

|referee=Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

|penalties1 = H.M. Mohammed {{pengoal}}
Munir {{pengoal}}
Abdul-Amir {{pengoal}}
Mnajed {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 4–3

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} Lee Chun-soo
{{pengoal}} Lee Dong-gook
{{pengoal}} Cho Jae-jin
{{penmiss}} Yeom Ki-hun
{{penmiss}} Kim Jung-woo

}}

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{{football box

|date= 25 July 2007

|time = 20:15 UTC+7

|team1={{fb-rt|JPN}}

|score=2–3

|report= [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309171554/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/JPNvKSA250707.pdf Report]

|team2={{fb|KSA}}

|goals1=Nakazawa {{goal|37}}
Abe {{goal|53}}

|goals2=Y. Al-Qahtani {{goal|35}}
Mouath {{goal|47||57}}

|stadium=Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi

|attendance=10,000

|referee=Matthew Breeze (Australia) }}

= Third place play-off =

{{football box

|date = 28 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|KOR|1997}}

|score = 0–0 {{aet}}

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309171410/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/KORvJPN280707.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{fb|JPN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, Palembang

|attendance = 10,000

|referee = Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

|penalties1 = Cho Jae-jin {{pengoal}}
Oh Beom-seok {{pengoal}}
Lee Chun-soo {{pengoal}}
Lee Ho {{pengoal}}
Kim Jin-kyu {{pengoal}}
Kim Chi-woo {{pengoal}}

|penaltyscore = 6–5

|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} S. Nakamura
{{pengoal}} Endō
{{pengoal}} Abe
{{pengoal}} Komano
{{pengoal}} Nakazawa
{{penmiss}} Hanyu

}}

= Final =

{{Main| 2007 AFC Asian Cup Final}}

{{football box

|date = 29 July 2007

|time = 19:30 UTC+7

|team1 = {{fb-rt|IRQ|2004}}

|score = 1–0

|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20120309173744/http://images.the-afc.com/Documents/competitions/fixtures/IRQvKSA290707.pdf Report]

|team2 = {{fb|KSA}}

|goals1 = Mahmoud {{goal|72}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta

|attendance = 60,000

|referee = Mark Shield (Australia) }}

Statistics

=Goalscorers=

With four goals, Younis Mahmoud, Naohiro Takahara and Yasser Al-Qahtani are the top scorers in the tournament. In total, 84 goals were scored by 57 different players, with two of them credited as own goals.

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=Awards=

Most Valuable Player

Top scorer

Best Goalkeeper

Best Defender

Fair Play Award

  • {{fb|Japan}}

Most Entertaining Team

  • {{fb|IRQ|2004}}

Team of the tournament

The Toshiba All-Star XI was voted for by fans on the official Asian Cup website.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070707083546/http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/fanzone/best11/ |url=http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/fanzone/best11/ |title=Toshiba All Star XI Contest |publisher=AFC Asian Cup |archive-date=7 July 2007 |access-date=26 October 2022}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bigsoccer.com/threads/official-all-star-xi.586960/|title=Official All-Star XI|publisher=BigSoccer Forum|date=18 August 2007}}

class="wikitable"
Goalkeeper

!Defenders

!Midfielders

!Forwards

valign=top|

{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Lee Woon-jae

|valign=top|

{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} Bassim Abbas

{{flagicon|JPN}} Yuji Nakazawa

{{flagicon|IRN}} Rahman Rezaei

{{flagicon|AUS}} Lucas Neill

|valign=top|

{{flagicon|JPN}} Shunsuke Nakamura

{{flagicon|AUS}} Harry Kewell

{{flagicon|KOR|1997}} Lee Chun-soo

{{flagicon|IRQ|2004}} Nashat Akram

|valign=top|

{{flagicon|JPN}} Naohiro Takahara

{{flagicon|KSA}} Yasser Al-Qahtani

Marketing

=Official match ball=

The Official Match Ball for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup was launched by Nike on 15 May 2007, making it the first time ever that a ball had been launched specifically for any football competition in Asia.{{cite news|url=http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media§ion=newsDetails&newsID=8611 |title=AFC Asian Cup 2007 Official Match Ball launched |publisher=AFC |date=26 June 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623134749/http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media |archive-date=23 June 2007 }} 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.{{cite news |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/51532,exclusive-pictures-asian-cup-match-ball.aspx |title=Exclusive Pictures: Asian Cup Match Ball |publisher=442 Magazine Australia |date=14 May 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080917013730/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/51532,exclusive-pictures-asian-cup-match-ball.aspx |archive-date=17 September 2008 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all |access-date=27 June 2007 }}

= Official song =

The AFC selected "I Believe", a 2004 single by Thai singer Tata Young as the tournament's official song.{{cite web|url=https://vff.org.vn/tin-tuc-108/si-believe%E2%AC%9D--bai-hat-chinh-thuc-cua--asian-cup-2007-6509.html|title=SI believe⬝ - bài hát chính thức của Asian cup 2007|date=25 June 2007|publisher=Vietnam Football Federation|access-date=9 June 2018|language=vi}}

= Sponsorships =

Official Sponsors

  • Emirates
  • Epson{{Cite web |last=Long |first=Michael |date=2012-06-01 |title=AFC announces further sponsorship renewals |url=https://www.sportspromedia.com/news/afc_announces_further_sponsorship_renewals/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=SportsPro |language=en-GB}}
  • ING Group{{Cite web |date=2005-09-05 |title=[AsiaNet] ING To Sponsor AFC Asian Cup 2007 |url=https://www.mk.co.kr/news/all/3717357 |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=매일경제 |language=ko}}
  • JCB Co., Ltd.
  • Konica Minolta
  • Maxell
  • Samsung
  • The Asahi Shimbun
  • Toshiba{{Cite web |title=Toshiba Asia Pacific |url=https://asia.toshiba.com/ |access-date=2023-10-17 |website=Toshiba Asia Pacific |language=en}}
  • Yamaha Motor Company{{Cite web |title=YMC Becomes Official Asian Football Confederation Sponsor |url=https://global.yamaha-motor.com/jp/showroom/cp/library/yamaha_news_eng/pdf/index/343_YamahaNews_E_2005.pdf }}

Official Supporters

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

{{Commons category}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071023065616/http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/ AFC Asian Cup 2007 Official Site] (Archived)
  • [https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07asch.html Asian Cup 2007 at RSSSF]

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