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 the 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 and every four years, Asia often held its continental tournament from 1956 until China in 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.[2]
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.
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 an 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.
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.[3]
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.
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.[4]
Participating countries.Results of the participating teams
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.[6] 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 the tournament despite high expectations in third place. However, Australia's 4–0 demolition of Thailand at the last match day saw them into 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 witnessed Vietnam's first time ever to qualify into the next round and became the only host to progress through despite being in the group of three different champions. On the other hand, while Malaysia continued its poor form with 0–5 and 0–2 losses to Uzbekistan and Iran, thus going out of the tournament without a 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 in the verge of elimination when Indonesia was beaten 1–2 by Saudi Arabia. However, South Korea finally progressed with a 1–0 win over hosts Indonesia and with Saudi Arabia destroying Bahrain 4–0, it was enough to seal them in.
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.[7] In the other semi-finals, Saudi Arabia eliminated defending champions Japan after a 3–2 win to make an all-Arab affair for the final match.
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.[8]
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.
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.[11] 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.[12]
Official songedit
The AFC selected "I Believe", a 2004 single by Thai singer Tata Young as the tournament's official song.[13]
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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 the UEFA Euro 2020 2007 AFC Asian CupPiala Asia 2007exechiynkhph 2550Cup bong đa chau A 2007Tournament detailsHost countriesIndonesiaMalaysiaThailandVietnamDates7 29 JulyTeams16 from 1 confederation Venue s 8 in 7 host cities Final positionsChampions Iraq 1st title Runners up Saudi ArabiaThird place South KoreaFourth place JapanTournament statisticsMatches played32Goals scored84 2 63 per match Attendance724 222 22 632 per match Top scorer s Younis Mahmoud Naohiro Takahara Yasser Al Qahtani 4 goals each Best player s Younis Mahmoud 1 Best goalkeeperNoor Sabri 1 Fair play award Japan 1 20042011 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 and every four years Asia often held its continental tournament from 1956 until China in 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 2 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 Contents 1 Venues 2 Qualification 3 Seeds 4 Officials 5 Squads 6 Tournament summary 7 Group stage 7 1 Group A 7 2 Group B 7 3 Group C 7 4 Group D 8 Knockout stage 8 1 Quarter finals 8 2 Semi finals 8 3 Third place play off 8 4 Final 9 Statistics 9 1 Goalscorers 9 2 Awards 10 Marketing 10 1 Official match ball 10 2 Official song 10 3 Sponsorships 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksVenues edit nbsp Jakarta nbsp Palembang nbsp Kuala Lumpur nbsp Shah Alam Gelora Bung Karno Stadium Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium Bukit Jalil National Stadium Shah Alam Stadium Capacity 88 083 Capacity 30 000 Capacity 87 411 Capacity 80 372 nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp Indonesia nbsp nbsp Jakarta nbsp Palembang Malaysia nbsp nbsp Kuala Lumpur nbsp Shah Alam nbsp Bangkok Thailand nbsp nbsp Bangkok Vietnam nbsp nbsp Hanoi nbsp Ho Chi Minh City nbsp Hanoi Rajamangala Stadium Mỹ Đinh National Stadium Capacity 49 722 Capacity 40 192 nbsp nbsp nbsp Bangkok nbsp Ho Chi Minh City Supachalasai Stadium Army Stadium Capacity 19 793 Capacity 25 000 nbsp nbsp Qualification editMain article 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 an 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 Team Qualified as Date qualification was secured Previous appearances in tournament1 2 nbsp Indonesia 00 Co hosts 7 August 2004 3 1996 2000 2004 nbsp Malaysia 2 1976 1980 nbsp Thailand 5 1972 1992 1996 2000 2004 nbsp Vietnam 3 2 19564 19604 nbsp Australia Group D winner 16 August 2006 0 debut nbsp Qatar Group F winner 6 September 2006 6 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2004 nbsp Japan Group A winner 6 September 2006 5 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 nbsp Saudi Arabia Group A runner up 6 September 2006 6 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 nbsp Iran Group B winner 11 October 2006 10 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 nbsp South Korea Group B runner up 11 October 2006 10 1956 1960 1964 1972 1980 1984 1988 1996 2000 2004 nbsp United Arab Emirates Group C winner 11 October 2006 6 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2004 nbsp Oman Group C runner up 11 October 2006 1 2004 nbsp Iraq Group E winner 11 October 2006 5 1972 1976 1996 2000 2004 nbsp China Group E runner up 11 October 2006 8 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 nbsp Bahrain Group D runner up 15 November 2006 2 1988 2004 nbsp Uzbekistan Group F runner up 15 November 2006 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 4 As South VietnamSeeds editFor 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 3 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 Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 nbsp Indonesia 153 nbsp Malaysia 152 nbsp Thailand 137 nbsp Vietnam 172 nbsp China 84 nbsp Iraq 83 nbsp United Arab Emirates 87 nbsp Bahrain 97 nbsp Qatar 58 nbsp Uzbekistan 45 nbsp Saudi Arabia 64 nbsp Oman 72 nbsp Australia 39 nbsp Iran 38 nbsp Japan 47 nbsp South Korea 51 The draw was held on 19 December 2006 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Officials edit16 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 4 Referees nbsp Matthew Breeze nbsp Mark Shield nbsp Jasim Karim nbsp Sun Baojie nbsp Masoud Moradi nbsp Yuichi Nishimura nbsp Saad Kamil Al Fadhli nbsp Talaat Najm nbsp Abdulrahman Abdou nbsp Khalil Al Ghamdi nbsp Eddy Maillet nbsp Kwon Jong chul nbsp Lee Gi young nbsp Muhsen Basma nbsp Satop Tongkhan nbsp Ali Al Badwawi Assistant Referees nbsp Mohd Shahidul Islam nbsp Liu Tiejun nbsp Evarist Menkouande nbsp Poon Ming Fai nbsp Benjamin Silva nbsp Reza Sokhandan nbsp Mohammad Kadom Arab nbsp Awni Hassouneh nbsp Toru Sagara nbsp Jeong Hae sang nbsp Mohammed Al Ghamdi nbsp Yaser Ahmad Marad nbsp Mustafa Taleb nbsp Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud nbsp Win U Kyaw nbsp Mohamed Saeed nbsp Abdullah Al Amouri nbsp Ibrahim Ali Mohammed nbsp Celestin Ntagungira nbsp Yew Mun Tang nbsp Hamdi Al Kadri nbsp Begench Allaberdiyev nbsp Saleh Al Marzouqi nbsp Viktor Serazitdinov Replaced nbsp Shamsul Maidin after he pulled out with injury 5 Squads editFurther information 2007 AFC Asian Cup squadsTournament summary edit nbsp Participating countries nbsp Results of the participating teams 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 6 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 the tournament despite high expectations in third place However Australia s 4 0 demolition of Thailand at the last match day saw them into 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 witnessed Vietnam s first time ever to qualify into the next round and became the only host to progress through despite being in the group of three different champions On the other hand while Malaysia continued its poor form with 0 5 and 0 2 losses to Uzbekistan and Iran thus going out of the tournament without a 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 in the verge of elimination when Indonesia was beaten 1 2 by Saudi Arabia However South Korea finally progressed with a 1 0 win over hosts Indonesia and with Saudi Arabia destroying Bahrain 4 0 it was enough to seal them in 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 7 In the other semi finals Saudi Arabia eliminated defending champions Japan after a 3 2 win to make an all Arab affair for the final match 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 8 Group stage editGroup A edit Main article 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Iraq 3 1 2 0 4 2 2 5 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Australia 3 1 1 1 6 4 2 4 3 nbsp Thailand H 3 1 1 1 3 5 2 4 4 nbsp Oman 3 0 2 1 1 3 2 2Source Asian Cup 2007Rules for classification Tiebreakers H Hosts 7 July 200719 30 UTC 7Thailand nbsp 1 1 nbsp IraqSutee nbsp 6 pen Report Mahmoud nbsp 32 Rajamangala Stadium BangkokAttendance 30 000Referee Kwon Jong Chul South Korea 8 July 200717 15 UTC 7Australia nbsp 1 1 nbsp OmanCahill nbsp 90 2 Report Al Maimani nbsp 32 Rajamangala Stadium BangkokAttendance 5 000Referee Eddy Maillet Seychelles 12 July 200717 15 UTC 7Oman nbsp 0 2 nbsp ThailandReport Pipat nbsp 70 78 Rajamangala Stadium BangkokAttendance 19 000Referee Lee Gi Young South Korea 13 July 200717 15 UTC 7Iraq nbsp 3 1 nbsp AustraliaAkram nbsp 22 M Mohammed nbsp 60 Jassim nbsp 86 Report Viduka nbsp 47 Rajamangala Stadium BangkokAttendance 6 000Referee Jasim Karim Bahrain 16 July 200719 30 UTC 7Thailand nbsp 0 4 nbsp AustraliaReport Beauchamp nbsp 21 Viduka nbsp 80 83 Kewell nbsp 90 Rajamangala Stadium BangkokAttendance 46 000Referee Kwon Jong Chul South Korea 16 July 200719 30 UTC 7Oman nbsp 0 0 nbsp IraqReportNational Stadium BangkokAttendance 500Referee Eddy Maillet Seychelles Group B edit Main article 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Japan 3 2 1 0 8 3 5 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Vietnam H 3 1 1 1 4 5 1 4 3 nbsp United Arab Emirates 3 1 0 2 3 6 3 3 4 nbsp Qatar 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 2Source AFCRules for classification Tiebreakers H Hosts Main article Vietnam v United Arab Emirates 2007 AFC Asian Cup 8 July 200719 30 UTC 7Vietnam nbsp 2 0 nbsp United Arab EmiratesHuỳnh Quang Thanh nbsp 64 Le Cong Vinh nbsp 73 ReportMỹ Đinh Stadium HanoiAttendance 39 450Referee Talaat Najm Lebanon 9 July 200717 15 UTC 7Japan nbsp 1 1 nbsp QatarTakahara nbsp 61 Report Soria nbsp 88 Mỹ Đinh Stadium HanoiAttendance 5 000Referee Matthew Breeze Australia 12 July 200719 30 UTC 7Qatar nbsp 1 1 nbsp VietnamSoria nbsp 79 Report Phan Thanh Binh nbsp 32 Mỹ Đinh Stadium HanoiAttendance 40 000Referee Masoud Moradi Iran 13 July 200720 30 UTC 7United Arab Emirates nbsp 1 3 nbsp JapanAl Kass nbsp 66 Report Takahara nbsp 22 27 S Nakamura nbsp 42 pen Mỹ Đinh Stadium HanoiAttendance 5 000Referee Satop Tongkhan Thailand 16 July 200717 15 UTC 7Vietnam nbsp 1 4 nbsp JapanSuzuki nbsp 8 o g Report Maki nbsp 12 59 Endō nbsp 31 S Nakamura nbsp 53 Mỹ Đinh Stadium HanoiAttendance 40 000Referee Matthew Breeze Australia 16 July 200717 15 UTC 7Qatar nbsp 1 2 nbsp United Arab EmiratesSoria nbsp 42 pen Report Al Kass nbsp 60 Khalil nbsp 90 4 Army Stadium Ho Chi Minh CityAttendance 3 000Referee Masoud Moradi Iran Group C edit Main article 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group C Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Iran 3 2 1 0 6 3 3 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp Uzbekistan 3 2 0 1 9 2 7 6 3 nbsp China 3 1 1 1 7 6 1 4 4 nbsp Malaysia H 3 0 0 3 1 12 11 0Source Asian Cup 2007Rules for classification Tiebreakers H Hosts 10 July 200720 30 UTC 8Malaysia nbsp 1 5 nbsp ChinaIndra Putra nbsp 74 Report Han Peng nbsp 15 55 Shao Jiayi nbsp 36 Wang Dong nbsp 51 90 3 Bukit Jalil Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 21 155Referee Muhsen Basma Syria 11 July 200718 15 UTC 8Iran nbsp 2 1 nbsp UzbekistanHosseini nbsp 55 Kazemian nbsp 78 Report Rezaei nbsp 16 o g Bukit Jalil Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 1 863Referee Saad Kamil Al Fadhli Kuwait 14 July 200718 15 UTC 8Uzbekistan nbsp 5 0 nbsp MalaysiaShatskikh nbsp 10 89 Kapadze nbsp 30 Bakayev nbsp 45 2 pen Ibrahimov nbsp 85 ReportBukit Jalil Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 7 137Referee Abdulrahman Abdou Qatar 15 July 200718 15 UTC 8China nbsp 2 2 nbsp IranShao Jiayi nbsp 7 Mao Jianqing nbsp 33 Report Zandi nbsp 45 1 Nekounam nbsp 74 Bukit Jalil Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 5 938Referee Khalil Al Ghamdi Saudi Arabia 18 July 200720 30 UTC 8Malaysia nbsp 0 2 nbsp IranReport Nekounam nbsp 29 pen Teymourian nbsp 77 Bukit Jalil Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 4 520Referee Muhsen Basma Syria 18 July 200720 30 UTC 8Uzbekistan nbsp 3 0 nbsp ChinaShatskikh nbsp 72 Kapadze nbsp 86 Geynrikh nbsp 90 4 ReportShah Alam Stadium Shah AlamAttendance 2 200Referee Saad Kamil Al Fadhli Kuwait Group D edit Main article 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification 1 nbsp Saudi Arabia 3 2 1 0 7 2 5 7 Advance to knockout stage 2 nbsp South Korea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 3 nbsp Indonesia H 3 1 0 2 3 4 1 3 4 nbsp Bahrain 3 1 0 2 3 7 4 3Source Asian Cup 2007Rules for classification Tiebreakers H Hosts 10 July 200717 15 UTC 7Indonesia nbsp 2 1 nbsp BahrainBudi nbsp 14 Bambang nbsp 64 Report Jalal nbsp 27 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium JakartaAttendance 60 000Referee Yuichi Nishimura Japan 11 July 200719 30 UTC 7South Korea nbsp 1 1 nbsp Saudi ArabiaChoi Sung kuk nbsp 66 Report Y Al Qahtani nbsp 77 pen Gelora Bung Karno Stadium JakartaAttendance 15 000Referee Mark Shield Australia 14 July 200719 30 UTC 7Saudi Arabia nbsp 2 1 nbsp IndonesiaY Al Qahtani nbsp 12 Al Harthi nbsp 90 Report Elie nbsp 17 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium JakartaAttendance 88 000Referee Ali Al Badwawi United Arab Emirates 15 July 200719 30 UTC 7Bahrain nbsp 2 1 nbsp South KoreaIsa nbsp 43 AbdulLatif nbsp 85 Report Kim Do heon nbsp 4 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium JakartaAttendance 9 000Referee Sun Baojie China 18 July 200717 15 UTC 7Indonesia nbsp 0 1 nbsp South KoreaReport Kim Jung woo nbsp 34 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium JakartaAttendance 88 000Referee Mark Shield Australia 18 July 200717 15 UTC 7Saudi Arabia nbsp 4 0 nbsp BahrainAl Mousa nbsp 18 A Al Qahtani nbsp 45 Al Jassim nbsp 68 79 ReportGelora Sriwijaya Stadium PalembangAttendance 500Referee Yuichi Nishimura Japan Knockout stage editMain article 2007 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 21 July Bangkok nbsp Iraq2 25 July Kuala Lumpur nbsp Vietnam0 nbsp Iraq pen 0 4 22 July Kuala Lumpur nbsp South Korea0 3 nbsp Iran0 2 29 July Jakarta nbsp South Korea pen 0 4 nbsp Iraq1 21 July Hanoi nbsp Saudi Arabia0 nbsp Japan pen 1 4 25 July Hanoi nbsp Australia1 3 nbsp Japan2 22 July Jakarta nbsp Saudi Arabia3Third place nbsp Saudi Arabia2 28 July Palembang nbsp Uzbekistan1 nbsp South Korea pen 0 6 nbsp Japan0 5 Quarter finals edit 21 July 200717 15 UTC 7Japan nbsp 1 1 a e t nbsp AustraliaTakahara nbsp 72 Report Aloisi nbsp 70 PenaltiesNakamura nbsp Endō nbsp Komano nbsp Takahara nbsp Nakazawa nbsp 4 3 nbsp Kewell nbsp Neill nbsp Cahill nbsp Carle nbsp CarneyMỹ Đinh Stadium HanoiAttendance 25 000Referee Saad Kamil Al Fadhli Kuwait 21 July 200720 15 UTC 7Iraq nbsp 2 0 nbsp VietnamMahmoud nbsp 2 65 ReportRajamangala Stadium BangkokAttendance 9 720Referee Yuichi Nishimura Japan 22 July 200718 15 UTC 8Iran nbsp 0 0 a e t nbsp South KoreaReportPenaltiesZandi nbsp Mahdavikia nbsp Enayati nbsp Khatibi nbsp 2 4 nbsp Lee Chun soo nbsp Kim Sang sik nbsp Kim Do heon nbsp Cho Jae jin nbsp Kim Jung wooBukit Jalil Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 8 629Referee Ali Al Badwawi United Arab Emirates 22 July 200720 15 UTC 7Saudi Arabia nbsp 2 1 nbsp UzbekistanY Al Qahtani nbsp 3 Al Mousa nbsp 75 Report Solomin nbsp 82 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium JakartaAttendance 12 000Referee Kwon Jong Chul South Korea Semi finals edit 25 July 200718 15 UTC 8Iraq nbsp 0 0 a e t nbsp South KoreaReportPenaltiesM Mohammed nbsp Munir nbsp Abdul Amir nbsp Mnajed nbsp 4 3 nbsp Lee Chun soo nbsp Lee Dong gook nbsp Cho Jae jin nbsp Yeom Ki hun nbsp Kim Jung wooBukit Jalil Stadium Kuala LumpurAttendance 12 500Referee Saad Kamil Al Fadhli Kuwait 25 July 200720 15 UTC 7Japan nbsp 2 3 nbsp Saudi ArabiaNakazawa nbsp 37 Abe nbsp 53 Report Y Al Qahtani nbsp 35 Mouath nbsp 47 57 Mỹ Đinh Stadium HanoiAttendance 10 000Referee Matthew Breeze Australia Third place play off edit 28 July 200719 30 UTC 7South Korea nbsp 0 0 a e t nbsp JapanReportPenaltiesCho Jae jin nbsp Oh Beom seok nbsp Lee Chun soo nbsp Lee Ho nbsp Kim Jin kyu nbsp Kim Chi woo nbsp 6 5 nbsp S Nakamura nbsp Endō nbsp Abe nbsp Komano nbsp Nakazawa nbsp HanyuGelora Sriwijaya Stadium PalembangAttendance 10 000Referee Ali Al Badwawi United Arab Emirates Final edit Main article 2007 AFC Asian Cup Final 29 July 200719 30 UTC 7Iraq nbsp 1 0 nbsp Saudi ArabiaMahmoud nbsp 72 ReportGelora Bung Karno Stadium JakartaAttendance 60 000Referee Mark Shield Australia Statistics editGoalscorers edit 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 4 goals nbsp Younis Mahmoud nbsp Naohiro Takahara nbsp Yasser Al Qahtani 3 goals nbsp Mark Viduka nbsp Sebastian Soria nbsp Maksim Shatskikh 2 goals nbsp Han Peng nbsp Shao Jiayi nbsp Wang Dong nbsp Javad Nekounam nbsp Seiichiro Maki nbsp Shunsuke Nakamura nbsp Ahmed Al Mousa nbsp Malek Mouath nbsp Taisir Al Jassim nbsp Pipat Thonkanya nbsp Saeed Al Kass nbsp Timur Kapadze 1 goal nbsp Harry Kewell nbsp John Aloisi nbsp Michael Beauchamp nbsp Tim Cahill nbsp Ismail Abdul Latif nbsp Salman Isa nbsp Sayed Jalal nbsp Mao Jianqing nbsp Bambang Pamungkas nbsp Budi Sudarsono nbsp Elie Aiboy nbsp Andranik Teymourian nbsp Ferydoon Zandi nbsp Jalal Hosseini nbsp Javad Kazemian nbsp Hawar Mulla Mohammed nbsp Karrar Jassim nbsp Nashat Akram nbsp Yasuhito Endō nbsp Yuji Nakazawa nbsp Yuki Abe nbsp Indra Putra nbsp Badar Al Maimani nbsp Abdulrahman Al Qahtani nbsp Saad Al Harthi nbsp Choi Sung kuk nbsp Kim Do heon nbsp Kim Jung woo nbsp Sutee Suksomkit nbsp Faisal Khalil nbsp Alexander Geynrikh nbsp Aziz Ibragimov nbsp Pavel Solomin nbsp Ulugbek Bakayev nbsp Huỳnh Quang Thanh nbsp Le Cong Vinh nbsp Phan Thanh Binh 1 own goal nbsp Rahman Rezaei against Uzbekistan nbsp Keita Suzuki against Vietnam Awards edit Most Valuable Player 1 nbsp Younis Mahmoud Top scorer nbsp Younis Mahmoud nbsp Yasser Al Qahtani nbsp Naohiro Takahara Best Goalkeeper 1 nbsp Noor Sabri Best Defender 1 nbsp Bassim Abbas Fair Play Award 1 nbsp Japan Most Entertaining Team 1 nbsp Iraq Team of the tournamentThe Toshiba All Star XI was voted for by fans on the official Asian Cup website 9 10 Goalkeeper Defenders Midfielders Forwards nbsp Lee Woon jae nbsp Bassim Abbas nbsp Yuji Nakazawa nbsp Rahman Rezaei nbsp Lucas Neill nbsp Shunsuke Nakamura nbsp Harry Kewell nbsp Lee Chun soo nbsp Nashat Akram nbsp Naohiro Takahara nbsp Yasser Al QahtaniMarketing editOfficial match ball edit 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 11 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 12 Official song edit The AFC selected I Believe a 2004 single by Thai singer Tata Young as the tournament s official song 13 Sponsorships edit Official Sponsors Emirates Epson 14 ING Group 15 JCB Co Ltd Konica Minolta Maxell Samsung The Asahi Shimbun Toshiba 16 Yamaha Motor Company 17 Official Supporters FamilyMart Hyundai Heavy Industries Kirin Company Makita Nike Inc NikonSee also editSports diplomacyReferences edit a b c d e f g h Special AFC Awards for 2007 Asian Cup in Arabic Kooora 29 July 2007 Cities fight for Asian Cup motza Archived from the original on 28 September 2010 Retrieved 18 April 2011 AFC Asian Cup 2007 Organising Committee approves team classification for Final Draw AFC 19 December 2006 Archived from the original on 30 September 2007 Retrieved 24 November 2019 Officials announced for Asian Cup AFC 21 June 2007 Archived from the original on 15 October 2007 Referee Maidin ruled out through injury AFC 26 June 2007 Archived from the original on 10 July 2007 AFC Asian Cup ESPN Soccernet Archived from the original on 19 August 2007 Retrieved 13 July 2007 Iraq bombs strike football fans BBC News 25 July 2007 The Times of India Sports Extensive sports coverage key statistics and free downloads Toshiba All Star XI Contest AFC Asian Cup Archived from the original on 7 July 2007 Retrieved 26 October 2022 Official All Star XI BigSoccer Forum 18 August 2007 AFC Asian Cup 2007 Official Match Ball launched AFC 26 June 2006 Archived from the original on 23 June 2007 Exclusive Pictures Asian Cup Match Ball 442 Magazine Australia 14 May 2007 Archived from the original on 17 September 2008 Retrieved 27 June 2007 SI believe bai hat chinh thức của Asian cup 2007 in Vietnamese Vietnam Football Federation 25 June 2007 Retrieved 9 June 2018 Long Michael 1 June 2012 AFC announces further sponsorship renewals SportsPro Retrieved 17 October 2023 AsiaNet ING To Sponsor AFC Asian Cup 2007 매일경제 in Korean 5 September 2005 Retrieved 17 October 2023 Toshiba Asia Pacific Toshiba Asia Pacific Retrieved 17 October 2023 YMC Becomes Official Asian Football Confederation Sponsor PDF External links, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
