2007 AFC Asian Cup

2007 AFC Asian Cup were held in Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand and Indonesia from 7 to 29 July.

2007 AFC Asian Cup
Piala Asia 2007 (Indonesian, Malaysian)
เอเชียนคัพ 2007 (Thai)
Cúp bóng đá châu Á 2007 (Viet)
Tournament details
Host countries Vietnam
 Malaysia
 Thailand
 Indonesia
Dates7–29 July
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)(in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Iraq (1st title)
Runner-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Korea Republic
Fourth place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored84 (2.63 per match)
Attendance724,222 (22,632 per match)
Top scorer(s)Iraq Younis Mahmoud
Japan Naohiro Takahara
Saudi Arabia Yasser Al-Qahtani
(4 goals each)
Best playerIraq Younis Mahmoud
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Results

Group stage

Group A

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

Group B

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

Group C

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

Group D

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

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                   
       
   Iraq  2
   Vietnam  0  
   Iraq  0 (4)
     Korea Republic  0 (3)  
   Iran  0 (2)
   Korea Republic  0 (4)  
   Iraq  1
     Saudi Arabia  0
   Japan  1 (4)
   Australia  1 (3)  
   Japan  2 Third place
     Saudi Arabia  3  
   Saudi Arabia  2    Korea Republic  0 (6)
   Uzbekistan  1      Japan  0 (5)

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