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The Asian Football Confederation's 2007 AFC Asian Cup finals are currently being held from July 7 to July 29, 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition is being co-hosted by four nations: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.

The Asian Cup had previously been held every 4 years from 1956 onwards, the last cup being held in China in 2004. 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 AFC decided to change their tradition and hold the tournament in 2007, and every four years henceforth from that date.

This is the first major AFC tournament in which Australia will participate as member. Australia was the first non-host nation to qualify.

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. 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. 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 87,000
Shah Alam Shah Alam Stadium 80,000
Thailand Bangkok Rajamangala National 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. For the first time, the defending champions (Japan) needed to attend the qualification stage. 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.

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.[3]

The four seeded teams were announced on December 19 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

 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 Thailand
 Vietnam

 China
 Iraq
 United Arab Emirates
 Bahrain

 Qatar
 Uzbekistan
 Saudi Arabia
 Oman

 Australia
 Iran
 Japan
 South Korea

On December 19, 2006, the draw was held in the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).

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.[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. One referee and two assistant referees have also been named from the CAF.[6]


† Replaced Singapore Shamsul Maidin after the referee pulled out with injury.[7]

Squads

Further information: 2007 AFC Asian Cup squads

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. Oman took the lead and would have won save for an injury time goal from Tim Cahill. Next, hosts Vietnam shocked Gulf Champions UAE with a 2-0 victory. In the same group, Qatar held Japan to a 1-1 draw, which caused Japan coach Ivica Osim to fly into a rage. 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 drop their match, losing to China 5-1.

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Australia 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Iraq 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Oman 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Thailand 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
Thailand 1 – 1 Iraq
Suksomkit 6' (pen) Report Younis Mahmoud 32'
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kwon (KOR)
Australia 1 – 1 Oman
Cahill 90+2' Report Al-Maimani 32'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Maillet (SEY)
Oman v Thailand
Iraq v Australia
Thailand v Australia
Oman v Iraq

Group B

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Vietnam 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2
 Japan 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Qatar 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 United Arab Emirates 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2
Vietnam 2 – 0 United Arab Emirates
Huỳnh Quang Thanh 63'
Lê Công Vinh 73'		 Report
Attendance: 39,450
Referee: Najm (LIB)
Japan 1 – 1 Qatar
Takahara 61' Report Quintana 88'
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Breeze (AUS)
Qatar v Vietnam
United Arab Emirates v Japan
Vietnam v Japan
Qatar v United Arab Emirates

Group C

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China 3 1 1 0 0 5 1 4
 Iran 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
 Uzbekistan 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
 Malaysia 0 1 0 0 1 1 5 -4
Malaysia 1 – 5 China
Mahayuddin 74' Report Han Peng 15', 55'
Shao Jiayi 36'
Wang Dong 51', 90+3'
Attendance: 21,155
Referee: Basma (SYR)
Iran 2 – 1 Uzbekistan
Hosseini 55'
Kazemian 78'		 Report Rezaei 16' (own)
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Fadhli (KUW)
Uzbekistan v Malaysia
China v Iran
Malaysia v Iran
Uzbekistan v China

Group D

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Indonesia 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1
 South Korea 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0
 Bahrain 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1
Indonesia 2 – 1 Bahrain
Sudarsono 14'
Pamungkas 64'		 Report Jalal 27'
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Nishimura (JPN)
South Korea 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Choi 66' Report Qahtani 77' (pen)
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shield (AUS)
Saudi Arabia v Indonesia
Bahrain v South Korea
Indonesia v South Korea
Saudi Arabia v Bahrain

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
July 21 - Bangkok
 
 
1st Group A
 
July 25 - Kuala Lumpur
 
2nd Group B
 
 
 
July 22 - Kuala Lumpur
 
 
 
1st Group C
 
July 29 - Jakarta
 
2nd Group D
 
 
 
July 21 - Hanoi
 
 
 
1st Group B
 
July 25 - Hanoi
 
2nd Group A
 
 
 
July 22 - Jakarta
 
 Third place
 
1st Group D
 
July 28 - Palembang
 
2nd Group C
 
 
 
 
 
 

Quarter-finals

1st Group B–2nd Group A
1st Group A–2nd Group B
1st Group C–2nd Group D
1st Group D–2nd Group C

Semi-finals

Quarter-Final 2–Quarter-Final 3
Quarter-Final 1–Quarter-Final 4

Third place playoff

Loser Semi-Final 1–Loser Semi-Final 2

Final

Winner Semi-Final 1–Winner Semi-Final 2

Goalscorers

2 goals:

1 goal:

Own goals:

References

  1. ^ "Thailand confirmed as AFC Asian Cup 2007 co-host". AFC. 2005-08-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ "Thailand handed 90-day Asian Cup reprieve". The Guardian. 2006-10-17. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2007 Organising Committee approves team classification for Final Draw". AFC. 2006-12-19. Retrieved 2006-12-19. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2007™ Official Match Ball launched". AFC. 2006-06-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  5. ^ "Exclusive Pictures: Asian Cup Match Ball". 442 Magazine Australia. 2007-05-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  6. ^ "Officials announced for Asian Cup". AFC. 2007-06-21. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Referee Maidin ruled out through injury". AFC. 2007-06-26. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

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