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			{{Infobox international football competition
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			\| tourney_name = AFC Asian Cup

	{{Infobox Asian Cup
	\| year = 2007		\| year = 2007
			\| other_titles = {{ubl\|Piala Asia 2007\|เอเชียนคัพ 2550\|Cúp bóng đá châu Á 2007}}
	\| othertitles = <small></small>
	\| image = Logo~~-asiancup2007~~.~~gif~~		\| image = 2007 Asian Cup Logo.svg
	\| size = ~~230px~~		\| size = 300px
	\| caption = ~~Logo of the 2007 Asian Cup~~		\| caption =
	\| country = ~~]/]/]/]~~		\| country = Indonesia
			\| country2 = Malaysia
	\| dates = ] – ]
	\| ~~finalists~~ = 16		\| country3 = Thailand
			\| country4 = Vietnam
			\| dates = 7–29 July
			\| num_teams = 16
			\| confederations = 1
	\| venues = 8		\| venues = 8
	\| cities = 7		\| cities = 7
	\| ~~winners~~ =		\| champion = IRQ
			\| champion-flagvar = 2004
	\| count =
	\| ~~matches~~ = 16		\| count = 1
	\| ~~goals~~ = 49		\| second = KSA
	\| ~~attendance~~ =		\| third = KOR
	\| ~~topscorer~~ =		\| third-flagvar = 1997
	\| ~~player~~ =		\| fourth = JPN
			\| matches = 32
			\| goals = 84
			\| attendance = 724222
			\| top_scorer = {{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]<br />{{flagicon\|JPN}} ]<br />{{flagicon\|KSA}} ]<br />(4 goals each)
			\| player = {{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]<ref name="Awards">{{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 }}</ref>
			\| goalkeeper = {{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]<ref name="Awards"/>
			\| fair_play = {{fb\|JPN}}<ref name="Awards"/>
			\| prevseason = ]
			\| nextseason = ]
	}}		}}

	The ~~]'s~~ '''2007 ]''' ~~finals~~ ~~are~~ ~~currently~~ ~~being~~ ~~held~~ ~~from~~ ] to ], ]. For the first time in its history, the competition ~~is being~~ co-hosted by four ~~nations~~: ], ], ] and ].		The '''2007 AFC Asian Cup''' was the 14th edition of the men's ], a ] international ] tournament organised by the ] (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 ]: ], ], ] and ]; 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 ].

			] won the continental title for the first time after defeating three-time champion ] 1–0 in the final. As the winner, Iraq represented the AFC in the ].
	The Asian Cup had previously been held every 4 years from 1956 onwards, the last cup being held in ] in 2004. However, with the ] and the ] 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.

			Before 2007, Asia held its continental tournament every four years from 1956 until 2004. With the ] and the ] 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.
	This is the first major AFC tournament in which ] is participating as a member. Australia was the first non-host nation to qualify.

			An estimated worldwide television audience of 650 million people tuned in to watch the 2007 AFC Asian Cup.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>
	==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 ]. However, he later regretted this decision and called it his "mistake", citing the financial and logistic difficulties in organising an event across four countries.

			] 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.
	He said that "It is proving very difficult for have to have four organising committees, four media centres and there are also financial considerations." He also revealed that " definitely it ," if he had the choice.

			==Venues==
	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 ]. On August 12 of the same year, the AFC confirmed that Thailand would be a co-host of the 2007 Asian Cup.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media&section=newsDetails&newsID=3783 \|title= Thailand confirmed as AFC Asian Cup 2007 co-host \|publisher=AFC \|date=]}}</ref> However in October 2006, Thailand was again warned to improve its facilities in 90 days.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6152785,00.html \|title= Thailand handed 90-day Asian Cup reprieve \|publisher=The Guardian \|date=]}}</ref>
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			{\| class="wikitable sortable"
	==Venues==
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	!City		!City
			!Stadium
	!Venue
	!Capacity		!Capacity
	\|-		\|-
	\|rowspan=2\|]		\| rowspan="2" \|{{flagicon\|THA}} ]
	\|]		\|]
			\|49,722
	\|]
	\|align="center"\|100,000
	\|-		\|-
			\|]
	\|]
			\| 19,793
	\|]
	\|align="center"\|40,000
	\|-		\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|VIE}} ]
	\|rowspan=2\|]
			\|]
	\|]
			\|40,192
	\|]
	\|align="center"\|100,000
	\|-		\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|VIE}} ]
	\|]
			\|]
			\|25,000
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|IDN}} ]
			\|]
			\|88,083
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|MAS}} ]
			\|]
			\|87,411
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|IDN}} ]
			\|]
			\|30,000
			\|-
			\|{{flagicon\|MAS}} ]
	\|]		\|]
			\|80,372
	\|align="center"\|80,000
			\|}

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			! {{flagicon\|Indonesia}} ]
	\|rowspan=2\|]
			! {{flagicon\|Malaysia}} ]
	\|]
			! {{flagicon\|Malaysia}} ]
	\|align="center"\|65,000
	\|-		\|-
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	\|align="center"\|35,000
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			\| ]
	\|-		\|-
			\| Capacity: '''88,083'''
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			! colspan="2" \| Indonesia
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			{{Location map~\|Vietnam\|lat=10.825369\|long=106.629664\|label=]\|position=}}}}
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			\|-
			\| Capacity: '''49,722'''
			\| Capacity: '''40,192'''
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			\|-
			! {{flagicon\|Thailand}} ]
			! {{flagicon\|Vietnam}} ]
			\|-
			\| ]
			\| ]
			\|-
			\| Capacity: '''19,793'''
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			{{Clear}}

	==Qualification==		==Qualification==
	{{Main\|2007 AFC Asian Cup 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, ]) 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"
	The qualification round ran from ], ] to ], ]. For the first time, the defending champions (]) 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.
			\|-
			! style="width:17%;"\|Team !! style="width:17%;" \|Qualified as!! style="width:17%;"\|Date qualification was secured !! style="width:49%;"\|Previous appearances in tournament<sup>], ]</sup>
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|IDN}} \|\| rowspan="4" \| <span style="display:none">00</span>Co-hosts \|\| rowspan="4" \| 7 August 2004 \|\| {{Sort\|03\|3}} (], ], ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|MAS}} \|\|{{Sort\|02\|2}} (], ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|THA}} \|\|{{Sort\|05\|5}} ('']'', ], ], ], ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|VIE}}<sup>''']'''</sup>\|\|{{Sort\|02\|2}} (]<sup>''']'''</sup>, ]<sup>''']'''</sup>)
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|AUS}}\|\| {{Sort\|D1\|] winner}} \|\| 16 August 2006 \|\| 0 (debut)
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|QAT}}\|\| {{Sort\|F1\|] winner}} \|\| rowspan="3" \| 6 September 2006 \|\| {{Sort\|06\|6}} (], ], '']'', ], ], ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|JPN}}\|\| {{Sort\|A1\|] winner}} \|\| {{Sort\|05\|5}} (], ''''']''''', ], ''']''', ''']''')
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|KSA}}\|\| {{Sort\|A2\|] runner-up}} \|\| {{Sort\|06\|6}} (''']''', ''']''', ], ''']''', ], ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|IRN}}\|\| {{Sort\|B1\|] winner}} \|\| rowspan="6" \| 11 October 2006 \|\| {{Sort\|10\|10}} (''''']''''', ''']''', ''''']''''', ], ], ], ], ], ], ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|KOR\|1997}}\|\| {{Sort\|B2\|] runner-up}} \|\| {{Sort\|10\|10}} (''']''', ''''']''''', ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|UAE}}\|\| {{Sort\|C1\|] winner}} \|\| {{Sort\|06\|6}} (], ], ], ], '']'', ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|OMA}}\|\| {{Sort\|C2\|] runner-up}} \|\| {{Sort\|01\|1}} (])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|IRQ\|2004}}\|\| {{Sort\|E1\|] winner}} \|\| {{Sort\|05\|5}} (], ], ], ], ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|CHN}}\|\| {{Sort\|E2\|] runner-up}} \|\| {{Sort\|08\|8}} (], ], ], ], ], ], ], '']'')
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|BHR}}\|\| {{Sort\|D2\|] runner-up}} \|\| rowspan="2" \| 15 November 2006 \|\| {{Sort\|02\|2}} (], ])
			\|-
			\|{{fb\|UZB}}\|\| {{Sort\|F2\|] runner-up}} \|\| {{Sort\|03\|3}} (], ], ])
			\|}
			:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champion for that year</div>
			:<div id="2"><sup>2</sup> ''Italic'' indicates host</div>
			:<div id="3"><sup>3</sup> Vietnam's debut since the ] in 1976</div>
			:<div id="4"><sup>4</sup> As ]</div>

	==Seeds==		==Seeds==
	For the first time, the seeds are based on the October 2006 ] 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media&section=newsDetails&newsID=7667\|title=AFC Asian Cup 2007 Organising Committee approves team classification for Final Draw\|publisher=AFC\|date=]\|~~accessdate~~=~~2006~~-12-19}}</ref>		For the first time, the seeds are based on the October 2006 ] 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.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media&section=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&section=newsDetails&newsID=7667 \|archive-date=30 September 2007 }}</ref>

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

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	\|-		\|-
	!width=20%\|Pot 1		!width=20%\|Pot 1
	!width=20%\|Pot 2		!width=20%\|Pot 2
	!width=20%\|Pot 3		!width=20%\|Pot 3
	!width=20%\|Pot 4		!width=20%\|Pot 4
	\|-		\|-
			\|{{fb\|IDN}} (153)<br>{{fb\|MAS}} (152)<br>{{fb\|THA}} (137)<br>{{fb\|VIE}} (172)
	\|
			\|{{fb\|CHN}} (84)<br>{{fb\|IRQ\|2004}} (83)<br>{{fb\|UAE}} (87)<br>{{fb\|BHR}} (97)
	{{fb\|IDN}} <br />
			\|{{fb\|QAT}} (58)<br>{{fb\|UZB}} (45)<br>{{fb\|KSA}} (64)<br>{{fb\|OMA}} (72)
	{{fb\|MAS}} <br />
			\|{{fb\|AUS}} (39)<br>{{fb\|IRN}} (38)<br>{{fb\|JPN}} (47)<br>{{fb\|KOR\|1997}} (51)
	{{fb\|THA}} <br />
	{{fb\|VIE}} <br />
	\|
	{{fb\|CHN}} <br />
	{{fb\|IRQ}} <br />
	{{fb\|UAE}} <br />
	{{fb\|BHR}} <br />
	\|
	{{fb\|QAT}} <br />
	{{fb\|UZB}} <br />
	{{fb\|KSA}} <br />
	{{fb\|OMA}} <br />
	\|
	{{fb\|AUS}} <br />
	{{fb\|IRN}} <br />
	{{fb\|JPN}} <br />
	{{fb\|KOR}} <br />
	\|}		\|}

	On ], ], ~~the~~ ~~draw~~ ~~was~~ ~~held~~ in the ] ~~(KLCC)~~.		The draw was held on 19 December 2006 at the ].

	==Match ball==
	The Official Match Ball for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup was launched by ] on ] 2007, making it the first time ever that a ball had been launched specifically for any football competition in ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media&section=newsDetails&newsID=8611 \|title= AFC Asian Cup 2007™ Official Match Ball launched \|publisher=AFC \|date=]}}</ref> The '''Nike Mercurial Veloci AC''' features four blue stripes with gold trim with each host city's name inscribed, as well as the ] logo.<ref>{{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=]}}</ref>

	==Officials==		==Officials==
	16 referees and 24 assistant referees were officially cleared following a fitness test ~~scheduled~~ on ] in ], ]. One referee and two assistant referees ~~have~~ also ~~been~~ named from the ].<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47738&cid=1231&sec=105&ssec=246 \|~~title~~= Officials announced for Asian Cup \|publisher=AFC \|date=]}}</ref>		16 referees and 24 assistant referees were officially cleared following a fitness test on 2 July in ], ]. One referee and two assistant referees were also named from the ].<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

			{{Col-begin}}
	*{{flagicon\|Australia}} ] </br>
			{{col-2}}
	*{{flagicon\|Australia}} ] </br>
			;Referees
	*{{flagicon\|Bahrain}} ] </br>
	*{{flagicon\|~~China~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|AUS}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Iran~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|AUS}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Japan~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|BHR}} Jasim Karim
	*{{flagicon\|~~Kuwait~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|CHN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Lebanon~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|IRN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Qatar~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|JPN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Saudi Arabia~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|KUW}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Seychelles~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|LIB}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~South Korea~~}} ] ~~<small>†</small></br>~~		* {{flagicon\|QAT}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~South Korea~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|KSA}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Syria~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|SEY}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Thailand~~}} ] ~~</br>~~		* {{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~UAE~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|SYR}} ]

			* {{flagicon\|THA}} Satop Tongkhan (<small>†</small>)
	<br><small>†</small> Replaced {{flagicon\|Singapore}} ] after the referee pulled out with injury.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/news/index.asp?aid=47773&cid=1231&amth=6&ayr=2007 \|title= Referee Maidin ruled out through injury \|publisher=AFC \|date=]}}</ref>
			* {{flagicon\|UAE}} ]
			{{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}} Hamdi Al-Kadri
			* {{flagicon\|TKM}} Begench Allaberdiyev
			* {{flagicon\|UAE}} Saleh Al-Marzouqi
			* {{flagicon\|UZB}} Viktor Serazitdinov
			{{col-end}}
			(<small>†</small>): Replaced {{flagicon\|SIN}} ] after he pulled out with injury.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

	==Squads==		==Squads==
	{{details\|2007 AFC Asian Cup squads}}		{{details\|2007 AFC Asian Cup squads}}

	==Tournament ~~Summary~~==		==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 ]. Next, hosts Vietnam shocked Gulf Champions UAE with a 2-0 victory. In the same group, Qatar held Japan to a shock 1-1 draw, which caused Japan coach ] to fly into a rage in which he branded his players as 'amateurs' and reduced his interpreter to tears . 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. ] recorded just its 2nd win in the Asian Cup finals (their other was in 1972 against ]), and its first ever win in regulation, when they beat ] 2-0 on July 12. Meanwhile, Australia was upset by a 3-1 defeat against Iraq the following day, leaving them floundering in the tournament despite high expectations.
			]
			The Asian Cup saw many upsets in the early stages of the tournament, with tournament favourites ] and ] performing poorly in the group stage.

			In Group A, ] held the Socceroos to a surprising draw. The Omanis took the lead and would have won, if not for an injury time goal from ]. Next, joint hosts and the lowest-ranked team in the competition, ], shocked the ] with a 2–0 victory. In the same group, ] held ] to a shock 1–1 draw. The result caused Japan's coach ] to fly into a rage in which he branded his players as 'amateurs' and reduced his interpreter to tears.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> In Group D, ] continued the undefeated streak of the hosts by defeating ] 2–1. ] ended up as the only host country to lose their opening match after a crushing 5-1 defeat to ]. ] recorded just their 2nd win in the Asian Cup finals (their other was in 1972 against ]), 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 ] 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.
	==Group stage==

	===Group A===
			Vietnam continued to stun all predictions when they drew 1-1 with ] champions ], 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 ] and ], 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.
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			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 ]. 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.
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			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 ] 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.<ref>{{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=] \|language=en-GB}}</ref> 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 ] 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 ] along with the next hosts Qatar.<ref></ref>

			== Group stage ==

			=== Group A ===
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			\|team1={{fb-rt\|THA}}
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			\|score=]
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			\|report=
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			\|team2={{fb\|AUS}}
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			=== Group B ===
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			{{:2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B}}
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			\|date= 12 July 2007
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			\|team1={{fb-rt\|QAT}}
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			\|team2={{fb\|VIE}}
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	----		----
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			=== Group C ===
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	\|-
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	----		----
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			\|date= 18 July 2007
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			\|time = 17:15 ]
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			\|team1={{fb-rt\|IDN}}
	----
			\|score=]
	{{footballbox\|date=], ] <br /> 17:20 ]\|team1={{fb-rt\|IDN}} \|score=v \|team2={{fb\|KOR}} \|goals1= \|goals2= \|stadium=], ]}}
			\|team2={{fb\|KOR\|1997}}
	----
			\|report=
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			\|goals1=
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|34}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=88,000
			\|referee=] (]) }}

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			\|date=18 July 2007
			\|time = 17:15 ]
			\|team1={{fb-rt\|KSA}}
			\|score=]
			\|team2={{fb\|BHR}}
			\|report=
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|18}}<br />] {{goal\|45}}<br />] {{goal\|68\|\|79}}
			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=500
			\|referee=] (]) }}

	==Knockout stage==		== Knockout stage ==
			{{main\|2007 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage}}
	{{Round8-with third		{{Round8-with third
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			\|RD1=]
			\|RD2=]
			\|RD3=]
			\|Consol=]
	<!--Date-Place\|Team 1\|Score 1\|Team 2\|Score 2 -->		<!--Date-Place\|Team 1\|Score 1\|Team 2\|Score 2 -->
	<!--quarter-finals -->		<!--quarter-finals -->
	\|~~] -~~ ]\|~~1st Group A~~\|\|~~2nd Group B~~\|		\|21 July – ]\|'''{{fb\|IRQ\|2004}}'''\|'''2'''\|{{fb\|VIE}}\|0
	\|] - ]\|~~1st~~ ~~Group C~~\|\|~~2nd~~ ~~Group~~ D\|		\|22 July – ]\|{{fb\|IRN}}\|0 (2)\|'''{{fb\|KOR\|1997}}''' (])\|'''0 (4)'''
			\|21 July – ]\|'''{{fb\|JPN}}''' (])\|'''1 (4)'''\|{{fb\|AUS}}\|1 (3)
	\|] - ]\|1st Group B\|\|2nd Group A\|
	\|~~] -~~ ]\|~~1st Group D~~\|\|~~2nd Group C~~\|		\|22 July – ]\|'''{{fb\|KSA}}'''\|'''2'''\|{{fb\|UZB}}\|1
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			\|25 July – ]\|'''{{fb\|IRQ\|2004}}''' (])\|'''0 (4)'''\|{{fb\|KOR\|1997}}\|0 (3)
	\|] - ]\|\|\|\|
	\|~~] -~~ ]\|\|\|\|		\|25 July – ]\|{{fb\|JPN}}\|2\|'''{{fb\|KSA}}'''\|'''3'''
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	\|~~] -~~ ]\|\|\|\|		\|29 July – ]\|'''{{fb\|IRQ\|2004}}'''\|'''1'''\|{{fb\|KSA}}\|0
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			\|28 July – ]\|'''{{fb\|KOR\|1997}}''' (])\|'''0 (6)'''\|{{fb\|JPN}}\|0 (5)
	\|] - ]\|\|\|\|
	}}		}}

	===Quarter-finals===		=== Quarter-finals ===

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			\|date= 21 July 2007
			\|time = 17:15 ]
			\|team1={{fb-rt\|JPN}}
			\|score=] {{aet}}
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fb\|AUS}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|72}}
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|70}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=25,000
			\|referee=] (])
			\|penalties1 = ] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{penmiss}}<br />] {{pengoal}}
			\|penaltyscore = 4–3
			\|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} ]<br />{{penmiss}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]
			}}
	----		----

	{{footballbox\|date=], ] <br /> 20:20 \|team1=1st Group A \|score=– \|team2=2nd Group B\|goals1= \|goals2= \|stadium=], ]}}
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			\|date= 21 July 2007
			\|time = 20:15 ]
			\|team1={{fb-rt\|IRQ\|2004}}
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			\|report=
			\|team2={{fb\|VIE}}
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|2\|\|65}}
			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=9,720
			\|referee=] (]) }}
	----		----

	{{footballbox\|date=], ] <br /> 18:20 \|team1=1st Group C \|score=– \|team2=2nd Group D \|goals1= \|goals2= \|stadium=], ]}}
			{{football box
			\|date= 22 July 2007
			\|time = 18:15 ]
			\|team1={{fb-rt\|IRN}}
			\|score=] {{aet}}
			\|report=
			\|team2={{fb\|KOR\|1997}}
			\|goals1=
			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=8,629
			\|referee=] (])
			\|penalties1 = ] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{penmiss}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{penmiss}}
			\|penaltyscore = 2–4
			\|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{penmiss}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]
			}}
	----		----
	{{footballbox\|date=], ] <br /> 20:20 \|team1=1st Group D \|score=– \|team2=2nd Group C \|goals1= \|goals2= \|stadium=], ]}}

			{{football box
	===Semi-finals===
			\|date = 22 July 2007
	{{footballbox
	\|~~date~~ = ], ] ~~<br /> 18:20~~		\|time = 20:15 ]
	\|team1 = ~~Quarter~~-~~Final 2~~		\|team1={{fb-rt\|KSA}}
			\|score=]
	\|score = –
			\|report=
	\|team2 = Quarter-Final 3
			\|team2={{fb\|UZB}}
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	\|goals2 =
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|82}}
	\|stadium = ], ]}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=12,000
			\|referee=] (]) }}

			=== Semi-finals ===

			{{football box
			\|date= 25 July 2007
			\|time = 18:15 ]
			\|team1={{fb-rt\|IRQ\|2004}}
			\|score=] {{aet}}
			\|report=
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			\|goals2=
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=12,500
			\|referee=] (])
			\|penalties1 = ] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}
			\|penaltyscore = 4–3
			\|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{penmiss}} ]<br />{{penmiss}} ]
			}}
	----		----
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	\|score = –
	\|team2 = Quarter-Final 4
	\|goals1 =
	\|goals2 =
	\|stadium = ], ]}}

			{{football box
	===Third place playoff===
			\|date= 25 July 2007
	{{footballbox
	\|~~date~~ = ], ] ~~<br /> 19:35~~		\|time = 20:15 ]
	\|team1 = ~~Loser Semi~~-~~Final 1~~		\|team1={{fb-rt\|JPN}}
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	\|score = –
			\|report=
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			\|team2={{fb\|KSA}}
	\|goals1 =
			\|goals1=] {{goal\|37}}<br />] {{goal\|53}}
	\|goals2 =
			\|goals2=] {{goal\|35}}<br />] {{goal\|47\|\|57}}
	\|stadium = ], ]}}
			\|stadium=], ]
			\|attendance=10,000
			\|referee=] (]) }}

	===~~Final~~===		=== Third place play-off ===
			{{football box
	{{footballbox
	\|date = ~~], ] <br /> 19:35~~		\|date = 28 July 2007
			\|time = 19:30 ]
	\|team1 = Winner Semi-Final 1
			\|team1 = {{fb-rt\|KOR\|1997}}
	\|score = –
			\|score = ] {{aet}}
	\|team2 = Winner Semi-Final 2
			\|report =
	\|goals1 =
			\|team2 = {{fb\|JPN}}
	\|goals2 =
	\|~~stadium~~ =		\|goals1 =
			\|goals2 =
	], ]}}
			\|stadium = ], ]
			\|attendance = 10,000
			\|referee = ] (])
			\|penalties1 = ] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}<br />] {{pengoal}}
			\|penaltyscore = 6–5
			\|penalties2 = {{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{pengoal}} ]<br />{{penmiss}} ]
			}}

	==~~Goalscorers~~==		=== Final ===
			{{Main\| 2007 AFC Asian Cup Final}}
	{{col-begin}}
			{{football box
	{{col-2}}
			\|date = 29 July 2007
	'''3 goals:'''
			\|time = 19:30 ]
	*{{flagicon\|Japan}} ]
			\|team1 = {{fb-rt\|IRQ\|2004}}
	'''2 goals:'''
			\|score = ]
	*{{flagicon\|China}} ]
			\|report =
	*{{flagicon\|China}} ]
			\|team2 = {{fb\|KSA}}
	*{{flagicon\|Qatar}} ]
			\|goals1 = ] {{goal\|72}}
	*{{flagicon\|Saudi Arabia}} ]
			\|goals2 =
	*{{flagicon\|Thailand}} ]
			\|stadium = ], ]
	*{{flagicon\|Uzbekistan}} ]
			\|attendance = 60,000
	'''1 goal:'''
			\|referee = ] (]) }}
	*{{flagicon\|Australia}} ]

	*{{flagicon\|Australia}} ]
			==Statistics==
	*{{flagicon\|Bahrain}} ]
			===Goalscorers===
	*{{flagicon\|China}} ]
			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.
	*{{flagicon\|Indonesia}} ]
			;4 goals
	*{{flagicon\|Indonesia}} ]
			{{colbegin\|colwidth=18em}}
	*{{flagicon\|Indonesia}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Iran~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Iran~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|JPN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Iran~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|KSA}} ]
			{{colend}}
	*{{flagicon\|Iran}} ]
			;3 goals
	{{col-2}}
			{{colbegin\|colwidth=18em}}
	*{{flagicon\|Iraq}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Iraq~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|AUS}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Iraq~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|QAT}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Iraq~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|UZB}} ]
			{{colend}}
	*{{flagicon\|Japan}} ]
			;2 goals
	*{{flagicon\|Malaysia}} ]
			{{colbegin\|colwidth=18em}}
	*{{flagicon\|Oman}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Saudi Arabia~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|CHN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~South Korea~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|CHN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Thailand~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|CHN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~UAE~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|IRN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Uzbekistan~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|JPN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Uzbekistan~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|JPN}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Uzbekistan~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|KSA}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Vietnam~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|KSA}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Vietnam~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|KSA}} ]
	*{{flagicon\|~~Vietnam~~}} ]		* {{flagicon\|THA}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|UAE}} ]
	'''Own goals:'''
	*{{flagicon\|~~Iran~~}} ] ~~(1)~~		* {{flagicon\|UZB}} ]
	{{~~col-end~~}}		{{colend}}
			;1 goal
			{{colbegin\|colwidth=18em}}
			* {{flagicon\|AUS}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|AUS}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|AUS}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|AUS}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|BHR}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|BHR}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|BHR}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|CHN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IDN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IDN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IDN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IRN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IRN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IRN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IRN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|JPN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|JPN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|JPN}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|MAS}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|OMA}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|KSA}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|KSA}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|THA}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|UAE}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|UZB}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|UZB}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|UZB}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|UZB}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|VIE}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|VIE}} ]
			* {{flagicon\|VIE}} ]
			{{colend}}
			;1 own goal
			{{colbegin\|colwidth=27em}}
			* {{flagicon\|IRN}} ] (against ''Uzbekistan'')
			* {{flagicon\|JPN}} ] (against ''Vietnam'')
			{{colend}}

			===Awards===
			'''Most Valuable Player'''<ref name="Awards"/>
			*{{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]

			'''Top scorer'''
			*{{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|KSA}} ]
			*{{flagicon\|JPN}} ]

			'''Best Goalkeeper'''<ref name="Awards"/>
			*{{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]

			'''Best Defender'''<ref name="Awards"/>
			*{{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]

			'''Fair Play Award'''<ref name="Awards"/>
			*{{fb\|Japan}}

			'''Most Entertaining Team'''<ref name="Awards"/>
			*{{fb\|IRQ\|2004}}

			'''Team of the tournament'''

			The ''Toshiba All-Star XI'' was voted for by fans on the official Asian Cup website.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|-
			!Goalkeeper
			!Defenders
			!Midfielders
			!Forwards
			\|-
			\|valign=top\|
			{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} ]
			\|valign=top\|
			{{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|JPN}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|IRN}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|AUS}} ]
			\|valign=top\|
			{{flagicon\|JPN}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|AUS}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|KOR\|1997}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|IRQ\|2004}} ]
			\|valign=top\|
			{{flagicon\|JPN}} ]<br />
			{{flagicon\|KSA}} ]
			\|}

			== Marketing==
			===Official match ball===
			The Official Match Ball for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup was launched by ] on 15 May 2007, making it the first time ever that a ball had been launched specifically for any football competition in Asia.<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.the-afc.com/english/media/default.asp?mnsection=media&section=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 }}</ref> The Nike Mercurial Veloci AC features four blue stripes with gold trim with each host city's name inscribed, as well as the ] logo.<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

			=== Official song ===
			The AFC selected "]", a 2004 single by ] singer ] as the tournament's official song.<ref>{{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=]\|access-date=9 June 2018\|language=vi}}</ref>

			=== Sponsorships ===
			'''Official Sponsors'''

			* ]
			* ]<ref>{{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}}</ref>
			* ]<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2005-09-05 \|title= 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}}</ref>
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Toshiba Asia Pacific \|url=https://asia.toshiba.com/ \|access-date=2023-10-17 \|website=Toshiba Asia Pacific \|language=en}}</ref>
			* ]<ref>{{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 }}</ref>

			'''Official Supporters'''

			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
			* ]
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			==See also==
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2007 AFC Asian Cup
Piala Asia 2007 เอเชียนคัพ 2550 Cúp bóng đá châu Á 2007

Tournament details
Host countries	Indonesia Malaysia Thailand Vietnam
Dates	7–29 July
Teams	16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	8 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Iraq (1st title)
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Goals scored	84 (2.63 per match)
Attendance	724,222 (22,632 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Younis Mahmoud Naohiro Takahara Yasser Al-Qahtani (4 goals each)
Best player(s)	Younis Mahmoud
Best goalkeeper	Noor Sabri
Fair play award	Japan
← 2004 2011 →

International football competition

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, 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.

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

1500km
900miles

Location of the host cities of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup1 Jakarta
2 Palembang
3 Kuala Lumpur
4 Shah Alam
5 Bangkok
6 Hanoi
7 Ho Chi Minh City

City	Stadium	Capacity
Bangkok	Rajamangala Stadium	49,722
Bangkok	Supachalasai Stadium	19,793
Hanoi	Mỹ Đình National Stadium	40,192
Ho Chi Minh City	Army Stadium	25,000
Jakarta	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium	88,083
Kuala Lumpur	Bukit Jalil National Stadium	87,411
Palembang	Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium	30,000
Shah Alam	Shah Alam Stadium	80,372

Qualification

Main 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 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 tournament
Indonesia	00Co-hosts	7 August 2004	3 (1996, 2000, 2004)
Malaysia			2 (1976, 1980)
Thailand			5 (1972, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Vietnam			2 (1956, 1960)
Australia	Group D winner	16 August 2006	0 (debut)
Qatar	Group F winner	6 September 2006	6 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000, 2004)
Japan	Group A winner		5 (1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Saudi Arabia	Group A runner-up		6 (1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Iran	Group B winner	11 October 2006	10 (1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
South Korea	Group B runner-up		10 (1956, 1960, 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
United Arab Emirates	Group C winner		6 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2004)
Oman	Group C runner-up		1 (2004)
Iraq	Group E winner		5 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004)
China	Group E runner-up		8 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Bahrain	Group D runner-up	15 November 2006	2 (1988, 2004)
Uzbekistan	Group F runner-up	15 November 2006	3 (1996, 2000, 2004)

Bold indicates champion for that year

Italic indicates host

Vietnam's debut since the reunification of Vietnam in 1976

As South Vietnam

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.

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
Indonesia (153) Malaysia (152) Thailand (137) Vietnam (172)	China (84) Iraq (83) United Arab Emirates (87) Bahrain (97)	Qatar (58) Uzbekistan (45) Saudi Arabia (64) Oman (72)	Australia (39) Iran (38) Japan (47) South Korea (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.

Referees

Assistant Referees

Mohd. Shahidul Islam
Liu Tiejun
Evarist Menkouande
Poon Ming Fai
Benjamin Silva
Reza Sokhandan
Mohammad Kadom Arab
Awni Hassouneh
Toru Sagara
Jeong Hae-sang
Mohammed Al-Ghamdi
Yaser Ahmad Marad
Mustafa Taleb
Mohd. Sabri bin Mat Daud
Win U Kyaw
Mohamed Saeed
Abdullah Al-Amouri
Ibrahim Ali Mohammed
Célestin Ntagungira
Yew Mun Tang
Hamdi Al-Kadri
Begench Allaberdiyev
Saleh Al-Marzouqi
Viktor Serazitdinov

(†): Replaced Shamsul Maidin after he pulled out with injury.

Squads

Further information: 2007 AFC Asian Cup squads

Tournament summary

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. 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. 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.

Group stage

Group A

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iraq	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5	Advance to knockout stage
2	Australia	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Thailand (H)	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Oman	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts 7 July 200719:30 UTC+7

Thailand	1–1	Iraq
Sutee 6' (pen.)	Report	Mahmoud 32'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 30,000Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea) 8 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Australia	1–1	Oman
Cahill 90+2'	Report	Al-Maimani 32'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 5,000Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

12 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Oman	0–2	Thailand
	Report	Pipat 70', 78'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 19,000Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) 13 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Iraq	3–1	Australia
Akram 22' M. Mohammed 60' Jassim 86'	Report	Viduka 47'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 6,000Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

16 July 200719:30 UTC+7

Thailand	0–4	Australia
	Report	Beauchamp 21' Viduka 80', 83' Kewell 90'

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 46,000Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea) 16 July 200719:30 UTC+7

Oman	0–0	Iraq
	Report

National Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 500Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Group B

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	2	1	0	8	3	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Vietnam (H)	3	1	1	1	4	5	−1	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	3	6	−3	3
4	Qatar	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2

Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts Main article: Vietnam v United Arab Emirates (2007 AFC Asian Cup) 8 July 200719:30 UTC+7

Vietnam	2–0	United Arab Emirates
Huỳnh Quang Thanh 64' Lê Công Vinh 73'	Report

Mỹ Đình Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 39,450Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon) 9 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Japan	1–1	Qatar
Takahara 61'	Report	Soria 88'

Mỹ Đình Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 5,000Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

12 July 200719:30 UTC+7

Qatar	1–1	Vietnam
Soria 79'	Report	Phan Thanh Bình 32'

Mỹ Đình Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 40,000Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran) 13 July 200720:30 UTC+7

United Arab Emirates	1–3	Japan
Al-Kass 66'	Report	Takahara 22', 27' S. Nakamura 42' (pen.)

Mỹ Đình Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 5,000Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

16 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Vietnam	1–4	Japan
Suzuki 8' (o.g.)	Report	Maki 12', 59' Endō 31' S. Nakamura 53'

Mỹ Đình Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 40,000Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia) 16 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Qatar	1–2	United Arab Emirates
Soria 42' (pen.)	Report	Al-Kass 60' Khalil 90+4'

Army Stadium, Ho Chi Minh CityAttendance: 3,000Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Group C

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Iran	3	2	1	0	6	3	+3	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	Uzbekistan	3	2	0	1	9	2	+7	6	Advance to knockout stage
3	China	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
4	Malaysia (H)	3	0	0	3	1	12	−11	0

Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts 10 July 200720:30 UTC+8

Malaysia	1–5	China
Indra Putra 74'	Report	Han Peng 15', 55' Shao Jiayi 36' Wang Dong 51', 90+3'

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 21,155Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) 11 July 200718:15 UTC+8

Iran	2–1	Uzbekistan
Hosseini 55' Kazemian 78'	Report	Rezaei 16' (o.g.)

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 1,863Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

14 July 200718:15 UTC+8

Uzbekistan	5–0	Malaysia
Shatskikh 10', 89' Kapadze 30' Bakayev 45+2' (pen.) Ibrahimov 85'	Report

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 7,137Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) 15 July 200718:15 UTC+8

China	2–2	Iran
Shao Jiayi 7' Mao Jianqing 33'	Report	Zandi 45+1' Nekounam 74'

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 5,938Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

18 July 200720:30 UTC+8

Malaysia	0–2	Iran
	Report	Nekounam 29' (pen.) Teymourian 77'

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 4,520Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria) 18 July 200720:30 UTC+8

Uzbekistan	3–0	China
Shatskikh 72' Kapadze 86' Geynrikh 90+4'	Report

Shah Alam Stadium, Shah AlamAttendance: 2,200Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Group D

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7	Advance to knockout stage
2	South Korea	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4	Advance to knockout stage
3	Indonesia (H)	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3
4	Bahrain	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3

Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts 10 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Indonesia	2–1	Bahrain
Budi 14' Bambang 64'	Report	Jalal 27'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, JakartaAttendance: 60,000Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan) 11 July 200719:30 UTC+7

South Korea	1–1	Saudi Arabia
Choi Sung-kuk 66'	Report	Y. Al-Qahtani 77' (pen.)

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, JakartaAttendance: 15,000Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

14 July 200719:30 UTC+7

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Indonesia
Y. Al-Qahtani 12' Al-Harthi 90'	Report	Elie 17'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, JakartaAttendance: 88,000Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) 15 July 200719:30 UTC+7

Bahrain	2–1	South Korea
Isa 43' Abdullatif 85'	Report	Kim Do-heon 4'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, JakartaAttendance: 9,000Referee: Sun Baojie (China)

18 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Indonesia	0–1	South Korea
	Report	Kim Jung-woo 34'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, JakartaAttendance: 88,000Referee: Mark Shield (Australia) 18 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Saudi Arabia	4–0	Bahrain
Al-Mousa 18' A. Al-Qahtani 45' Al-Jassim 68', 79'	Report

Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, PalembangAttendance: 500Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Knockout stage

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

21 July – Bangkok

Iraq	2
		25 July – Kuala Lumpur
Vietnam	0
		Iraq (pen.)	0 (4)
22 July – Kuala Lumpur
		South Korea	0 (3)
Iran	0 (2)
				29 July – Jakarta
South Korea (pen.)	0 (4)
				Iraq	1
21 July – Hanoi
				Saudi Arabia	0
Japan (pen.)	1 (4)
		25 July – Hanoi
Australia	1 (3)
		Japan	2
22 July – Jakarta
		Saudi Arabia	3	Third place
Saudi Arabia	2
				28 July – Palembang
Uzbekistan	1
				South Korea (pen.)	0 (6)

				Japan	0 (5)

Quarter-finals

21 July 200717:15 UTC+7

Japan	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Australia
Takahara 72'	Report	Aloisi 70'
Penalties
Nakamura Endō Komano Takahara Nakazawa	4–3	Kewell Neill Cahill Carle Carney

Mỹ Đình Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 25,000Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

21 July 200720:15 UTC+7

Iraq	2–0	Vietnam
Mahmoud 2', 65'	Report

Rajamangala Stadium, BangkokAttendance: 9,720Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

22 July 200718:15 UTC+8

Iran	0–0 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
	Report
Penalties
Zandi Mahdavikia Enayati Khatibi	2–4	Lee Chun-soo Kim Sang-sik Kim Do-heon Cho Jae-jin Kim Jung-woo

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 8,629Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

22 July 200720:15 UTC+7

Saudi Arabia	2–1	Uzbekistan
Y. Al-Qahtani 3' Al-Mousa 75'	Report	Solomin 82'

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, JakartaAttendance: 12,000Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

Semi-finals

25 July 200718:15 UTC+8

Iraq	0–0 (a.e.t.)	South Korea
	Report
Penalties
M. Mohammed Munir Abdul-Amir Mnajed	4–3	Lee Chun-soo Lee Dong-gook Cho Jae-jin Yeom Ki-hun Kim Jung-woo

Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala LumpurAttendance: 12,500Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

25 July 200720:15 UTC+7

Japan	2–3	Saudi Arabia
Nakazawa 37' Abe 53'	Report	Y. Al-Qahtani 35' Mouath 47', 57'

Mỹ Đình Stadium, HanoiAttendance: 10,000Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Third place play-off

28 July 200719:30 UTC+7

South Korea	0–0 (a.e.t.)	Japan
	Report
Penalties
Cho Jae-jin Oh Beom-seok Lee Chun-soo Lee Ho Kim Jin-kyu Kim Chi-woo	6–5	S. Nakamura Endō Abe Komano Nakazawa Hanyu

Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium, PalembangAttendance: 10,000Referee: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)

Final

Main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Final 29 July 200719:30 UTC+7

Iraq	1–0	Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud 72'	Report

Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, JakartaAttendance: 60,000Referee: 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.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Rahman Rezaei (against Uzbekistan)
Keita Suzuki (against Vietnam)

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Younis Mahmoud

Top scorer

Best Goalkeeper

Noor Sabri

Best Defender

Bassim Abbas

Fair Play Award

Japan

Most Entertaining Team

Iraq

Team of the tournament

The Toshiba All-Star XI was voted for by fans on the official Asian Cup website.

Goalkeeper	Defenders	Midfielders	Forwards
Lee Woon-jae	Bassim Abbas Yuji Nakazawa Rahman Rezaei Lucas Neill	Shunsuke Nakamura Harry Kewell Lee Chun-soo Nashat Akram	Naohiro Takahara 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. 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.

Official song

The AFC selected "I Believe", a 2004 single by Thai singer Tata Young as the tournament's official song.

Sponsorships

Official Sponsors

Official Supporters

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External links

AFC Asian Cup 2007 Official Site (Archived)
Asian Cup 2007 at RSSSF

v t e 2007 AFC Asian Cup
Stages	Group A Group B Vietnam v UAE Group C Group D Knockout stage Final
General information	Squads Qualification
Official symbols	"I Believe" (song)

v t e 2007 AFC Asian Cup finalists
Champions	Iraq
Runners-up	Saudi Arabia
Third place	South Korea
Fourth place	Japan
Quarter-finals	Australia Iran Uzbekistan Vietnam
Group stage	Bahrain China Indonesia Malaysia Oman Qatar Thailand United Arab Emirates

v t e 2007 AFC Asian Cup stadiums
Indonesia	Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (Jakarta) Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium (Palembang)
Malaysia	Bukit Jalil National Stadium (Kuala Lumpur) Shah Alam Stadium (Shah Alam)
Thailand	Rajamangala Stadium (Bangkok) Suphachalasai Stadium (Bangkok)
Vietnam	Mỹ Đình National Stadium (Hanoi) Quân khu 7 Stadium (Ho Chi Minh City)

v t e AFC Asian Cup
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Miscellaneous	Music Mascots Match balls

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