Football Asian Cup 2007

Football Asian Cup 2007
AFC Asian Cup 2007
Number of nations	16  (of 29 applicants)
Asian champion	Iraq (1st title)
venue	Indonesia , Malaysia , Thailand , Vietnam
Opening game	July 7, 2007
Endgame	July 29, 2007
Games	32
Gates	84  (⌀: 2.63 per game)
spectator	724,222  (⌀: 22,632 per game)
Top scorer	Naohiro Takahara Yassir al-Qahtani Yunis Mahmud (4 each)
Best player	Yunis Mahmud
yellow cards	144  (⌀: 4.5 per game)
Yellow-red cards	1  (⌀: 0.03 per game)
Red cards	4  (⌀: 0.13 per game)

The 14th Asian Football Championship was held from July 7th to 29th, 2007 in Indonesia , Malaysia , Thailand and Vietnam . For the first time in the history of the tournament, the tournament's games were played in multiple countries. The official name of the event was AFC Asian Cup 2007 ™ (German AFC Asian Cup 2007 ™ ). Sixteen national teams competed against each other first in the group stage in four groups and then in the knockout system .

The Iraq won the tournament with a 1: 0 victory in the final against Saudi Arabia , becoming the first football champions of Asia. Third place went to the South Korean team , who beat the defending champions from Japan on penalties . As the winner of the tournament, the Iraqi selection represented the Asian continent at the Confederations Cup in South Africa in 2009 , and the team also reached the finals of the 2011 Asian Cup together with Saudi Arabia and South Korea .

Three players shared the top scorer's crown; Iraqi captain Yunis Mahmud , who was also voted best player of the tournament, Yassir al-Qahtani from Saudi Arabia and Japanese player Naohiro Takahara each scored four goals for their teams.

host

For the second time since the 1972 Asian Cup , Thailand hosted the tournament. In addition, after 1972 and 1984 (in Singapore) , the championship took place for the third time in Southeast Asia .

From 1956 to 2004, the Asian Football Championship was held every four years, i.e. in the same year as the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championships . In order to avoid a concentration in the sports calendar in the future, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) decided to bring the tournament forward to 2007 and in future to hold it every four years in odd years.

canditature

Originally, the four countries applied separately to host the Asian Cup. As part of the award in August 2004, however, the Asian Football Association decided to host the tournament in all four applicant countries.

Venues

The four capitals of the host countries as well as a further Malaysian, Indonesian and Vietnamese city were chosen as the venues, with the opening game in Bangkok and the final in Jakarta . The two semi-finals took place in Hanoi and Kuala Lumpur .

Host countries and venues for the 2007 Asian Cup

Indonesia

• In the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta, the games of Group D and a quarter-final and the final on July 29, 2007 were held. Bung Karno was built between 1958 and 1962 with Soviet help and, with a total capacity of over 127,000 seats, was one of the largest stadiums in the world. After the renovations for the AFC Asian Cup 2007, the capacity fell to 87,000 seats.

• The Indonesian city of Palembang , located in the province of Sumatra Selatan , was the venue for a preliminary round game as well as the game for third place. In Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium , the Games can track up to 40,000 people.

Malaysia

• The Bukit Jalil National Stadium , built on the occasion of the 1998 Commonwealth Games between 1994 and 1997 in the Bukit Jalil district of Kuala Lumpur, was the venue for Group C as well as a quarter-final and semi-final match. With a total capacity of 100,000 spectators, it was the largest stadium during the Asian Cup.

• In the suburb of Shah Alam of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, a group B match was played in the Shah Alam Stadium . In this stadium, built in 1991, up to 69,000 spectators could watch the match between China and Uzbekistan.

Thailand

• The stadiums in Thailand were both in the capital, Bangkok . In the Rajamangala National Stadium , built in 1998 , the Asian Cup was opened on July 7, 2007, and the stadium was also the venue for Group A and one of the quarter-finals. The stadium is located in the Bang Kapi district and has a total capacity of 65,000 spectators. In addition, the preliminary round match between Iraq and Oman was played in Bangkok's Suphachalasai Stadium , which was built in 1935 and has a capacity of 30,000.

Vietnam

• The games were played in the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi . This stadium was completed in 2003 and has a capacity of 40,000 spectators. Construction costs were $ 53 million. Hanoi hosted Group B, and a quarter-final and a semi-final match were played in the Vietnamese capital.

• The 25,000-seat Quân khu 7 Stadium in the metropolis of Ho Chi Minh City in the south of Vietnam was the venue for the preliminary round match between Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

Problems with the venues

In June 2005 the AFC Thailand threatened to withdraw the games if the facilities were not improved as agreed; Singapore was under discussion as a replacement . However, on August 12, Thailand was confirmed as co-host by the AFC. On October 19, 2006, the Asian Football Association Thailand again issued an ultimatum of 90 days to improve the sports facilities. The other hosts were also criticized by the AFC for the condition of the sports facilities.

In February 2007, however, the Asian Cup organizing committee stated that the four host countries had already made significant progress. After a tour of the venues in Thailand, the Asian Association finally gave the green light on March 21, 2007 for the Asian Championship to be held in Thailand.

Due to financial and logistical problems that arose during the finals, AFC President Mohamed bin Hammam stated that the decision to host the tournament in four countries was a retrospective mistake and that he would not do it again if given the choice .

mode

The competition consisted of a qualifying round taking place in championship mode with home and away legs, as well as the final round, which was held in a group phase and the finals.

In the final round, the sixteen participants formed four preliminary round groups (A to D) with four teams each, of which the first two qualified for the quarter-finals. In the group stage, each team played against every other team in its group according to the championship mode, with three points being awarded for a win and one point for a draw. In the event of a tie between two teams, the table position and progression were decided in the following order: the direct encounters between the teams concerned (higher number of points, goal difference, goals scored), the goal difference and higher number of goals scored from all group matches and ultimately the lot.

From the quarter-finals, the tournament continued through semi-finals and finals in the knockout system , with the winner of a game qualifying for the next round. If a game ended in a draw after the end of normal playing time, it was extended by 15 minutes twice. If no decision was made after extra time, the winner of the match was determined on penalties. The Asian champions also qualified for the 2009 Confederations Cup in South Africa.

Attendees

Qualifying matches

Placements of the participants

→ Main article: Qualifying for the 2007 Asian Cup

Only 29 of the 46 member associations of the AFC were allowed to participate in the 2007 Asian Cup. Teams classified as non-developed countries according to the so-called Vision Asia played in the AFC Challenge Cup .

In addition to the four hosts who are automatically entitled to participate, 12 other teams were able to qualify for the final round of the Asian Cup. The qualification took place over two rounds; the 23 best-placed teams according to the FIFA world rankings of October 2005 advanced to the qualifying round, while the two worst-placed teams (Pakistan and Bangladesh) had to contest a pre-qualification in December 2005. The winner of the pre-qualification played together with the 23 seeded teams in the qualification.

The group stage draw for qualifying took place on January 4, 2006 in Kuala Lumpur. The 24 participating teams were drawn into 6 groups of four teams each. The 12 participants were determined in the first and second legs, with the first two in each group qualifying. The qualifying round began on February 22, 2006 and ended on November 15 of the same year. A total of 69 qualifying matches took place.

Final round draw

The draw for the final round took place on December 19, 2006 at 8 pm at the KLCC Convention Center in Kuala Lumpur .

For the draw, the qualified teams were divided into four pots. The FIFA world rankings from October 2006 were used to classify them. The four hosts were in the first pot. The remaining qualified teams were allocated to the pots according to their placement on the FIFA list, with the four best-ranked teams being placed in the fourth pot and the following teams in the third and second pot respectively. Saudi Arabia was explicitly not drawn into the Thailand group, as the two countries have not had diplomatic relations with one another since 1989.

• Lottery pot 1: Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Indonesia
• Lottery pot 2: China, Iraq, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain
• Lottery pot 3: Qatar, Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and Oman
• Lottery pot 4: Australia, Iran, Japan and South Korea

The draw resulted in the following group allocation:

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Thailand	Vietnam	Malaysia	Indonesia
Iraq	UAE	People's Republic of China	Bahrain
Oman	Qatar	Uzbekistan	Saudi Arabia
Australia	Japan	Iran	South Korea

Preliminary round

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Iraq	3	1	2	0	004: 200	+2	05
2.	Australia	3	1	1	1	006: 400	+2	04th
3.	Thailand	3	1	1	1	003: 500	−2	04th
4th	Oman	3	0	2	1	001: 300	−2	02

July 7, 2007 at 7:35 p.m. local time (2:35 p.m. CEST ) in Bangkok
Thailand	-	Iraq	1: 1 (1: 1)
July 8, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Bangkok
Australia	-	Oman	1: 1 (0: 1)
July 12, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Bangkok
Oman	-	Thailand	0: 2 (0: 0)
July 13, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Bangkok
Iraq	-	Australia	3: 1 (1: 0)
July 16, 2007 at 7:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Bangkok
Thailand	-	Australia	0: 4 (0: 1)
July 16, 2007 at 7:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Bangkok
Oman	-	Iraq	0-0

Group game Thailand vs Oman

Group A was won by the team from Iraq. The selection, overseen by the Brazilian Jorvan Vieira , fell behind quickly in the first game, but managed to equalize and thus secure one point against the host team from Thailand. The Iraqis then performed their best in the second game against Australia, where the favored Australians were beaten 3-1 by a strong performance. With the victory, the team was in first place in the table, with the goalless draw against Oman, Iraq won the Asian Cup for the first time in its history.

Before the start of the tournament, Australia's selection was considered one of the big favorites to win the title, but the World Cup round of 16 failed to meet these expectations. In the first game against Oman, the Australians struggled. Tim Cahill scored the equalizer for Australia in stoppage time. After the 1: 3 defeat against the Iraqi team, Australia had to tremble for advancement, only the victory over Thailand secured the team of Graham Arnold the quarter-finals.

Host Thailand started with a draw against before winning the Asian Cup finals by defeating Oman. With four points from two games, the Thais only needed a draw against the Australians, but the 4-0 defeat against them caused the co-host to be eliminated.

Before the start of the tournament, Oman was regarded as an insider tip, and the Omanis were able to confirm this reputation against Australia. In this game, the team trained by Gabriel Calderón was in the lead up to the 92nd minute. After winning points against the Australians, however, the Omanis lost to hosts Thailand. In the last game against Iraq, Oman had to win in order to maintain a chance of advancing, but only a goalless draw was achieved, which meant the last place in the table in the final accounts. With just one goal scored, Oman and Malaysia had the weakest storm in the Asian Cup.

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Japan	3	2	1	0	008: 300	+5	07th
2.	Vietnam	3	1	1	1	004: 500	−1	04th
3.	United Arab Emirates	3	1	0	2	003: 600	−3	03
4th	Qatar	3	0	2	1	003: 400	−1	02

July 8, 2007 at 7:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Hanoi
Vietnam	-	UAE	2: 0 (0: 0)
July 9, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Hanoi
Japan	-	Qatar	1: 1 (0: 0)
July 12, 2007 at 7:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Hanoi
Qatar	-	Vietnam	1: 1 (0: 1)
July 13, 2007 at 8:35 pm (3:35 pm) in Hanoi
UAE	-	Japan	1: 3 (0: 3)
July 16, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Hanoi
Vietnam	-	Japan	1: 4 (1: 2)
July 16, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Ho Chi Minh City
Qatar	-	UAE	1: 2 (1: 0)

Defending champion Japan, in which Takahara and Nakamura only had two European legionnaires in their squad, was able to improve their performance during the preliminary round. Initially, the team started with a weak draw against Qatar, but the convincing victories over the UAE and Vietnam ensured that Japan survived the preliminary round as group winners.

Surprisingly, the team from Vietnam also made it into the knockout round. Supported by the home crowd, the team initially managed to beat the UAE 2-0 and thus celebrate the first victory of a host country. In the second game, the Vietnamese took a point against Qatar, which should be enough to advance despite the clear defeat against the Japanese.

The United Arab Emirates could not convince again and were eliminated as the first team in the preliminary round after defeats in the first two games. In the last and meaningless game against Qatar, the first Asian Cup victory since 1996 was won.

Qatar had the best chance of reaching the quarter-finals after the first two group games. In the last game against the already eliminated Emirates, the team had to win in order to reach the round of the last eight, but the Qatar lost their interim lead and lost in the end with 1: 2. The elimination of Qatar, which has not won a game in the finals since 1988, also ended the three-year term of Džemaludin Mušović .

Group C

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Iran	3	2	1	0	006: 300	+3	07th
2.	Uzbekistan	3	2	0	1	009: 200	+7	06th
3.	People's Republic of China	3	1	1	1	007: 600	+1	04th
4th	Malaysia	3	0	0	3	001:120	−11	00

July 10, 2007 at 8:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia	-	China	1: 5 (0: 2)
July 11, 2007 at 6:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Kuala Lumpur
Iran	-	Uzbekistan	2: 1 (0: 1)
July 14, 2007 at 6:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Kuala Lumpur
Uzbekistan	-	Malaysia	5: 0 (3: 0)
July 15, 2007 at 6:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Kuala Lumpur
China	-	Iran	2: 2 (2: 1)
July 18, 2007 at 8:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia	-	Iran	0: 2 (0: 1)
July 18, 2007 at 8:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Shah Alam
Uzbekistan	-	China	3: 0 (0: 0)

As expected, the Iranian team managed to take first place in the group, but the Iranians couldn't really convince. The team had to make up a gap in the first two group games and only two goals were scored in the last group game against the weak Malaysians.

Uzbekistan showed a strong performance in the preliminary round and won the remaining group matches convincingly after the narrow defeat against Iran. With nine goals scored, the Central Asians had the best attack after the preliminary round.

The team from China showed an initially satisfactory performance in the first two games. After defeating Malaysia, the Chinese gambled away an intermittent 2-0 lead against Iran and thus the chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals early. In the last game, the Chinese only needed a draw, due to the significant defeat against the Uzbeks, the reigning runner-up was eliminated in the preliminary round for the first time since 1980.

Malaysia couldn't keep up in this group. In the end, the co-hosts finished last with 0 points and only one hit and were eliminated as the worst team in the preliminary round. Malaysia was also the first to host an Asian Cup, losing all games.

Group D

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Saudi Arabia	3	2	1	0	007: 200	+5	07th
2.	South Korea	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
3.	Indonesia	3	1	0	2	003: 400	−1	03
4th	Bahrain	3	1	0	2	003: 700	−4	03

July 10, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Jakarta
Indonesia	-	Bahrain	2: 1 (1: 1)
July 11, 2007 at 7:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Jakarta
South Korea	-	Saudi Arabia	1: 1 (0: 0)
July 14, 2007 at 7:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Jakarta
Saudi Arabia	-	Indonesia	2: 1 (1: 1)
July 15, 2007 at 7:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Jakarta
Bahrain	-	South Korea	2: 1 (1: 1)
July 18, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Jakarta
Indonesia	-	South Korea	0: 1 (0: 1)
July 18, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Palembang
Saudi Arabia	-	Bahrain	4: 0 (2: 0)

Group winners of group D went to Saudi Arabia. The team initially achieved a 1-1 draw against South Korea before defeating the hosts with a last-minute goal. With the strong 4-0 win over Bahrain, he was then taken first in the group.

South Korea showed a poor performance in the preliminary round and surprisingly lost to Bahrain, only the narrow victory over Indonesia and the simultaneous victory of the Saudis secured their place in the finals.

Host Indonesia showed strong performances in all three group games, with the fourth in 2004 defeating Bahrain. Against the teams from Saudi Arabia and South Korea they then lost just 2-1 and 1-0.

Bahrain could no longer build on the success of 2004, although they surprisingly won against the Koreans, but the clear defeat against Saudi Arabia ensured that they came last.

Final round

In the quarter and semi-finals, in the game for third place and in the final, the knockout system was used . If the games in the final round were tied after the regular playing time of 90 minutes, there was an extension of 15 minutes twice and possibly (if there was still no winner) a penalty shoot-out .

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	July 21, 2007, 8:20 pm (3:20 pm)
	Iraq	2
					July 25, 2007, 6:20 p.m. (12:20 p.m.)
	Vietnam	0
					Iraq	4 (0)
	July 22, 2007, 6:20 p.m. (12:20 p.m.)
					South Korea	3 (0)
	Iran	2 (0)
									July 29, 2007, 7:35 pm (2:35 pm)
	South Korea	4 (0)
									Iraq	1
	July 21, 2007, 5:20 pm (12:20 pm)
									Saudi Arabia	0
	Japan	4 (1)
					July 25, 2007, 8:20 pm (3:20 pm)
	Australia	3 (1)
					Japan	2			Game for third place
	July 22, 2007, 8:20 pm (3:20 pm)
					Saudi Arabia	3
	Saudi Arabia	2							South Korea	6 (0)
	Uzbekistan	1							Japan	5 (0)
									July 28, 2007, 7:35 pm (2:35 pm)

Quarter finals

In the surprise team game, Iraq managed to keep the upper hand against Vietnam and made it to the semi-finals for the first time in 31 years. The team took the lead with the fastest goal of the tournament after 78 seconds, with captain Yunis Mahmud scoring the goal. It was Mahmud himself who brought the decision after a free kick.

In Hanoi there was another clash between Japan and Australia, the two teams had met in the preliminary round at the World Cup a year earlier and the latter team won 3-1. However, this game was more balanced. Aloisi and Takahara scored 1-1 after 120 minutes , so the penalty shoot-out had to decide the winner, where Japanese goalkeeper Kawaguchi was able to parry two penalties and secure his team's passage to the semi-finals.

Iran and South Korea met for the fourth time in the quarter-finals after 1996, 2000 and 2004. After the game ended goalless, both had to seek the decision on penalties; there the Korean goalkeeper Lee Woon-jae was able to parry Mahdavikia and Khatibi's penalties . South Korea won 4-2.

Saudi Arabia took the lead against Uzbekistan after just 2 minutes before Ahmed Al-Mousa scored the decisive goal in the 75th minute. Pavel Solomon's subsequent goal could not prevent the elimination of the Uzbeks, who played several great chances during the game and were wrongly denied a legal hit.

July 21, 2007 at 5:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Hanoi
Japan	-	Australia	1: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 0: 0), 4: 3 i. E.
July 21, 2007 at 8:20 pm (3:20 pm) in Bangkok
Iraq	-	Vietnam	2: 0 (1: 0)
July 22, 2007 at 6:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Kuala Lumpur
Iran	-	South Korea	0: 0 a.d., 2: 4 i. E.
July 22, 2007 at 8:20 pm (3:20 pm) in Jakarta
Saudi Arabia	-	Uzbekistan	2: 1 (1: 0)

Semifinals

Iraq were the first team to qualify for the final. The team held their own against the South Koreans on penalties. For the Iraqis it was the first finals in their history. Bomb attacks killed at least 50 people during celebrations in Iraq.

The second semi-final between Japan and Saudi Arabia turned out to be one of the best sporting games of the tournament. The reigning Asian champions were able to equalize the Saudis' lead twice, but Malik Maath's second goal by solo marked the 3-2 final result for the Saudis, who thus secured their sixth participation in the seventh finals.

July 25, 2007 at 6:20 pm (12:20 pm) in Kuala Lumpur
Iraq	-	South Korea	0: 0 a.d., 4: 3 in E.
July 25, 2007 at 8:20 pm (3:20 pm) in Hanoi
Japan	-	Saudi Arabia	2: 3 (1: 1)

Game for third place

South Korea won third place on penalties against Japan, qualifying for participation in the 2011 Asian Cup. As before against Iran and Iraq, it was 0-0 after 120 minutes, with the South Koreans having to play undernumbered for a long time after being sent off in the 58th minute. In the penalty shootout, Naotake Hanyu missed the decisive penalty with a score of 6: 5 for South Korea and secured the Koreans third place.

July 28, 2007 at 7:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Palembang
South Korea	-	Japan	0: 0 a. E.

final

Iraq was the stronger team in the final and was able to develop several chances; the opening goal came in the 71st minute when captain Yunis Mahmud headed a corner kicked by Hawar Mulla Mohammed to make it 1-0. With this victory, the Iraq Football Association team became the seventh team to win the Asian Cup. At the same time, the Saudi-Japanese dominance of the tournament ended.

July 29, 2007 at 7:35 pm (2:35 pm) in Jakarta
Iraq	-	Saudi Arabia	1: 0 (0: 0)

General

The participating associations each received an entry bonus of US $ 40,000 . Iraq as Asian champions also received a further $ 50,000 prize money from the Asian Association.

The logo of this soccer Asian Cup was presented on the day of the drawing of the qualifying groups on January 4, 2006. A soccer ball with four differently colored surfaces - each symbolizing one of the hosts - is depicted on it.

The official song of the 2007 Asian Cup was called I Believe and was sung by the Thai singer Tata Young .

Official sponsors of the competition were Asahi , Samsung , Emirates , Epson , ING , JCB , Konica Minolta , Maxell , Toshiba and Yamaha . The tournament's partners were Family Mart , Hyundai , Makita , Nike Football and Nikon . The Asian Association did not provide any information about the financial income.

Television rights

After the previous Asian Cup had already achieved great success, the Asian Association was expecting a record 400 million television viewers worldwide for the 2007 finals.

Within Asia, the tournament was broadcast in most countries. In addition to the regional broadcasting rights acquired by the individual channels, all games within Asia could be seen on ESPN . In North America, the parts were broadcast by ART (in Arabic), IRIB (Persian) and SBS (Korean). In the previous championship Eurosport had broadcast a few matches, but there was no live coverage of the 2007 Asian Cup in Europe.

In the co-host country Indonesia, the two preliminary round games against Saudi Arabia and South Korea were the most watched programs on Indonesian television in 2007, with a market share of 28.5% and 37.5% respectively.

Tickets

Counterfeits had been offered on the Internet even before the official start of ticket sales, but the Asian Association warned against them in March 2007.

In mid-April, the AFC announced that tickets for the Asian Cup would go on sale on April 24, 2007. This could first be ordered on the official website of the association and then from the official partner agencies in the four host countries.

The prices in Indonesia were between 15,000 and 500,000 rupiah , in Thailand between 150 and 800 baht , in Malaysia between 10 and 50 ringgit and in Vietnam between 50,000 and 180,000 Đồng .

Official match ball

For the first time in the history of the Asian Cup, a specially developed ball was used for the finals. The Nike- designed Mercurial Veloci AC was launched on May 15, 2007.

statistics

• A total of 84 goals were scored in the finals, a decrease compared to China in 2004, where 96 goals were scored. The average of 2.65 goals per game was the lowest since the 1992 Asian Cup in Japan.
• The number of spectators also decreased from over one million (2004) to 724,222 (2007), only the home games of Vietnam and Indonesia were sold out. The final in Jakarta was only watched by 60,000 spectators in the stadium (60% capacity utilization).
• Four games (Japan - Australia, Iran - South Korea, Iraq - South Korea and Japan - South Korea) were only decided on penalties, thus exceeding the record of 2004 (three games) again.
• Five players were sent off during the tournament - Australians Vince Grella and Lucas Neill , Korean Kang Min-soo , Qatar Hussein Yasser and Emirati Bashir Saeed .
• The Iraqi Qusai Munir received the most yellow cards (3).

Best goal scorers

rank	player	Gates
1	Naohiro Takahara	4th
	Yassir al-Qahtani	4th
	Yunis Mahmud	4th
4th	Mark Viduka	3
	Sebastian Quintana	3
	Maksim Shatskix	3

There are also 12 players with two and 37 players with one goal each and two own goals.

Web links

Commons : Soccer Asian Cup 2007  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the AFC for the AFC Asian Cup 2007 (English)
• Technical Report of the Asian Football Confederation for Asia Cup 2007 (English)
• Asian Cup 2007 at RSSSF (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The-afc.com: Thailand risk losing 2007 Asian Cup joint-bid June 16, 2005
2. ↑ The-afc.com: Thailand confirmed as AFC Asian Cup 2007 co-host August 12, 2005
3. ↑ The-afc.com: AFC Asian Cup 2007 preparations forge ahead with co-hosts Thailand given AFC deadline October 19, 2006
4. ↑ The-afc.com: AFC Asian Cup ™ Organizing Committee satisfied with preparations February 6, 2007
5. ↑ thaifootball.com: ASIAN CUP: All-clear given ( Memento from September 28, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) March 21, 2007
6. ↑ rules
7. ↑ afcasiancup.com: Official Logo ( Memento from April 3, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ the-afc.com: AFC Asian Cup 2007 ™ Official Song 'I Believe' available for download , July 3, 2007
9. ↑ antara.co.id: AFC expects 400 mln people to watch Asia Cup  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. November 9, 2006  
10. ↑ the-afc: AFC Asian Cup tops Indonesian TV
11. ↑ the-afc.com: AFC Asian Cup 2007 ™ Tickets Ticket Price
12. ↑ the-afc.com: AFC Asian Cup 2007 ™ Official Match Ball launched May 15, 2007