2007 AFC Asian Cup

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2007 AFC Asian Cup
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2007 Asian Cup Logo.svg
Tournament details
Host countriesIndonesia
Malaysia
Thailand
Vietnam
Dates7–29 July
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)8 (in 7 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Third placeFlag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Fourth placeFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played32
Goals scored84 (2.63 per match)
Attendance724,222 (22,632 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Younis Mahmoud
Flag of Japan.svg Naohiro Takahara
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Yasser Al-Qahtani
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Younis Mahmoud [1]
Best goalkeeper Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Noor Sabri [1]
Fair play awardFlag of Japan.svg  Japan [1]
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The 2007 AFC Asian Cup was the 14th edition of the men's AFC Asian Cup, a quadrennial international football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). The finals were held from 7 to 29 July 2007. For the first time in its history, the competition was co-hosted by four countries in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam; it was the first time in football history that more than two countries joined as hosts of a major continental competition and the only one to have ever taken place until the UEFA Euro 2020.

Contents

Iraq won the continental title for the first time after defeating three-time champion Saudi Arabia 1–0 in the final. As the winner, Iraq represented the AFC in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup.

Before 2007 and every four years, Asia often held its continental tournament from 1956 until China in 2004. With the Summer Olympic Games and the European Football Championship also held in the same year as the Asian Cup, the AFC changed their tradition. From 2007, AFC decided to hold its continental tournament a year earlier, and every four years henceforth from that date.

An estimated worldwide television audience of 650 million people tuned in to watch the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. [2]

Australia participated for the first time since moving to the AFC from the OFC. Australia also happened to be the tournament's first nation aside from the co-hosts to qualify for the 2007 Asian Cup.

Venues

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Location of the host cities of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup
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Jakarta
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Palembang
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Kuala Lumpur
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Shah Alam
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Bangkok
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Hanoi
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Flag of Thailand.svg Bangkok Rajamangala Stadium 49,722
Supachalasai Stadium 19,793
Flag of Vietnam.svg Hanoi Mỹ Đình National Stadium 40,192
Flag of Vietnam.svg Ho Chi Minh City Army Stadium 25,000
Flag of Indonesia.svg Jakarta Gelora Bung Karno Stadium 88,083
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur Bukit Jalil National Stadium 87,411
Flag of Indonesia.svg Palembang Gelora Sriwijaya Stadium 30,000
Flag of Malaysia.svg Shah Alam Shah Alam Stadium 80,372

Qualification

The qualification ran from 22 February 2006 to 15 November 2006. For the first time, the defending champions (in this tournament, Japan) did not get an automatic qualification. Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam automatically qualified as co-hosts. Twenty-four teams were split into six groups of four to compete for the 12 remaining spots in the final tournament.

TeamQualified asDate qualification was securedPrevious appearances in tournament 1, 2
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Co-hosts7 August 20043 (1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2 (1976, 1980)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5 ( 1972 , 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 3 2 (1956 4 , 1960 4 )
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Group D winner16 August 20060 (debut)
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Group F winner6 September 20066 (1980, 1984, 1988 , 1992, 2000, 2004)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Group A winner5 (1988, 1992 , 1996, 2000 , 2004 )
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Group A runner-up6 ( 1984 , 1988 , 1992, 1996 , 2000, 2004)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Group B winner11 October 200610 ( 1968 , 1972 , 1976 , 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea Group B runner-up10 ( 1956 , 1960 , 1964, 1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates Group C winner6 (1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996 , 2004)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman Group C runner-up1 (2004)
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq Group E winner5 (1972, 1976, 1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Group E runner-up8 (1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 )
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain Group D runner-up15 November 20062 (1988, 2004)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan Group F runner-up3 (1996, 2000, 2004)
1Bold indicates champion for that year
2Italic indicates host
3 Vietnam's debut since the reunification of Vietnam in 1976

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 19 December 2006. The seeds comprised Pot 4 in the draw. Pot 1 consists of the teams from all co-hosts.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (153)
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (152)
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (137)
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (172)		Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (84)
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq (83)
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates (87)
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain (97)		Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar (58)
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan (45)
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia (64)
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman (72)		Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (39)
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran (38)
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (47)
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  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. [4]

(†): Replaced Flag of Singapore.svg Shamsul Maidin after he pulled out with injury. [5]

Squads

Tournament summary

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Participating countries.
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Results of the participating teams

The Asian Cup saw many upsets in the early stages of the tournament, with tournament favourites Australia and South Korea performing poorly in the group stage.

In Group A, Oman held the Socceroos to a surprising draw. The Omanis took the lead and would have won, if not for an injury time goal from Tim Cahill. Next, joint hosts and the lowest-ranked team in the competition, Vietnam, shocked the UAE with a 2–0 victory. In the same group, Qatar held Japan to a shock 1–1 draw. The result caused Japan's coach Ivica Osim to fly into a rage in which he branded his players as 'amateurs' and reduced his interpreter to tears. [6] In Group D, Indonesia continued the undefeated streak of the hosts by defeating Bahrain 2–1. Malaysia ended up as the only host country to lose their opening match after a crushing 5-1 defeat to China. Thailand recorded just their 2nd win in the Asian Cup finals (their other was in 1972 against Cambodia), and its first ever win in regulation, when they beat Oman 2–0 on 12 July. Meanwhile, Australia was upset by a 3–1 defeat to Iraq the following day, leaving them floundering in the tournament despite high expectations in third place. However, Australia's 4–0 demolition of Thailand at the last match day saw them into the quarter-finals, as Oman was unable to overcome Iraq in a goalless draw.

Vietnam continued to stun all predictions when they drew 1-1 with 2006 ASIAD champions Qatar, while Japan finally got their first win when they thrashed the UAE 3–1. Although Vietnam lost 1–4 to Japan, the UAE's 2–1 comeback win over Qatar witnessed Vietnam's first time ever to qualify into the next round and became the only host to progress through despite being in the group of three different champions. On the other hand, while Malaysia continued its poor form with 0–5 and 0–2 losses to Uzbekistan and Iran, thus going out of the tournament without a point. China's shocking elimination occurred when they were hammered 0–3 by the Uzbeks, despite having drawn 2–2 with Iran and was expected to qualify from group stage with an easy win.

Bahrain shocked the whole tournament by defeating South Korea 2–1 in Group D, leaving the Koreans in the verge of elimination when Indonesia was beaten 1–2 by Saudi Arabia. However, South Korea finally progressed with a 1–0 win over hosts Indonesia and with Saudi Arabia destroying Bahrain 4–0, it was enough to seal them in.

In the quarter-finals, Iraq defeated Vietnam 2–0, while South Korea needed a penalty shootout to eliminate Iran 4–2. Japan also needed a penalty shootout to defeat Australia 4–3 (this was the first time Australia's goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer had ever come out on the losing end of a penalty shoot-out), and Saudi Arabia won over Uzbekistan 2–1. Iraq upset the Koreans in the semi-finals by winning 4–3 on penalties, resulting in thousands of Iraqis celebrating in the streets of Baghdad. Over 50 Iraqis were killed by terrorist bombs targeting these crowds. [7] In the other semi-finals, Saudi Arabia eliminated defending champions Japan after a 3–2 win to make an all-Arab affair for the final match.

Iraq went on to defeat the Saudis 1–0, taking the Asian Cup title. Iraqi forward and captain Younis Mahmoud was given the title of Most Valuable Player. South Korea took third place, narrowly beating Japan 6–5 on penalties. It was the third consecutive match in the tournament that South Korea drew 0–0 before a penalty shootout. Iraq, Saudi Arabia and South Korea, as the top three teams in the tournament, all received automatic berths to the 2011 Asian Cup along with the next hosts Qatar. [8]

Group stage

Group A

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 312042+25Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 311164+24
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)311135−24
4Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 302113−22
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg 1–1 Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Sutee Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.) Report Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg32'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg 1–1 Flag of Oman.svg  Oman
Cahill Soccerball shade.svg90+2' Report Al-Maimani Soccerball shade.svg32'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg 0–2 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Report Pipat Soccerball shade.svg70', 78'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)
Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg 3–1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Akram Soccerball shade.svg22'
M. Mohammed Soccerball shade.svg60'
Jassim Soccerball shade.svg86'		 Report Viduka Soccerball shade.svg47'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg 0–4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Beauchamp Soccerball shade.svg21'
Viduka Soccerball shade.svg80', 83'
Kewell Soccerball shade.svg90'
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)
Oman  Flag of Oman.svg 0–0 Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq
Report
National Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 500
Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Group B

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 321083+57Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam (H)311145−14
3Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 310236−33
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 302134−12
Source: AFC
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 1–1 Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
Takahara Soccerball shade.svg61' Report Soria Soccerball shade.svg88'
Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg 1–1 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Soria Soccerball shade.svg79' Report Phan Thanh Bình Soccerball shade.svg32'
Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
United Arab Emirates  Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1–3 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Al-Kass Soccerball shade.svg66' Report Takahara Soccerball shade.svg22', 27'
S. Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.)
Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Vietnam  Flag of Vietnam.svg 1–4 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Suzuki Soccerball shade.svg8' (o.g.) Report Maki Soccerball shade.svg12', 59'
Endō Soccerball shade.svg31'
S. Nakamura Soccerball shade.svg53'
Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Qatar  Flag of Qatar.svg 1–2 Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
Soria Soccerball shade.svg42' (pen.) Report Al-Kass Soccerball shade.svg60'
Khalil Soccerball shade.svg90+4'
Army Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

Group C

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 321063+37Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 320192+76
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 311176+14
4Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia (H)3003112−110
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg 1–5 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Indra Putra Soccerball shade.svg74' Report Han Peng Soccerball shade.svg15', 55'
Shao Jiayi Soccerball shade.svg36'
Wang Dong Soccerball shade.svg51', 90+3'
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 21,155
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Iran  Flag of Iran.svg 2–1 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Hosseini Soccerball shade.svg55'
Kazemian Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Rezaei Soccerball shade.svg16' (o.g.)
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 1,863
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 5–0 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Shatskikh Soccerball shade.svg10', 89'
Kapadze Soccerball shade.svg30'
Bakayev Soccerball shade.svg45+2' (pen.)
Ibrahimov Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 7,137
Referee: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg 2–2 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Shao Jiayi Soccerball shade.svg7'
Mao Jianqing Soccerball shade.svg33'		 Report Zandi Soccerball shade.svg45+1'
Nekounam Soccerball shade.svg74'
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 5,938
Referee: Khalil Al-Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg 0–2 Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
Report Nekounam Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.)
Teymourian Soccerball shade.svg77'
Bukit Jalil Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
Attendance: 4,520
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)
Uzbekistan  Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 3–0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Shatskikh Soccerball shade.svg72'
Kapadze Soccerball shade.svg86'
Geynrikh Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Report
Shah Alam Stadium, Shah Alam
Attendance: 2,200
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

Group D

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 321072+57Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 31113304
3Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia (H)310234−13
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 310237−43
Source: Asian Cup 2007
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg 2–1 Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Budi Soccerball shade.svg14'
Bambang Soccerball shade.svg64'		 Report Jalal Soccerball shade.svg27'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg 2–1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Isa Soccerball shade.svg43'
Abdullatif Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Kim Do-heon Soccerball shade.svg4'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China)
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg 0–1 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Report Kim Jung-woo Soccerball shade.svg34'
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 88,000
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

Knockout stage

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
21 July – Bangkok
 
 
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 2
 
25 July – Kuala Lumpur
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0
 
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq (pen.)0 (4)
 
22 July – Kuala Lumpur
 
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea 0 (3)
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0 (2)
 
29 July – Jakarta
 
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (pen.)0 (4)
 
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq 1
 
21 July – Hanoi
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (pen.)1 (4)
 
25 July – Hanoi
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 (3)
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2
 
22 July – Jakarta
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 3 Third place
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 2
 
28 July – Palembang
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1
 
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea (pen.)0 (6)
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0 (5)
 

Quarter-finals

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg 2–0 Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg2', 65' Report
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 9,720
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

Semi-finals

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg 2–3 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Nakazawa Soccerball shade.svg37'
Abe Soccerball shade.svg53'		 Report Y. Al-Qahtani Soccerball shade.svg35'
Mouath Soccerball shade.svg47', 57'
Mỹ Đình Stadium, Hanoi
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

Third place play-off

Final

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg 1–0 Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg72' Report
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: 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

Awards

Most Valuable Player [1]

Top scorer

Best Goalkeeper [1]

Best Defender [1]

Fair Play Award [1]

Most Entertaining Team [1]

Team of the tournament

The Toshiba All-Star XI was voted for by fans on the official Asian Cup website. [9] [10]

GoalkeeperDefendersMidfieldersForwards

Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Woon-jae

Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Bassim Abbas
Flag of Japan.svg Yuji Nakazawa
Flag of Iran.svg Rahman Rezaei
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lucas Neill

Flag of Japan.svg Shunsuke Nakamura
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Harry Kewell
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Lee Chun-soo
Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg Nashat Akram

Flag of Japan.svg Naohiro Takahara
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 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. [11] The Nike Mercurial Veloci AC features four blue stripes with gold trim with each host city's name inscribed, as well as the AFC Asian Cup logo. [12]

Official song

The AFC selected "I Believe", a 2004 single by Thai singer Tata Young as the tournament's official song. [13]

Sponsorships

Official Sponsors

Official Supporters

See also

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