2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Last updated July 28, 2025

Group A of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 7 July and its last matches were played on 16 July. All six group matches were played in Bangkok, Thailand. The group consisted of hosts Thailand, Iraq, Australia and Oman.

Overall

Pos	Team	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

All times are UTC+7.

Thailand vs Iraq

7 July 2007

19:35

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

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 30,000

Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

Thailand

Iraq


GK	18	Kosin Hathairattanakool	23'
RB	5	Niweat Siriwong
CB	4	Jetsada Jitsawad
CB	12	Nirut Surasiang	59'
LB	6	Nattaporn Phanrit
CM	9	Therdsak Chaiman		72'
CM	10	Tawan Sripan (c)
CM	7	Datsakorn Thonglao	90'
RF	2	Suree Sukha	76'
CF	13	Kiatisuk Senamuang		72'
LF	17	Sutee Suksomkit		86'
Substitutions:
MF	8	Suchao Nuchnum		72'
FW	14	Teeratep Winothai		72'
FW	21	Teerasil Dangda		86'
Manager:
Charnwit Polcheewin


GK	22	Noor Sabri
DF	2	Jassim Ghulam
DF	3	Bassim Abbas
DF	14	Haidar Abdul-Amir
DF	15	Ali Rehema
MF	5	Nashat Akram		90+1'
MF	6	Salih Sadir		66'
MF	11	Hawar Mulla Mohammed
MF	18	Mahdi Karim
MF	19	Haitham Kadhim	51'
FW	10	Younis Mahmoud (c)
Substitutions:
MF	24	Qusay Munir		66'
MF	13	Karrar Jassim		90+1'
Manager:
Jorvan Vieira

Man of the Match
Sutee Suksomkit (Thailand)

Assistant referees:
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

Australia vs Oman

8 July 2007

17:20

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

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 5,000

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Australia

Oman


GK	1	Mark Schwarzer
RB	7	Brett Emerton	18'
CB	3	Patrick Kisnorbo		78'
CB	2	Lucas Neill
LB	21	Mile Sterjovski		46'
CM	23	Mark Bresciano
CM	13	Vince Grella		62'
CM	5	Jason Culina
RF	8	Luke Wilkshire
CF	9	Mark Viduka (c)
LF	10	Harry Kewell
Substitutions:
FW	15	John Aloisi		46'
MF	4	Tim Cahill	89'	62'
MF	14	Brett Holman		78'
Manager:
Graham Arnold


GK	26	Ali Al-Habsi
RB	3	Juma Al-Wahaibi	55'
CB	2	Mohammed Rabia (c)	33'
CB	4	Said Al-Shoon
LB	17	Hassan Mudhafar
RM	11	Yousuf Shaaban	52'	65'
CM	12	Ahmed Kano	21'
LM	15	Ismail Al-Ajmi
AM	8	Badar Al-Maimani		60'
AM	21	Ahmed Hadid
CF	20	Amad Al-Hosni		80'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Fawzi Bashir		60'
FW	13	Mohammed Al-Ghassani		65'
MF	24	Younis Mubarak		80'
Manager:
Gabriel Calderón

Man of the Match
Luke Wilkshire (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Evarist Menkouande (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)

Oman vs Thailand

12 July 2007

17:20

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

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 19,000

Referee: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)

Oman

Thailand


GK	26	Ali Al-Habsi
RB	3	Juma Al-Wahaibi	43'
CB	2	Mohammed Rabia (c)
CB	4	Said Al-Shoon	35'
LB	17	Hassan Mudhafar	24'
CM	8	Badar Al-Maimani		78'
CM	12	Ahmed Kano
CM	21	Ahmed Hadid
AM	10	Fawzi Bashir
CF	20	Amad Al-Hosni	28'
CF	15	Ismail Al-Ajmi
Substitutions:
FW	14	Younis Al-Mushaifri		78'
Manager:
Gabriel Calderón


GK	18	Kosin Hathairattanakool
RB	5	Niweat Siriwong
CB	16	Kiatprawut Saiwaeo
CB	12	Nirut Surasiang
LB	6	Nattaporn Phanrit
CM	9	Therdsak Chaiman		58'
CM	10	Tawan Sripan (c)
CM	7	Datsakorn Thonglao
RF	2	Suree Sukha
CF	13	Kiatisuk Senamuang		67'
LF	17	Sutee Suksomkit		73'
Substitutions:
FW	23	Pipat Thonkanya		58'
FW	14	Teeratep Winothai		67'
MF	8	Suchao Nuchnum	83'	73'
Manager:
Charnwit Polcheewin

Man of the Match
Pipat Thonkanya (Thailand)

Assistant referees:
Tang Yew Mun (Singapore)
Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Iraq vs Australia

13 July 2007

17:20

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

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 6,000

Referee: Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

Iraq

Australia


GK	22	Noor Sabri
RB	14	Haidar Abdul-Amir
CB	2	Jassim Ghulam
CB	15	Ali Rehema
LB	3	Bassim Abbas
DM	19	Haitham Kadhim	62'	74'
RM	18	Mahdi Karim
CM	6	Salih Sadir		49'
CM	5	Nashat Akram
LM	11	Hawar Mulla Mohammed
CF	10	Younis Mahmoud (c)		90+1'
Substitutions:
MF	24	Qusay Munir	81'	49'
MF	13	Karrar Jassim		74'
FW	9	Nasser Shakroun		90+1'
Manager:
Jorvan Vieira


GK	1	Mark Schwarzer
RB	7	Brett Emerton
CB	3	Patrick Kisnorbo		71'
CB	2	Lucas Neill	42' 90+3'
LB	8	Luke Wilkshire	89'
CM	23	Mark Bresciano
CM	13	Vince Grella	35'
CM	5	Jason Culina	12'	64'
RF	14	Brett Holman		46'
CF	9	Mark Viduka (c)
LF	10	Harry Kewell
Substitutions:
MF	4	Tim Cahill		46'
FW	15	John Aloisi		64'
FW	11	Archie Thompson		71'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Man of the Match
Nashat Akram (Iraq)

Assistant referees:
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea)
Fourth official:
Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

Thailand vs Australia

16 July 2007

19:35

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

Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 46,000

Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (South Korea)

Thailand

Australia


GK	18	Kosin Hathairattanakool
RB	5	Niweat Siriwong
CB	16	Kiatprawut Saiwaeo		56'
CB	12	Nirut Surasiang	47'
LB	6	Nattaporn Phanrit
CM	2	Suree Sukha
CM	8	Suchao Nuchnum
CM	17	Sutee Suksomkit		54'
AM	10	Tawan Sripan (c)
CF	14	Teeratep Winothai		60'
CF	13	Kiatisuk Senamuang
Substitutions:
MF	7	Datsakorn Thonglao	73'	54'
DF	4	Jetsada Jitsawad		56'
FW	23	Pipat Thonkanya		60'
Manager:
Charnwit Polcheewin


GK	1	Mark Schwarzer
RB	7	Brett Emerton
CB	22	Mark Milligan
CB	6	Michael Beauchamp
LB	20	David Carney
CM	23	Mark Bresciano		74'
CM	13	Vince Grella
CM	5	Jason Culina
RF	8	Luke Wilkshire	84'
CF	9	Mark Viduka (c)		84'
LF	15	John Aloisi	28'	61'
Substitutions:
FW	10	Harry Kewell		61'
MF	4	Tim Cahill		74'
MF	14	Brett Holman		84'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Man of the Match
Mark Viduka (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea)
Tang Yew Mun (Singapore)
Fourth official:
Lee Gi-Young (South Korea)

Oman vs Iraq

16 July 2007

19:35

Oman	0–0	Iraq
	Report

Supachalasai Stadium, Bangkok

Attendance: 500

Referee: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

Oman

Iraq


GK	26	Ali Al-Habsi
RB	12	Ahmed Kano	90+2'
CB	2	Mohammed Rabia (c)
CB	6	Issam Fayel
LB	17	Hassan Mudhafar
CM	8	Badar Al-Maimani
CM	10	Fawzi Bashir		69'
CM	21	Ahmed Hadid		81'
RF	11	Yousuf Shaaban
CF	20	Amad Al-Hosni	45'
LF	15	Ismail Al-Ajmi		67'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Younis Al-Mushaifri		67'
FW	28	Hussain Al-Hadhri		69'
MF	24	Younis Mubarak		81'
Manager:
Gabriel Calderón


GK	22	Noor Sabri
DF	2	Jassim Ghulam
DF	3	Bassim Abbas
DF	4	Khaldoun Ibrahim
DF	15	Ali Rehema
MF	6	Salih Sadir
MF	8	Ahmad Abid Ali		71'
MF	11	Hawar Mulla Mohammed		45'
MF	18	Mahdi Karim
MF	24	Qusay Munir	73'
FW	10	Younis Mahmoud (c)
Substitutions:
MF	13	Karrar Jassim		45'
MF	7	Ali Abbas	76'	71'
Manager:
Jorvan Vieira

Man of the Match
Mahdi Karim (Iraq)

Assistant referees:
Ntagungira Celestin (Rwanda)
Menkouande Evarist (Cameroon)
Fourth official:
Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

Notes

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

2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A

Contents

Overall

Thailand vs Iraq

Australia vs Oman

Oman vs Thailand

Iraq vs Australia

Thailand vs Australia

Oman vs Iraq

Notes