2007 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup started on 21 July and ended on 29 July 2007. The top two teams from each preliminary group advanced to this stage. [1]

Contents

Qualified teams

GroupWinnersRunners-up
A Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg  Iraq Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
B Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
C Flag of Iran.svg  Iran Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
D Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea

Bracket

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
21 July – Bangkok
 
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 2
 
25 July – Kuala Lumpur
 
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq (p)0 (4)
 
22 July – Kuala Lumpur
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0 (3)
 
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0 (2)
 
29 July – Jakarta
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (p)0 (4)
 
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 1
 
21 July – Hanoi
 
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 0
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (p)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.svg  South Korea (p)0 (6)
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0 (5)
 

Quarter-finals

Japan vs Australia

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg1–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Takahara Soccerball shade.svg72' Report Aloisi Soccerball shade.svg70'
Penalties
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Endō Soccerball shad check.svg
Komano Soccerball shad check.svg
Takahara Soccerball shade cross.svg
Nakazawa Soccerball shad check.svg
4–3Soccerball shade cross.svg Kewell
Soccerball shade cross.svg Neill
Soccerball shad check.svg Cahill
Soccerball shad check.svg Carle
Soccerball shad check.svg Carney
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Japan
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Australia
GK1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c)
CB6 Yuki Abe Yellow card.svg 95'
CB22 Yuji Nakazawa
CB13 Keita Suzuki
RM21 Akira Kaji Sub off.svg 88'
CM14 Kengo Nakamura Sub off.svg 115'
CM7 Yasuhito Endō
LM3 Yūichi Komano
AM10 Shunsuke Nakamura
CF19 Naohiro Takahara
CF12 Seiichiro Maki Sub off.svg 102'
Substitutions:
MF2 Yasuyuki Konno Sub on.svg 88'
FW11 Hisato Satō Sub on.svg 102'
FW20 Kisho Yano Sub on.svg 115'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ivica Osim
GK1 Mark Schwarzer
CB2 Lucas Neill
CB22 Mark Milligan
CB6 Michael Beauchamp
RM7 Brett Emerton
CM23 Mark Bresciano Sub off.svg 71'
CM13 Vince Grella Red card.svg 75'
CM5 Jason Culina
LM20 David Carney Yellow card.svg 81'
SS15 John Aloisi Yellow card.svg 33'Sub off.svg 82'
CF9 Mark Viduka (c)Sub off.svg 61'
Substitutions:
FW10 Harry Kewell Yellow card.svg 65'Sub on.svg 61'
MF4 Tim Cahill Sub on.svg 71'
MF19 Nick Carle Sub on.svg 82'
Manager:
Graham Arnold

Man of the Match
Naohiro Takahara (Japan)

Association referees:
Abdullah Salim Al-Amouri (Oman)
Kadom Mohammad (Iraq)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)


Iraq vs Vietnam

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg2–0Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam
Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg2', 65' Report
Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok
Attendance: 9,720
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)
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Vietnam
GK22 Noor Sabri
RB14 Haidar Abdul-Amir Sub off.svg 84'
CB2 Jassim Ghulam
CB15 Ali Rehema
LB3 Bassim Abbas
DM19 Haitham Kadhim Sub off.svg 32'
RM18 Mahdi Karim
CM13 Karrar Jassim Sub off.svg 66'
CM5 Nashat Akram
LM11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed
CF10 Younis Mahmoud (c)
Substitutions:
MF8 Ahmad Abid Ali Sub on.svg 32'
FW9 Nasser Shakroun Sub on.svg 66'
DF4 Khaldoun Ibrahim Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Jorvan Vieira
GK22 Dương Hồng Sơn
RB16 Huỳnh Quang Thanh
CB3 Nguyễn Huy Hoàng Sub off.svg 83'
CB7 Vũ Như Thành
LB29 Châu Phong Hòa
CM11 Phùng Công Minh Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 46'
CM12 Nguyễn Minh Phương (c)
CM14 Lê Tấn Tài
AM17 Nguyễn Vũ Phong
CF21 Nguyễn Anh Đức Sub off.svg 70'
CF9 Lê Công Vinh
Substitutions:
MF15 Nguyễn Minh Chuyên Sub on.svg 46'
FW18 Phan Thanh Bình Sub on.svg 70'
DF6 Phạm Hùng Dũng Sub on.svg 83'
Manager:
Flag of Austria.svg Alfred Riedl

Man of the Match
Younis Mahmoud (Iraq)

Association referees:
Toru Sagara (Japan)
Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
Fourth official:
Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)


Iran vs South Korea

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Iran
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South Korea
GK1 Hassan Roudbarian Sub off.svg 120'
RB12 Jalal Hosseini
CB5 Rahman Rezaei
CB6 Javad Nekounam
LB20 Mohammad Nosrati
RM2 Mehdi Mahdavikia (c)
CM4 Andranik Teymourian
LM11 Mehrzad Madanchi Yellow card.svg 27'Sub off.svg 62'
AM9 Vahid Hashemian Sub off.svg 87'
AM8 Ali Karimi
CF10 Rasoul Khatibi
Substitutions:
MF7 Ferydoon Zandi Sub on.svg 62'
FW16 Reza Enayati Sub on.svg 87'
GK22 Vahid Talebloo Sub on.svg 120'
Manager:
Amir Ghalenoei
GK1 Lee Woon-Jae (c)
RB16 Oh Beom-Seok Yellow card.svg 67'
CB3 Kim Jin-Kyu
CB22 Kang Min-Soo
LB15 Kim Chi-Woo
DM14 Kim Sang-Sik
DM20 Son Dae-Ho Sub off.svg 106'
CM17 Kim Jung-Woo
RF10 Lee Chun-Soo
CF12 Lee Dong-Gook Sub off.svg 46'
LF19 Yeom Ki-Hun Sub off.svg 78'
Substitutions:
FW9 Cho Jae-Jin Sub on.svg 46'
FW7 Choi Sung-Kuk Sub on.svg 78'
MF8 Kim Do-Heon Sub on.svg 106'
Manager:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pim Verbeek

Man of the Match
Ferydoon Zandi (Iran)

Association referees:
Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
Begench Allaberdiyev (Turkmenistan)
Fourth official:
Mark Shield (Australia)


Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan

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Saudi Arabia
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Uzbekistan
GK1 Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB14 Saud Kariri Yellow card.svg 60'Sub off.svg 89'
CB3 Osama Hawsawi
CB19 Waleed Jahdali Yellow card.svg 62'
LB16 Khaled Aziz
DM7 Kamel Al-Mousa
RM15 Ahmed Al-Bahri
CM17 Taisir Al-Jassim
LM18 Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani Yellow card.svg 38'Sub off.svg 63'
CF9 Malek Mouath
CF20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)Yellow card.svg 44'Sub off.svg 90'
Substitutions:
MF30 Ahmed Al-Mousa Sub on.svg 63'
MF6 Omar Al-Ghamdi Sub on.svg 89'
FW11 Saad Al-Harthi Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio dos Anjos
GK12 Ignatiy Nesterov
RB17 Aleksey Nikolayev
CB2 Hayrulla Karimov Yellow card.svg 53'
CB4 Aziz Ibrahimov
LB28 Anvar Gafurov Yellow card.svg 35'Sub off.svg 46'
CM7 Aziz Haydarov Sub off.svg 78'
CM18 Timur Kapadze Sub off.svg 57'
RW19 Islom Inomov
AM8 Server Djeparov
LW23 Vitaliy Denisov Yellow card.svg 52'
CF16 Maksim Shatskikh (c)Yellow card.svg 53'
Substitutes:
FW15 Aleksandr Geynrikh Sub on.svg 46'
MF26 Victor Karpenko Sub on.svg 57'
FW9 Pavel Solomin Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Rauf Inileev

Man of the Match
Ahmed Al-Mousa (Saudi Arabia)

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

Semi-finals

Iraq vs South Korea

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Iraq
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South Korea
GK22 Noor Sabri
RB14 Haidar Abdul-Amir
CB2 Jassim Ghulam
CB15 Ali Rehema
LB3 Bassim Abbas Yellow card.svg 59'
DM24 Qusay Munir
RM18 Mahdi Karim
CM13 Karrar Jassim Sub off.svg 108'
CM5 Nashat Akram Yellow card.svg 109'
LM11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed
CF10 Younis Mahmoud (c)
Substitutions:
FW16 Ahmad Mnajed Sub on.svg 108'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Jorvan Vieira
GK1 Lee Woon-Jae (c)
RB16 Oh Beom-Seok
CB3 Kim Jin-Kyu
CB22 Kang Min-Soo
LB15 Kim Chi-Woo
RM10 Lee Chun-Soo
CM14 Kim Sang-Sik Sub off.svg 58'
CM20 Son Dae-Ho Sub off.svg 106'
LM19 Yeom Ki-Hun
SS9 Cho Jae-Jin
CF7 Choi Sung-Kuk Sub off.svg 87'
Substitutions:
MF17 Kim Jung-Woo Sub on.svg 58'
FW12 Lee Dong-Gook Sub on.svg 87'
MF27 Oh Jang-Eun Sub on.svg 106'
Manager:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pim Verbeek

Man of the Match
Lee Chun-Soo (South Korea)

Association referees:
Saleh Al-Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Poon Ming Fai (Hong Kong)
Fourth official:
Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates)


Japan vs Saudi Arabia

Japan  Flag of Japan.svg2–3Flag 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'
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Japan
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Saudi Arabia
GK1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c)
CB6 Yuki Abe
CB22 Yuji Nakazawa
CB13 Keita Suzuki
RM21 Akira Kaji
CM14 Kengo Nakamura Sub off.svg 87'
CM7 Yasuhito Endō Sub off.svg 75'
LM3 Yūichi Komano
AM10 Shunsuke Nakamura
CF19 Naohiro Takahara Yellow card.svg 69'
CF12 Seiichiro Maki Sub off.svg 68'
Substitutions:
FW11 Hisato Satō Sub on.svg 68'
MF8 Naotake Hanyu Sub on.svg 75'
FW20 Kisho Yano Sub on.svg 87'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ivica Osim
GK1 Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB14 Saud Kariri Sub off.svg 86'
CB3 Osama Hawsawi
CB19 Waleed Jahdali Sub off.svg 77'
LB16 Khaled Aziz
DM7 Kamel Al-Mousa
RM15 Ahmed Al-Bahri
CM17 Taisir Al-Jassim
LM18 Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani Sub off.svg 60'
CF9 Malek Mouath
CF20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutions:
MF30 Ahmed Al-Mousa Sub on.svg 60'
DF25 Redha Tukar Sub on.svg 77'
MF6 Omar Al-Ghamdi Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio dos Anjos

Man of the Match
Malek Mouath (Saudi Arabia)

Association referees:
Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
Begench Allaberdiyev (Turkmenistan)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Third place play-off

South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg0–0 (a.e.t.)Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Report
Penalties
Cho Jae-Jin Soccerball shad check.svg
Oh Beom-Seok Soccerball shad check.svg
Lee Chun-Soo Soccerball shad check.svg
Lee Ho Soccerball shad check.svg
Kim Jin-Kyu Soccerball shad check.svg
Kim Chi-Woo Soccerball shad check.svg
6–5Soccerball shad check.svg S. Nakamura
Soccerball shad check.svg Endō
Soccerball shad check.svg Abe
Soccerball shad check.svg Komano
Soccerball shad check.svg Nakazawa
Soccerball shade cross.svg Hanyu
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South Korea
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Japan
GK1 Lee Woon-Jae (c)
RB16 Oh Beom-Seok
CB3 Kim Jin-Kyu Yellow card.svg 36'
CB22 Kang Min-Soo Yellow card.svg 9' Yellow-red card.svg 56'
LB15 Kim Chi-Woo
CM17 Kim Jung-Woo
CM8 Kim Do-Heon Sub off.svg 65'
CM27 Oh Jang-Eun Sub off.svg 86'
RF10 Lee Chun-Soo
CF9 Cho Jae-Jin Yellow card.svg 87'
LF19 Yeom Ki-Hun Sub off.svg 39'
Substitutions:
FW11 Lee Keun-Ho Sub on.svg 39'
DF13 Kim Chi-Gon Sub on.svg 65'
MF6 Lee Ho Sub on.svg 86'
Manager:
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pim Verbeek
GK1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c)
CB6 Yuki Abe
CB22 Yuji Nakazawa
CB13 Keita Suzuki
RM21 Akira Kaji Yellow card.svg 106'
CM14 Kengo Nakamura Sub off.svg 72'
CM7 Yasuhito Endō
LM9 Satoru Yamagishi Sub off.svg 78'
RF3 Yūichi Komano
CF19 Naohiro Takahara
LF10 Shunsuke Nakamura
Substitutions:
MF8 Naotake Hanyu Sub on.svg 72'
FW11 Hisato Satō Sub on.svg 78'
Manager:
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Ivica Osim

Man of the Match
Cho Jae-Jin (South Korea)

Assistant referees:
Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)
Abdullah Al Amouri (Oman)
Fourth official:
Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar)

Final

Iraq  Flag of Iraq (2004-2008).svg1–0Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg73' Report
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Iraq
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Saudi Arabia
GK22 Noor Sabri
RB14 Haidar Abdul-Amir
CB2 Jassim Ghulam
CB15 Ali Rehema Yellow card.svg 75'
LB3 Bassim Abbas Sub off.svg 89'
DM24 Qusay Munir Yellow card.svg 9'
RM18 Mahdi Karim Sub off.svg 90'
CM13 Karrar Jassim Yellow card.svg 24'Sub off.svg 83'
CM5 Nashat Akram
LM11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed
CF10 Younis Mahmoud (c)Yellow card.svg 38'
Substitutions:
FW16 Ahmad Mnajed Sub on.svg 83'
MF7 Ali Abbas Sub on.svg 89'
MF8 Ahmad Abid Ali Sub on.svg 90'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Jorvan Vieira
GK1 Yasser Al-Mosailem
RB14 Saud Kariri Yellow card.svg 15'
CB3 Osama Hawsawi
CB19 Waleed Jahdali Yellow card.svg 38'
LB16 Khaled Aziz
DM7 Kamel Al-Mousa
RM15 Ahmed Al-Bahri Sub off.svg 84'
CM17 Taisir Al-Jassim Sub off.svg 76'
LM18 Abdulrahman Al-Qahtani Sub off.svg 46'
CF9 Malek Mouath
CF20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c)
Substitutions:
MF30 Ahmed Al-Mousa Sub on.svg 46'
MF28 Abdoh Otaif Sub on.svg 76'
FW11 Saad Al-Harthi Sub on.svg 84'
Manager:
Flag of Brazil.svg Hélio dos Anjos

Man of the Match:
Nashat Akram (Iraq)

Assistant referees:
Begench Allaberdiyev (Turkmenistan)
Mohamed Saeed (Maldives)
Fourth official:
Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)

References

  1. "Asian Nations Cup 2007". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 2025-06-04.