2007 AFC Asian Cup knockout stage explained

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.

Quarter-finals

Japan vs Australia

GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c) CB 6 CB 22 Yuji Nakazawa CB 13 Keita Suzuki RM 21 CM 14 CM 7 Yasuhito Endō LM 3 Yūichi Komano AM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura CF 19 Naohiro Takahara CF 12 Substitutions: MF 2 FW 11 FW 20 Manager: Ivica Osim	<	---->	GK 1 Mark Schwarzer CB 2 Lucas Neill CB 22 Mark Milligan CB 6 Michael Beauchamp RM 7 Brett Emerton CM 5 Jason Čulina CM 13 LM 20 AM 23 CF 15 CF 9 Mark Viduka (c) Substitutions: FW 10 FW 4 MF 19 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)

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Iraq vs Vietnam

GK 22 RB 14 CB 2 CB 15 LB 3 DM 19 RM 18 CM 13 CM 5 LM 11 CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions: MF 8 FW 9 DF 4 Manager: Jorvan Vieira	<	---->	GK 22 RB 16 CB 3 CB 7 LB 29 CM 12 Nguyễn Minh Phương (c) CM 11 CM 14 AM 17 CF 21 CF 9 Substitutions: MF 15 FW 18 DF 6 Manager: Alfred Riedl

Man of the Match Younis Mahmoud (Iraq) Association referees Toru Sagara (Japan) Awni Hassouneh (Jordan) Fourth official Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

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Iran vs South Korea

GK 1 DF 5 DF 12 DF 20 MF 2 Mehdi Mahdavikia (c) MF 4 MF 6 MF 8 MF 11 FW 9 FW 10 Substitutions: MF 7 FW 16 GK 22 Manager: Amir Ghalenoei

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae (c) RB 16 CB 3 CB 22 LB 15 DM 14 DM 20 CM 17 RF 10 CF 12 LF 19 Substitutions: FW 9 FW 7 MF 8 Manager: Pim Verbeek

Man of the Match Ferydoon Zandi (Iran) Association referees Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Begench Allaberdiyev (Turkmenistan) Fourth official Mark Shield (Australia)

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Saudi Arabia vs Uzbekistan

GK 1 DF 3 DF 7 DF 15 DF 19 MF 14 MF 16 MF 17 FW 9 FW 18 FW 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c) Substitutions: MF 30 MF 6 FW 11 Manager: Hélio dos Anjos

width=25 ! width=25 GK 12 DF 2 DF 4 DF 17 DF 23 DF 28 MF 7 MF 8 MF 18 MF 19 FW 16 Maksim Shatskikh (c) Substitutes: FW 15 MF 26 FW 9 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

GK 22 DF 2 DF 3 DF 14 DF 15 MF 5 MF 11 MF 13 MF 18 MF 24 FW 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions: FW 16 Manager: Jorvan Vieira

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae (c) RB 16 CB 3 CB 22 LB 15 CM 14 CM 20 RW 10 AM 9 LW 19 CF 7 Substitutions: MF 17 FW 12 MF 27 Manager: 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)

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Japan vs Saudi Arabia

GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c) CB 6 CB 22 CB 13 RM 21 CM 14 CM 7 LM 3 AM 10 CF 19 CF 12 Substitutions: FW 11 MF 8 FW 20 Manager: Ivica Osim

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 DF 3 DF 7 DF 15 DF 19 MF 14 MF 16 MF 17 FW 9 FW 18 FW 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c) Substitutions: MF 30 DF 25 MF 6 Manager: 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

GK 1 Lee Woon-Jae (c) RB 16 CB 3 CB 22 LB 15 CM 17 CM 27 RW 10 AM 8 LW 19 CF 9 Substitutions: FW 11 DF 13 MF 6 Manager: Pim Verbeek

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c) RB 6 CB 3 CB 22 LB 13 RM 21 CM 14 CM 7 LM 9 AM 10 CF 19 Substitutions: MF 8 FW 11 Manager: 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

See main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup Final.

GK 22 Noor Sabri RB 14 Haidar Abdul-Amir CB 2 Jassim Ghulam CB 15 LB 3 DM 24 RM 18 CM 13 CM 5 Nashat Akram LM 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions: FW 16 MF 7 MF 8 Manager: Jorvan Vieira

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 Yasser Al Mosailem RB 15 CB 3 Osama Hawsawi CB 19 LB 7 Kamel Al-Mousa CM 14 CM 16 Khaled Aziz CM 17 RF 18 CF 9 Malek Mouath LF 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani (c) Substitutions: MF 30 MF 28 FW 11 Manager: 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)

External links

• AFC Asian Cup 2007
• Asian Cup 2007 at RSSSF