2007 AFC Asian Cup

Also known as AFC Asian Cup 2007

football tournament

Key facts

Host countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Dates: 7–29 July
Teams: 16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue: 8 (in 7 host cities)
Champions: Iraq (1st title)
Runners up: Saudi Arabia
Third place: South Korea
Fourth place: Japan
Goals scored: 84 (2.63 per match)
Attendance: 724,222 (22,632 per match)
Top scorer s: Younis Mahmoud , Naohiro Takahara , Yasser Al-Qahtani , (4 goals each)
Best player: Younis Mahmoud

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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 UEFA Euro 2020.

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.