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2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

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The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating.

Quick Facts Tournament details, Dates ...

For the first time, the defending champions (Japan), did not earn an automatic berth in the finals and had to compete in the qualification tournament. Twelve teams from top two of each groups joined with four host nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) qualify for the final tournament.

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Teams that did not enter

16 national teams did not enter qualifying (The team's FIFA World Ranking was considered for November 2005):

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Team excluded

Thus, out of 46 national teams, 25 entered the qualifying.

Preliminary round

In December 2005, Bangladesh and Pakistan played off in a home and away series (with Bangladesh hosting the first leg), to determine which team would progress to the final qualifying round. This was originally scheduled in November but the earthquake in Pakistan forced it to be postponed.

After a goalless first leg in Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh on 22 December 2005, Bangladesh won the second leg thanks to the goal from Firoj Mahmud Titu at the 84-minute in People's Sports Complex, Karachi, Pakistan four days later. Bangladesh qualified with the 1–0 on aggregate. However, Pakistan ended up also being qualified into the final qualifying round anyway, after Sri Lanka withdrew.


More information Bangladesh, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Rizwan Ul Haq (India)

More information Pakistan, 0–1 ...

 Bangladesh qualified with the 1–0 on aggregate.  Pakistan also qualified after  Sri Lanka withdrew.

Seedings

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The draw was held on 4 January 2006.

The seeding was based on the 2004 competition, including results during qualifying. The teams in their respective pots also are listed with respect to their performance. Note that Jordan and Uzbekistan were placed higher than South Korea and Iraq. For the tie-breaker here served the fact that Jordan and Uzbekistan were eliminated on penalty shootout, while the other two teams were clearly defeated. Uzbekistan precedes Jordan as it won its group, while Jordan placed second. The same principle is applied to the rest of the teams on the list. The Australian team which had just joined the Asian Football Confederation on 1 January 2006 and had not participated in previous tournaments was given the lowest rank.[1]

More information Pot A, Pot B ...
* = Replace Sri Lanka
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Tie-breaking criteria

If two or more teams in a group are equal on points on completion of the group matches, their places shall be determined as follows:

  1. Greater number of points obtained in the group matches between the teams concerned.
  2. Goal difference resulting from the group matches between the teams concerned.
  3. Greater number of goals scored in the group matches between the teams concerned (Away Goals do not apply in this stage of the competition).
  4. Goal difference in all the group matches.
  5. Kicks from the penalty mark if only two teams are involved and they are both on the field of play.
  6. Drawing of lots.
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Qualifying round

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  • Pakistan is added back into the final qualifying round after Sri Lanka withdrew at the last minute.
  • 24 teams will be split into six groups of four, playing in a home and away format. The top two of each group will progress to the finals. Matches will start on 22 February 2006 and ends on 15 November 2006.
  • On 1 August 2006, Lebanon officially withdrew from the competition after having played only one match, due to their ongoing conflict with Israel.[2]

Group A

More information Team, Pld ...
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. Tiebreakers: Japan is ranked higher than Saudi Arabia by the two head-to-head game results (Japan 3–2 Saudi Arabia).
More information Japan, 6–0 ...
Attendance: 38,025
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)

More information Yemen, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 55,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

More information India, 0–3 ...
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

More information India, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

More information Japan, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 40,913
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (Korea Republic)

More information Saudi Arabia, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

More information Saudi Arabia, 7–1 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

More information Yemen, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mahmood Mohd Juma Al Ghatrifi (Oman)

More information India, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Chan Siu Kee (Hong Kong)

More information Saudi Arabia, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Ala Abdul Kadir Nema (Iraq)

More information Japan, 3–1 ...
Attendance: 40,965
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

More information Yemen, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Hassan Marshoud (Jordan)

Group B

More information Team, Pld ...
Source: [citation needed]
More information Iran, 4–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Ala Abdul Kadir Nema (Iraq)

More information Syria, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Shamsul Maidin (Singapore)

More information Chinese Taipei, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 700
Referee: O il Son (Korea DPR)

More information Chinese Taipei, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 1,300
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)

More information Iran, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

More information South Korea, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Matthew Breeze (Australia)

More information South Korea, 8–0 ...
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Chandrasiri Deshapriya Arambakade Gedara (Sri Lanka)

More information Syria, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Kazuhiko Matsumura (Japan)

More information Chinese Taipei, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

More information South Korea, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Chaiwat Kunsuta (Thailand)

More information Iran, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

More information Syria, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

Group C

More information Team, Pld ...
Source: [citation needed]
More information Jordan, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

More information United Arab Emirates, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Khalil Ibrahim Al Ghamdi (Saudi Arabia)

More information Oman, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Ravshan Irmatov (Uzbekistan)

More information Pakistan, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)

More information Pakistan, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Mohsen Torky (Iran)

More information Jordan, 1–2 ...
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Naser Rashed Al Hamdan (Saudi Arabia)

More information United Arab Emirates, 0–0 ...

More information Oman, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Ala Abdul Kadir Nema (Iraq)

More information Pakistan, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Dilovar Orzuev (Tajikistan)

More information Oman, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)

More information Jordan, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

More information United Arab Emirates, 3–2 ...

Group D

More information Team, Pld ...
Source: [citation needed]

Note: Bahrain is ranked higher than Kuwait by the two head-to-head game results (Bahrain 2 – 1 Kuwait).

More information Bahrain, 1–3 ...
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

More information Lebanon, 1–1 Annulled1 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

More information Kuwait, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Masoud Moradi (Iran)

More information Australia, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 32,622
Referee: Huang Junjie (China PR)

More information Kuwait, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Toru Kamikawa (Japan)

More information Australia, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 36,606
Referee: Fareed Ali Mohamed Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates)

More information Bahrain, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

1 On 1 August 2006, it was announced that the AFC had accepted a withdrawal request from the Federation Libanaise de Football due to the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict.[3] The results of the Lebanon-Kuwait game on 22 February 2006 have been declared null and void and do not count towards the group rankings.[4]

The following fixtures were also canceled:

  • against Bahrain, 16 August 2006 (in Bahrain National Stadium, Manama, Bahrain)
  • against Australia, 31 August 2006 (in Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia)
  • against Bahrain, 6 September 2006 (in Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon)
  • against Kuwait, 11 October 2006 (in National Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait)
  • against Australia, 15 November 2006 (in Beirut Municipal Stadium, Beirut, Lebanon)

Group E

More information Team, Pld ...
Source: [citation needed]

Note: Iraq is ranked higher than China PR by the two head-to-head game results (Iraq 3 – 2 China PR).

More information China, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 16,500
Referee: Kwon Jong-Chul (Korea Republic)

More information Singapore, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 10,221
Referee: Mark Shield (Australia)

More information Palestine, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Abdullah Al Hilali (Oman)

More information Iraq, 2–1 ...
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates 1
Attendance: 7,700
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)

More information China, 1–0 ...
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

More information Palestine, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Muhsen Basma (Syria)

More information Singapore, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Tayeb Hasan Shamsuzzaman (Bangladesh)

More information Iraq, 2–2 ...
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates 1
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Salem Mujghef (Jordan)

More information Iraq, 4–2 ...
Khalifa Bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates 1
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mamed Mamedov (Turkmenistan)

More information Palestine, 0–2 ...
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Saad Kameel Al Fadhli (Kuwait)

More information China, 1–1 ...
Attendance: 0
Referee: Subkhiddin Mohd Salleh (Malaysia)

More information Singapore, Cancelled ...


1 All Iraq's home matches played in Al Ayn, United Arab Emirates.

2 All Palestine's home matches played in Amman, Jordan.

Group F

More information Team, Pld ...
Source: [citation needed]
More information Uzbekistan, 5–0 ...
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Abdulhameed Ebrahim (Bahrain)

More information Hong Kong, 0–3 ...
Attendance: 1,806
Referee: Yuichi Nishimura (Japan)

More information Bangladesh, 0–1 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Subrata Sarkar (India)

More information Qatar, 2–1 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Sun Baojie (China PR)

More information Bangladesh, 1–4 ...
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Mukhtar Al Yarimi (Yemen)

More information Uzbekistan, 2–2 ...
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Qasem Shaban (Kuwait)

More information Hong Kong, 0–0 ...
Attendance: 7,608
Referee: Lee Gi-Young (Korea Republic)

More information Qatar, 3–0 ...
Attendance: 500
Referee: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)

More information Bangladesh, 0–4 ...
Attendance: 120
Referee: Tan Hai (China PR)

More information Qatar, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Mohammed Kousa (Syria)

More information Hong Kong, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 1,273
Referee: Kim Dong-Jin (Korea Republic)

More information Uzbekistan, 2–0 ...
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Mohamed Omar Al Saeedi (United Arab Emirates)
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Qualified teams

More information Country, Qualified as ...
1 Bold indicates champion for that year
2 Italic indicates host
3 Vietnam's debut since the unification of Vietnam at 1975
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Goal scorers

4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal
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References

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