2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A

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 at venues in Bangkok, Thailand. The group consisted Thailand (the host of the tournament) as well as Iraq, Australia and Oman.

Overall

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Iraq	3	1	2	0	4	2	+2	5
Australia	3	1	1	1	6	4	+2	4
Thailand	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
Oman	3	0	2	1	1	3	−2	2

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	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool	23'
RB	2	Suree Sukha	76'
CB	4	Jetsada Jitsawad
CB	5	Niweat Siriwong
LB	6	Nattaporn Phanrit
CM	12	Nirut Surasiang	59'
CM	7	Datsakorn Thonglao	90'
AM	9	Therdsak Chaiman		72'
AM	10	Totchtawan Sripan (c)
CF	13	Kiatisuk Senamuang		72'
CF	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 Mohammed 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'
CF	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:
Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea)
Awni Hassouned (Jordan)
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	8	Luke Wilkshire
CM	13	Vince Grella		62'
CM	5	Jason Culina
RW	21	Mile Sterjovski		46'
AM	23	Marco Bresciano
LW	10	Harry Kewell
CF	9	Mark Viduka (c)
Substitutions:
FW	15	John Aloisi		46'
MF	4	Tim Cahill	89'	62'
FW	14	Brett Holman		78'
Manager:
Graham Arnold


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

Man of the Match
Luke Wilkshire (Australia)

Assistant referees:
Ntagungira Celestin (Rwanda)
Menkouande Evarist (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
DF	2	Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi
DF	3	Juma Al Wahaibi	43'
DF	4	Said Suwailim Al Shoon	35'
DF	17	Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani	24'
MF	12	Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri
MF	21	Ahmed Hadid Al Mukhaini
MF	10	Fawzi Bashir
FW	8	Badar Al-Maimani		78'
FW	20	Amad Al Hosni	28'
FW	15	Ismail Sulaiman Al Ajmi
Substitutions:
FW	14	Younis Al Mushaifri		78'
Manager:
Gabriel Calderón


GK	18	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool
DF	2	Suree Sukha
DF	5	Niweat Siriwong
DF	6	Nattaporn Phanrit
DF	16	Kiatprawut Saiwaeo
MF	7	Datsakorn Thonglao
MF	9	Therdsak Chaiman		58'
MF	10	Totchtawan Sripan
MF	12	Nirut Surasiang
FW	13	Kiatisuk Senamuang		67'
FW	17	Sutee Suksomkit		73'
Substitutions:
FW	23	Pipat Thonkanya		58'
FW	14	Teeratep Winothai		67'
FW	8	Suchao Nuchnum	83'	73'
Manager:
Charnwit Polcheewin

Man of the Match
Pipat Thonkanya (Thailand)

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

Iraq vs Australia

13 July 2007

17:20

Iraq	3–1	Australia
Akram 22' Mulla 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	15	Ali Rehema
CB	2	Jassim Mohammed Ghulam
LB	3	Bassim Abbas
CM	5	Nashat Akram
CM	19	Haitham Kadhim	62'	74'
RW	18	Mahdi Karim
AM	6	Salih Sadir		49'
LW	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	Mohammed Nasser		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	13	Vince Grella	35'
CM	5	Jason Culina	12'	64'
RW	23	Marco Bresciano
AM	14	Brett Holman		46'
LW	10	Harry Kewell
CF	9	Mark Viduka (c)
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	Sinthaweechai Hathairattanakool
RB	2	Suree Sukha
CB	16	Kiatprawut Saiwaeo		56'
CB	5	Niweat Siriwong
LB	6	Nattaporn Phanrit
RM	8	Suchao Nuchnum
CM	12	Nirut Surasiang	47'
CM	10	Totchtawan Sripan (c)
LM	17	Sutee Suksomkit		54'
CF	13	Kiatisuk Senamuang
CF	14	Teeratep Winothai		60'
Substitutions:
MF	7	Datsakorn Thonglao	73'	54'
DF	4	Jetsada Jitsawad		56'
MF	23	Pipat Thonkanya		60'
Manager:
Charnwit Polcheewin


GK	1	Mark Schwarzer
CB	7	Brett Emerton
CB	22	Mark Milligan
CB	6	Michael Beauchamp
RM	8	Luke Wilkshire	84'
CM	5	Jason Culina
CM	13	Vince Grella
LM	20	David Carney
AM	23	Marco Bresciano		74'
CF	15	John Aloisi	28'	61'
CF	9	Mark Viduka (c)		84'
Substitutions:
MF	10	Harry Kewell		61'
MF	4	Tim Cahill		74'
FW	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
DF	2	Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi (c)
DF	6	Issam Fayel Al Sinani
DF	11	Yousuf Shaaban
DF	17	Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani
MF	10	Fawzi Bashir		69'
MF	12	Ahmed Mubarak Al Mahaijri	90+2'
MF	21	Ahmed Hadid Al Mukhaini		81'
FW	8	Badar Al-Maimani
FW	15	Ismail Sulaiman Al Ajmi		67'
FW	20	Amad Al Hosni	45'
Substitutions:
FW	14	Younis Al Mushaifri		67'
MF	28	Hussain Al-Hadhri		69'
MF	24	Younis Mubarak Al Mahaijri		81'
Manager:
Gabriel Calderón


GK	22	Noor Sabri
DF	2	Jassim Mohammed Ghulam
DF	3	Bassim Abbas
DF	4	Khaldoun Ibrahim
DF	15	Ali Rehema
MF	5	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

v t e 2007 AFC Asian Cup
Stages	Group A Group B Vietnam v UAE Group C Group D Knockout stage Final
General information	Squads Qualification
Official symbols	"I Believe" (song)