Quarter Finals

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In this round the first leg matches are scheduled to be played September 19. The second leg is scheduled for September 26.

Quarter-final Semi-final Final
         
Group D Winner   Iran Sepahan 1 (5)
Group F Winner   Japan Kawasaki Frontale 2 (4)
Iran Sepahan
United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda
Group A Winner   United Arab Emirates Al-Wahda 1
Group B Winner   Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 1
 
 
Group G Winner   South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa 4
Group C Winner   Syria Al-Karamah 1
South Korea Seongnam Ilhwa
Japan Urawa Reds
Group E Winner Japan Urawa Reds 4
Champion 2006 South Korea Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 1


Asian Cup record

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Asian Championship Record

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Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
  1956 Champions 3 2 1 0 9 6
  1960 Champions 3 3 0 0 9 1
  1964 Third place 5 1 2 2 7 6
  1968 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
  1972 Final 5 4 1 0 6 1
  1976 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
  1980 Final 6 4 1 1 12 6
  1984 Round 1 4 0 2 2 1 2
  1988 Final 6 5 1 0 11 3
  1992 Did Not Qualify - - - - - -
  1996 Quarter-finals 4 1 1 2 7 11
  2000 Third place 6 3 1 2 9 6
  2004 Quarter-finals 4 2 1 1 9 4
     2007 Third place 6 1 4 1 3 3
Total 2 Titles 52 26 15 11 83 49

World Cup record

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Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
  1930 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
  1934 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
  1938 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
  1950 Did Not Enter - - - - - - -
  1954 Round 1 16 2 0 0 2 0 16
  1958 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
  1962 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
  1966 Withdrew - - - - - - -
  1970 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
  1974 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
  1978 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
  1982 Did Not Qualify - - - - - - -
  1986 Round 1 20 3 0 1 2 4 7
  1990 Round 1 22 3 0 0 3 1 6
  1994 Round 1 20 3 0 2 1 4 5
  1998 Round 1 30 3 0 1 2 2 9
   2002 Semi-Finals 4 7 3 2 2 8 6
  2006 Round 1 17 3 1 1 1 3 4
Total 7/18 1 Semi-final 24 4 7 13 22 53
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
**Silver background color indicates that the tournament was held on home soil. Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won.

Knockout stage

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
July 21 - Bangkok
 
 
  Iraq2
 
July 25 - Kuala Lumpur
 
  Vietnam0
 
  Iraq
 
July 22 - Kuala Lumpur
 
  South Korea
 
  Iran0 (2)
 
July 29 - Jakarta
 
  South Korea0 (4)
 
  South Korea
 
July 21 - Hanoi
 
 
 
  Japan1 (4)
 
July 25 - Hanoi
 
  Australia1 (3)
 
  Japan
 
July 22 - Jakarta
 
  Saudi ArabiaThird place
 
  Saudi Arabia2
 
July 28 - Palembang
 
  Uzbekistan1
 
  Iraq
 
 
 
 

Result

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AFC Asian Cup 2007 Winners
 
Korea Republic
Third title

2007 AFC Asian Cup squads

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2007 AFC Asian Cup Squad (Speculated)   Iran

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Head coach:   Amir Ghalenoei

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ebrahim Mirzapour 16 September 1978 69 0   Esteghlal Ahvaz
12 1GK Hassan Roudbarian 6 July 1978 9 0   Pas
22 1GK Vahid Talebloo 26 May 1982 4 0   Esteghlal
5 2DF Rahman Rezaei 20 February 1975 50 3   Livorno
13 2DF Hossein Kaebi 23 September 1985 49 1   Al-Emarat
20 2DF Mohammad Nosrati 10 January 1982 54 4   Pas
0 2DF Hadi Aghili 15 January 1981 4 0   Sepahan
0 2DF Amir Hossein Sadeqi 6 September 1981 7 0   Esteghlal
0 2DF Hadi Shakouri 2 May 1982 7 0   Pas
0 2DF Jalal Hosseini 3 February 1982 1 0   Saipa
2 3MF Mehdi Mahdavikia (c) 24 July 1977 96 12   Hamburger SV
6 3MF Javad Nekounam 7 September 1980 79 14   Osasuna
8 3MF Ali Karimi 8 November 1978 97 35   Bayern Munich
14 3MF Andranik Teymourian 6 March 1983 18 1   Bolton Wanderers
23 3MF Masoud Shojaei 19 June 1984 5 0   Al-Sharjah
0 3MF Mehrzad Madanchi 10 January 1985 14 3   Persepolis
0 3MF Iman Mobali 3 November 1982 33 1   Al-Shabbab
0 3MF Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 30 June 1980 63 12   Persepolis
9 4FW Vahid Hashemian 21 July 1976 34 12   Hannover 96
15 4FW Arash Borhani 14 September 1983 22 8   Al-Nasr
16 4FW Reza Enayati 23 September 1976 21 6   Al-Emarat
17 4FW Javad Kazemian 23 April 1981 29 0   Al-Shaab

2007 AFC Asian Cup Squad (Speculated)   Korea Republic

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Head coach:   Pim Verbeek

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
0 1GK Kim Yong-Dae 11 October 1979 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 1GK Kim Young-Kwang 28 June 1983 0   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0 1GK Jung Sung-Ryong 04 January 1985 0   Pohang Steelers
0 2DF Jang Hack-Young 24 August 1981 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 2DF Kim Chi-Gon 29 July 1983 0   FC Seoul
0 2DF Kim Chi-Woo 11 November 1983 0   Chunnam Dragons
0 2DF Oh Beom-Seok 29 July 1984 0   Pohang Steelers
0 2DF Song Chong-Gug 20 February 1979 0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0 2DF Kim Jin-Kyu 16 February 1985 0   Chunnam Dragons
0 2DF Kim Dong-Jin 29 January 1982 0   Zenit
0 3MF Kim Sang-Sik 17 February 1976 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 3MF Kim Jung-Woo 9 May 1982 0   Nagoya Grampus Eight
0 3MF Oh Jang-Eun 24 July 1985 0   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0 3MF Kim Nam-Il (c) 14 March 1977 0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0 3MF Lee Ho 22 October 1984 0   Zenit
0 4FW Baek Ji-Hoon 28 February 1985 0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0 3MF Kim Doo-Hyun 14 July 1982 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 4FW Lee Chun-Soo 9 July 1981 0   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0 4FW Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 January 1979 0   Reading
0 4FW Yeom Ki-Hun 30 March 1983 0   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
0 4FW Cho Jae-Jin 9 July 1981 0   Shimizu S-Pulse
0 4FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 0   Middlesbrough

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated)

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2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated)   Australia

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Head coach:   Graham Arnold

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Mark Schwarzer October 61972 43 0   Middlesbrough
2 2DF Lucas Neill March 9 1978 31 0   West Ham United
3 2DF Craig Moore December 12 1975 37 3   Newcastle United
4 3MF Tim Cahill December 6 1979 22 11   Everton
13 3MF Vince Grella October 5 1979 24 0   Parma
14 3MF Scott Chipperfield December 30 1975 52 11   FC Basel
20 3MF Luke Wilkshire October 2 1981 12 0   FC Twente
17 3MF Jason Čulina August 5 1980 19 1   PSV Eindhoven
23 3MF Mark Bresciano February 11 1980 30 8   Palermo
27 3MF Mile Sterjovski May 27 1979 27 4   FC Basel
9 4FW Mark Viduka (c) October 9 1975 37 6   Middlesbrough

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated)   Iran

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Head coach:   Amir Ghalenoei

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ebrahim Mirzapour 16 September 1978 69 0   Esteghlal Ahvaz
5 2DF Rahman Rezaei 20 February 1975 50 3   Livorno
20 2DF Mohammad Nosrati 10 January 1982 54 4   Pas
0 2DF Amir Hossein Sadeqi 6 September 1981 7 0   Esteghlal
2 3MF Mehdi Mahdavikia (c) 24 July 1977 96 12   Hamburger SV
6 3MF Javad Nekounam 7 September 1980 79 14   Osasuna
8 3MF Ali Karimi 8 November 1978 97 35   Bayern Munich
14 3MF Andranik Teymourian 6 March 1983 18 1   Bolton Wanderers
0 3MF Alireza Vahedi Nikbakht 30 June 1980 63 12   Persepolis
9 4FW Vahid Hashemian 21 July 1976 34 12   Hannover 96
16 4FW Reza Enayati 23 September 1976 21 6   Al-Emarat

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated)   Japan

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Head coach:   Ivica Osim

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
0 1GK Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu (c) 15 August 1975 0   Júbilo Iwata
0 2DF Komano Yuichi 25 June 1981 0   Sanfrecce Hiroshima
0 2DF Kaji Akira 13 January 1980 0   Gamba Osaka
0 2DF Nakazawa Yuji 25 February 1978 0   Yokohama F Marinos
0 2DF Tanaka Marcus Tulio 24 April 1981 0   Urawa Reds
0 3MF Nakamura Kengo 24 October 1980 0   Kawasaki Frontale
0 3MF Suzuki Keita 8 July 1981 0   Urawa Reds
0 3MF Alessandro dos Santos 20 July 1977 0   Red Bull Salzburg
0 3MF Nakamura Shunsuke 24 June 1978 0   Celtic
0 4FW Maki Seiichiro 8 August 1980 0   JEF United Ichihara Chiba
0 4FW Takahara Naohiro 4 June 1979 0   Eintracht Frankfurt

2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated)   Korea Republic

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Head coach:   Pim Verbeek

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
0 1GK Kim Yong-Dae 11 October 1979 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 2DF Kim Chi-Woo 11 November 1983 0   Chunnam Dragons
0 2DF Song Chong-Gug 20 February 1979 0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0 2DF Kim Dong-Jin 29 January 1982 0   Zenit
0 2DF Kim Jin-Kyu 16 February 1985 0   Chunnam Dragons
0 3MF Kim Nam-Il (c) 14 March 1977 0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0 3MF Lee Ho 22 October 1984 0   Zenit
0 3MF Kim Doo-Hyun 14 July 1982 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 4FW Yeom Ki-Hun 30 March 1983 0   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
0 4FW Lee Chun-Soo 9 July 1981 0   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0 4FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 0   Middlesbrough

2004 AFC Asian Cup squads

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2004 AFC Asian Cup Squad   Korea Republic

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Head coach:   Johannes Bonfrere

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lee Woon-Jae (c) 26 April 1973   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2 2DF Park Jin-Sub 11 March 1977   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
3 2DF Park Jae-Hong 10 November 1978   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
4 2DF Choi Jin-Cheul 26 March 1971   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
5 3MF Kim Nam-Il 14 March 1977   Chunnam Dragons
7 2DF Kim Tae-Young 8 November 1970   Chunnam Dragons
9 3MF Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 January, 1979   Anderlecht
10 3MF Hyun Young-Min 25 December 1979   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
12 3MF Lee Young-Pyo 23 April 1977   PSV Eindhoven
13 3MF Lee Eul-Yong 8 September 1975   FC Seoul
14 3MF Chung Kyung-Ho 22 May 1980   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
15 2DF Lee Min-Sung 23 June 1973   Pohang Steelers
16 4FW Cha Du-Ri 25 July 1980   Eintracht Frankfurt
17 3MF Kim Jung-Kyum 9 June 1976   Chunnam Dragons
18 4FW Kim Eun-Jung 8 April 1979   FC Seoul
19 4FW Ahn Jung-Hwan 27 January 1976   Yokohama F. Marinos
20 4FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979   Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
21 3MF Park Ji-Sung 25 February 1981   PSV Eindhoven
23 1GK Kim Yong-Dae 11 October 1979   Busan I'Cons
25 2DF Park Yo-Seb 3 December 1980   FC Seoul
28 2DF Kim Jin-Kyu 16 February 1985   Chunnam Dragons
30 1GK Cha Ki-Seok 26 December 1986   Seoul Physical Education High School

2004 AFC Asian Cup Squad   Iran

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Head coach:   Branko Ivankovic

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Ebrahim Mirzapour 16 September 1978   Foolad
2 4FW Mehdi Mahdavikia 24 July 1977   Hamburger SV
3 3MF Mehdi Amirabadi 22 February 1979   Saipa
4 2DF Yahya Golmohammadi 16 March 1971   Persepolis
5 2DF Rahman Rezaei 20 February 1975   Messina
6 3MF Javad Nekounam 7 September 1980   Pas
7 3MF Hamed Kavianpour December 1, 1978   Persepolis
8 3MF Ali Karimi 8 November 1978   Al-Ahli
10 4FW Ali Daei (c) 21 March 1969   Persepolis
12 1GK Hassan Roudbarian 6 July 1978   Pas
13 2DF Hossein Kaebi 23 September 1985   Foolad
14 4FW Arash Borhani 14 September 1983   Pas
15 2DF Ebrahim Taghipour September 23 1976   Zob Ahan
16 4FW Reza Enayati 23 September 1976   Esteghlal
17 3MF Iman Mobali November 3 1982   Foolad
18 2DF Ali Badavi June 20 1982   Foolad
19 2DF Jalal Kameli Mofrad 15 May 1981   Foolad
20 2DF Mohammad Nosrati 10 January 1982   Pas
21 1GK Mehdi Rahmati February 2 1983   Fajr Sepasi
26 3MF Mohammad Alavi January 29 1982   Foolad
27 2DF Sattar Zare January 28 1982   Bargh Shiraz
29 3MF Farzad Majidi September 9 1977   Esteghlal

2007 AFC Asian Cup squad v.s. 2004 AFC Asian Cup squad

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2007 AFC Asian Cup Best Eleven (Speculated)   Korea Republic

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Head coach:   Pim Verbeek

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
0 1GK Kim Yong-Dae 11 October 1979 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 2DF Kim Chi-Woo 11 November 1983 0   Chunnam Dragons
0 2DF Song Chong-Gug 20 February 1979 0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0 2DF Kim Dong-Jin 29 January 1982 0   Zenit
0 2DF Kim Jin-Kyu 16 February 1985 0   Chunnam Dragons
0 3MF Kim Nam-Il (c) 14 March 1977 0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0 3MF Lee Ho 22 October 1984 0   Zenit
0 3MF Kim Doo-Hyun 14 July 1982 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 4FW Lee Chun-Soo 9 July 1981 0   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
0 4FW Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 January 1979 0   Reading
0 4FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 0   Middlesbrough

2004 AFC Asian Cup Squad   Korea Republic

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Head coach:   Johannes Bonfrere

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lee Woon-Jae (c) 26 April 1973   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
15 2DF Lee Min-Sung 23 June 1973   Pohang Steelers
28 2DF Kim Jin-Kyu 16 February 1985   Chunnam Dragons
4 2DF Choi Jin-Cheul 26 March 1971   Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
2 2DF Park Jin-Sub 11 March 1977   Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
5 3MF Kim Nam-Il 14 March 1977   Chunnam Dragons
21 3MF Park Ji-Sung 25 February 1981   PSV Eindhoven
12 3MF Lee Young-Pyo 23 April 1977   PSV Eindhoven
16 4FW Cha Du-Ri 25 July 1980   Eintracht Frankfurt
20 4FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979   Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
9 3MF Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 January, 1979   Anderlecht

International XI's

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Korea Republic XI   Korea Republic

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Head coach:   Pim Verbeek

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
0 1GK Kim Yong-Dae 11 October 1979 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 3MF Lee Young-Pyo 23 April 1977   Tottenham Hotspur
0 2DF Song Chong-Gug 20 February 1979 0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0 2DF Kim Dong-Jin 29 January 1982 0   Zenit
0 2DF Kim Jin-Kyu 16 February 1985 0   Chunnam Dragons
0 3MF Kim Nam-Il (c) 14 March 1977 0   Suwon Samsung Bluewings
0 3MF Lee Ho 22 October 1984 0   Zenit
0 3MF Kim Doo-Hyun 14 July 1982 0   Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
0 4FW Park Ji-Sung 25 February 1981   Manchester United
0 4FW Seol Ki-Hyeon 8 January 1979 0   Reading
0 4FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 0   Middlesbrough