# 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Thailand (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Oman | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 | |
All times are UTC+7.

## Thailand vs Iraq

| Thailand | Iraq |
| GK | 18 | Kosin Hathairattanakool | 23' | |
| RB | 5 | Niweat Siriwong | | |
| CB | 4 | Jetsada Jitsawad | | |
| CB | 12 | Nirut Surasiang | 59' | |
| LB | 6 | Nattaporn Phanrit | | |
| CM | 9 | Therdsak Chaiman | | 72' |
| CM | 7 | Datsakorn Thonglao | 90' | |
| CM | 10 | Tawan Sripan (c) | | |
| RF | 2 | Suree Sukha | 76' | |
| CF | 13 | Kiatisuk Senamuang | | 72' |
| LF | 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 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' | |
| FW | 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:
* Awni Hassouneh (Jordan)
* Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea)
* Fourth official:
* Jasim Karim (Bahrain)

## Australia vs Oman

| Australia | Oman |
| GK | 1 | Mark Schwarzer |
| RB | 7 | Brett Emerton | 18' |
| CB | 3 | Patrick Kisnorbo | | 78' |
| CB | 2 | Lucas Neill |
| LB | 21 | Mile Sterjovski | | 46' |
| CM | 23 | Mark Bresciano |
| CM | 13 | Vince Grella | | 62' |
| CM | 5 | Jason Culina |
| RF | 8 | Luke Wilkshire |
| CF | 9 | Mark Viduka (c) |
| LF | 10 | Harry Kewell |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 15 | John Aloisi | | 46' |
| MF | 4 | Tim Cahill | 89' | 62' |
| MF | 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

| Oman | Thailand |
| GK | 26 | Ali Al-Habsi | | |
| DF | 2 | Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi (c) | | |
| 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 | Kosin Hathairattanakool | | |
| RB | 5 | Niweat Siriwong | | |
| CB | 16 | Kiatprawut Saiwaeo | | |
| CB | 12 | Nirut Surasiang | | |
| LB | 6 | Nattaporn Phanrit | | |
| CM | 9 | Therdsak Chaiman | | 58' |
| CM | 7 | Datsakorn Thonglao | | |
| CM | 10 | Tawan Sripan (c) | | |
| RF | 2 | Suree Sukha | | |
| CF | 13 | Kiatisuk Senamuang | | 67' |
| LF | 17 | Sutee Suksomkit | | 73' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 23 | Pipat Thonkanya | | 58' |
| FW | 14 | Teeratep Winothai | | 67' |
| MF | 8 | Suchao Nuchnum | 83' | 73' |
| Manager: ||
| Charnwit Polcheewin ||
* Man of the Match
* Pipat Thonkanya (Thailand)
* Assistant referees:
* Tang Yew Mun (Singapore)
* Celestin Ntagungira (Rwanda)
* Fourth official:
* Eddy Maillet (Seychelles)

## Iraq vs Australia

| Iraq | Australia |
| GK | 22 | Noor Sabri |
| RB | 14 | Haidar Abdul-Amir |
| CB | 2 | Jassim Ghulam |
| CB | 15 | Ali Rehema |
| LB | 3 | Bassim Abbas |
| DM | 19 | Haitham Kadhim | 62' | 74' |
| RM | 18 | Mahdi Karim |
| CM | 6 | Salih Sadir | | 49' |
| CM | 5 | Nashat Akram |
| LM | 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 | Nasser Shakroun | | 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 | 23 | Mark Bresciano |
| CM | 13 | Vince Grella | 35' |
| CM | 5 | Jason Culina | 12' | 64' |
| RF | 14 | Brett Holman | | 46' |
| CF | 9 | Mark Viduka (c) |
| LF | 10 | Harry Kewell |
| 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

| Thailand | Australia |
| GK | 18 | Kosin Hathairattanakool | | |
| RB | 5 | Niweat Siriwong | | |
| CB | 16 | Kiatprawut Saiwaeo | | 56' |
| CB | 12 | Nirut Surasiang | 47' | |
| LB | 6 | Nattaporn Phanrit | | |
| CM | 2 | Suree Sukha | | |
| CM | 8 | Suchao Nuchnum | | |
| CM | 17 | Sutee Suksomkit | | 54' |
| AM | 10 | Tawan Sripan (c) | | |
| CF | 14 | Teeratep Winothai | | 60' |
| CF | 13 | Kiatisuk Senamuang | | |
| Substitutions: ||
| MF | 7 | Datsakorn Thonglao | 73' | 54' |
| DF | 4 | Jetsada Jitsawad | | 56' |
| FW | 23 | Pipat Thonkanya | | 60' |
| Manager: ||
| Charnwit Polcheewin ||
| GK | 1 | Mark Schwarzer | | |
| RB | 7 | Brett Emerton | | |
| CB | 22 | Mark Milligan | | |
| CB | 6 | Michael Beauchamp | | |
| LB | 20 | David Carney | | |
| CM | 23 | Mark Bresciano | | 74' |
| CM | 13 | Vince Grella | | |
| CM | 5 | Jason Culina | | |
| RF | 8 | Luke Wilkshire | 84' |
| CF | 9 | Mark Viduka (c) | | 84' |
| LF | 15 | John Aloisi | 28' | 61' |
| Substitutions: ||
| FW | 10 | Harry Kewell | | 61' |
| MF | 4 | Tim Cahill | | 74' |
| MF | 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

| Oman | Iraq |
| GK | 26 | Ali Al-Habsi | | |
| DF | 2 | Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi (c) | | |
| DF | 6 | Issam Fayel Al-Sinani | | |
| DF | 17 | Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani | | |
| MF | 10 | Fawzi Bashir | | 69' |
| MF | 11 | Yousuf Shaaban | | |
| 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 Ghulam | | |
| DF | 3 | Bassim Abbas | | |
| DF | 4 | Khaldoun Ibrahim | | |
| DF | 15 | Ali Rehema | | |
| MF | 6 | 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)