2007 AFC Asian Cup - Socceroos - Background Information

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2007 AFC ASIAN CUP
Indonesia - Malaysia - Thailand - Vietnam
7–29 July 2007



QUALIFICATION DETAILS

After officially joining the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) on 1 January 2006, Australia qualified for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup by finishing first in Group D of the qualifying tournament

Group D - final standings
Country P W-D-L F-A Pts
Australia 4 3-0-1 7-3 9
* Bahrain 4 1-1-2 3-6 4
Kuwait 4 1-1-2 3-4 4
Lebanon officially withdrew from the qualifying competition in August 2006.
* Bahrain qualified by virtue of head-to-head results

Australia's results:
22-02-06 W3-1 v Bahrain (in Manama) Scorers: Archie Thompson 53', Josip Skoko 79', Ahmad Elrich 87'p
16-08-06 W2-0 v Kuwait (Sydney) Scorers: Travis Dodd 75', Sasho Petrovski 86'
06-09-06 L0-2 v Kuwait (Kuwait City)
11-10-06 W2-0 v Bahrain (Sydney) Scorers: John Aloisi 17', Mark Bresciano 24'


2007 AFC ASIAN CUP OVERVIEW

Group A Group B Group C Group D
Australia Japan Iran South Korea
Iraq UAE China Saudi Arabia
Thailand Qatar Uzbekistan Bahrain
Oman Vietnam Malaysia Indonesia

Group winners and runners-up progress to the Quarter Finals, third and fourth placed teams eliminated.
The four Quarter Final winners progress to the Semi Finals stage; the four Quarter Final losers are eliminated.
The two Semi Finals winners progress to the Final; the two Semi Final loses play in the play-off for third place.


AUSTRALIA'S GROUP A OPPONENTS - MINI PROFILES

IRAQ THAILAND OMAN
Asian Region: West Asia Asean West Asia
AFC Member Since: 1971 1957 1979
FIFA Member Since: 1950 1925 1980
Coach: Jorvan Vieira (Brazil) Chanvit Polchovin (Thailand) Gabriel Calderon (Argentina)
FIFA World Ranking (June): 84 122 74
Asian Cup finalists: 1972 (1st round) 1972 (third) 2004 (1st round)
1976 (fourth) 1992 (1st round)
1996 (qtr finals) 1996 (1st round)
2000 (qtr finals) 2000 (1st round)
2004 (qtr finals) 2004 (1st round)


HEAD TO HEAD - GROUP A OPPONENTS

Iraq (FIFA Ranking 84) 11-Mar-73 W 3–1 World Cup qualifying Sydney
(P3: W2-D1-L0) 18-Mar-73 D 0–0 World Cup qualifying Melbourne
26-Mar-05 W 2–1 Friendly Sydney

Oman (74) No previous matches

Thailand (122) 06-Oct-82 W 4–0 Merlion Cup Singapore (Singapore)
(P2: W2-D0-L0) 10-Dec-83 W 2–0 Merlion Cup Singapore (Singapore)
HEAD TO HEAD - GROUP B–D TEAMS

Bahrain (100) 22-Feb-06 W 3–1 Asian Cup qualifying Manama (Bahrain)
(P2: W2-D0-L0) 11-Oct-06 W 2–0 Asian Cup qualifying Sydney

China (76) 06-Aug-75 W 1–0 Friendly Melbourne
(P7: W5-D0-L2) 29-Oct-76 W 2–0 Friendly Canton (China)
04-Dec-83 L 1–2 Merlion Cup Singapore (Singapore)
03-Nov-84 L 2–3 Ampol Cup Beijing (China)
27-Sep-85 W 3–0 Ampol Cup Brisbane
23-Nov-86 W 2–0 Ampol Cup Canton (China)
24-Mar-07 W 2–0 Friendly Guangzhou (China)

Indonesia (143) 17-Nov-67 W 2–0 Friendly Jakarta (Indonesia)
(P13: W10-D2-L1) 07-Oct-72 W 4–1 Friendly Jakarta (Indonesia)
13-Mar-73 W 2–1 World Cup qualifying Sydney
24-Mar-73 W 6–0 World Cup qualifying Sydney
21-May-74 W 2–1 Friendly Jakarta (Indonesia)
20-Oct-76 D 1–1 Friendly Jakarta (Indonesia)
07-Dec-80 D 1–1 Friendly Jakarta (Indonesia)
20-May-81 W 2–0 World Cup qualifying Melbourne
30-Aug-81 L 0–1 World Cup qualifying Jakarta (Indonesia)
11-Oct-82 W 2–0 Merlion Cup Singapore (Singapore)
25-Aug-90 W 3–0 Merlion Cup Jakarta (Indonesia)
14-Aug-92 W 3–0 Independence Cup Jakarta (Indonesia)
29-Mar-05 W 3–0 Friendly Perth

Iran (47) 04-Nov-70 W 2–1 Friendly Tehran (Iran)
(P7: W2-D2-L3) 18-Aug-73 W 3–0 World Cup qualifying Sydney
24-Aug-73 L 0–2 World Cup qualifying Tehran (Iran)
14-Aug-77 L 0–1 World Cup qualifying Melbourne
25-Nov-77 L 0–1 World Cup qualifying Tehran (Iran)
22-Nov-97 D 1–1 World Cup qualifying Tehran (Iran)
29-Nov-97 D 2–2 World Cup qualifying Melbourne

Japan (40) 27-Nov-56 W 2–0 Olympic Games Melbourne
(P15: W6-D4-L5) 30-Mar-68 D 2–2 Friendly Sydney
31-Mar-68 W 3–1 Friendly Melbourne
04-Apr-68 L 1–3 Friendly Adelaide
10-Oct-69 W 3–1 World Cup qualifying Seoul (South Korea)
16-Oct-69 D 1–1 World Cup qualifying Seoul (South Korea)
22-May-94 D 1–1 Kirin Cup Hiroshima (Japan)
27-Sep-94 D 0–0 Friendly Tokyo (Japan)
15-Feb-95 W 2–1 Friendly Sydney
10-Feb-96 L 1–4 Friendly Wollongong
14-Feb-96 W 3–0 Friendly Melbourne
15-Feb-98 L 0–3 Optus World Series Adelaide
07-Jun-01 L 0–1 Confederations Cup - semi final Yokohama (Japan)
15-Aug-01 L 0–3 AFC/OFC Cup Shikouka (Japan)
12-Jun-06 W 3–1 World Cup Kaiserslautern (Germany)

Malaysia (149) 07-Dec-65 W 1–0 Friendly Ipoh (Malaysia)
(P6: W5-D0-L1) 08-Dec-65 W 3–0 Friendly Ipoh (Malaysia)
12-Nov-67 W 1–0 Vietnam National Day tournament Saigon (Vietnam)
26-Nov-67 W 4–0 Friendly Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)
14-Oct-82 W 5–0 Merlion Cup Singapore (Singapore)
11-Aug-92 L 0–1 Independence Cup Jakarta (Indonesia)

Qatar (85) No previous matches

Saudi Arabia (62) 09-Jul-88 W 3–0 Bicentennial Cup Sydney
(P3: W1-D1-L1) 09-Oct-96 D 0–0 Friendly Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
16-Dec-97 L 0–1 Confederations Cup Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)

HEAD TO HEAD - GROUP B–D TEAMS continued

Korea Republic (51) 14-Nov-67 W 3–2 Vietnam National Day tournament Saigon (Vietnam)
(P22: W9-D8-L5) 14-Oct-69 W 2–1 World Cup qualifying Seoul (South Korea)
20-Oct-69 D 1–1 World Cup qualifying Seoul (South Korea)
22-Oct-72 D 1–1 Friendly Seoul (South Korea)
24-Oct-72 W 2–0 Friendly Seoul (South Korea)
28-Oct-73 D 0–0 World Cup qualifying Sydney
10-Nov-73 D 2–2 World Cup qualifying Seoul (South Korea)
13-Nov-73 W 1–0 World Cup qualifying Hong Kong (Hong Kong)
28-Aug-77 W 2–1 World Cup qualifying Sydney
23-Oct-77 D 0–0 World Cup qualifying Seoul (South Korea)
17-Oct-82 W 3–2 Merlion Cup Singapore (Singapore)
15-Dec-83 W 3–1 Merlion Cup Singapore (Singapore)
21-Jun-87 D 1–1 Presidents Cup Seoul (South Korea)
06-Sep-90 L 0–1 Friendly Seoul (South Korea)
09-Sep-90 L 0–1 Friendly Pusan (South Korea)
14-Jun-91 D 0–0 Presidents Cup Seoul (South Korea)
24-Sep-93 D 1–1 Friendly Seoul (South Korea)
26-Sep-93 L 0–1 Friendly Seoul (South Korea)
22-Jan-97 W 2–1 Optus World Series Brisbane
11-Feb-98 W 1–0 Optus World Series Sydney
07-Oct-00 L 2–4 LG Cup Dubai (UAE)
03-Jun-01 L 0–1 Confederations Cup Suwon (South Korea)

UAE (94) No previous matches

Uzbekistan (58) No previous matches

Vietnam (142) No previous matches as Vietnam

Senior A international matches only



AUSTRALIA'S SQUAD

No. Name DOB Height Weight Position Club
1 Mark Schwarzer 06-Oct-72 193cm 92kg Goalkeeper Middlesbrough (ENG)
2 Lucas Neill 09-Mar-78 183cm 78kg Defender West Ham Utd (ENG)
3 Patrick Kisnorbo 24-Mar-81 185cm 75kg Defender Leicester City (ENG)
4 Tim Cahill 06-Dec-79 178cm 65kg Midfielder Everton (ENG)
5 Jason Culina 05-Aug-80 175cm 72kg Midfielder PSV Eindhoven (NED)
6 Michael Beauchamp 08-Mar-81 191cm 85kg Defender Nuremburg (GER)
7 Brett Emerton 22-Feb-79 185cm 85kg Midfielder Blackburn Rovers (ENG)
8 Luke Wilkshire 02-Oct-81 175cm 72kg Midfielder Twente (NED)
9 Mark Viduka 09-Oct-75 188cm 97kg Forward Newcastle Utd (ENG)
10 Harry Kewell 22-Sep-78 180cm 83kg Midfielder Liverpool (ENG)
11 Archie Thompson 23-Oct-78 174cm 70kg Forward Melbourne Victory (AUS)
12 Brad Jones 03-Jul-82 191cm 76kg Goalkeeper Middlesbrough (ENG)
13 Vince Grella 05-Oct-79 183cm 79kg Midfielder Parma (ITA)
14 Brett Holman 27-Mar-84 177cm 75kg Forward NEC Nijmegen (NED)
15 John Aloisi 05-Feb-76 188cm 83kg Forward Alaves (SPA)
16 Michael Thwaite 02-May-83 179cm 74kg Defender Wisla Krakow (POL)
17 Carl Valeri 14-Aug-84 170cm 79kg Midfielder US Grosseto (ITA)
18 Michael Petkovic 16-Jul-76 190cm 89kg Goalkeeper Sivasspor (TUR)
19 Nick Carle 23-Nov-81 172cm 78kg Midfielder Newcastle Jets (AUS)
20 David Carney 30-Nov-83 181cm 78kg Midfielder Sydney FC (AUS)
21 Mile Sterjovski 27-May-79 180cm 79kg Midfielder Basel (SWI)
22 Mark Milligan 04-Aug-85 180cm 80kg Defender Sydney FC (AUS)
23 Mark Bresciano 11-Feb-80 172cm 76kg Midfielder Palermo (ITA)

Full player profiles are available via http://www.footballaustralia.com.au



2007 AFC ASIAN CUP - FULL MATCH SCHEDULE

Group stage
Group A Sat 07-Jul 7:35pm Bangkok Thailand Iraq
Group A Sun 08-Jul 5:20pm Bangkok Australia Oman
Group B Sun 08-Jul 7:35pm Hanoi Vietnam UAE
Group B Mon 09-Jul 5:20pm Hanoi Japan Qatar
Group D Tue 10-Jul 5:20pm Jakarta Indonesia Bahrain
Group C Tue 10-Jul 8:35pm Kuala Lumpur Malaysia China
Group C Wed 11-Jul 6:20pm Kuala Lumpur Iran Uzbekistan
Group D Wed 11-Jul 7:35pm Jakarta South Korea Saudi Arabia
Group A Thu 12-Jul 5:20pm Bangkok Oman Thailand
Group B Thu 12-Jul 7:35pm Hanoi Qatar Vietnam
Group A Fri 13-Jul 5:20pm Bangkok Iraq Australia
Group B Fri 13-Jul 8:35pm Hanoi UAE Japan
Group C Sat 14-Jul 6:20pm Kuala Lumpur Uzbekistan Malaysia
Group D Sat 14-Jul 7:35pm Jakarta Saudi Arabia Indonesia
Group C Sun 15-Jul 6:20pm Kuala Lumpur China Iran
Group D Sun 15-Jul 7:35pm Jakarta Bahrain South Korea
Group B Mon 16-Jul 5:20pm Saigon Qatar UAE
Group B Mon 16-Jul 5:20pm Hanoi Vietnam Japan
Group A Mon 16-Jul 7:35pm Bangkok Oman Iraq
Group A Mon 16-Jul 7:35pm Bangkok Thailand Australia
Group D Wed 18-Jul 5:20pm Palembang Saudi Arabia Bahrain
Group D Wed 18-Jul 5:20pm Jakarta Indonesia South Korea
Group C Wed 18-Jul 8:35pm Shah Alam Uzbekistan China
Group C Wed 18-Jul 8:35pm Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Iran

Quarter Finals
QF3 Sat 21-Jul 5:20pm Hanoi Winner Group B Runner-up Group A
QF1 Sat 21-Jul 8:20pm Bangkok Winner Group A Runner-up Group B
QF2 Sun 22-Jul 6:20pm Kuala Lumpur Winner Group C Runner-up Group D
QF4 Sun 22-Jul 8:20pm Jakarta Winner Group D Runner-up Group C

Semi Finals
SF1 Wed 25-Jul 6:20pm Kuala Lumpur Winner QF1 Winner QF2
SF2 Wed 25-Jul 8:20pm Hanoi Winner QF3 Winner QF4

Play-off for third place
Sat 28-Jul 7:35pm Jakarta Loser SF1 Loser SF2

Final
Sun 29-Jul 7:35pm Jakarta Winner SF1 Winner SF2


Local times shown.
AEST is 3 hrs ahead of Bangkok, Hanoi, Saigon, Jakarta & Palembang, and 2 hrs ahead of Kuala Lumpur & Shah Alam



AFC ASIAN CUP HISTORY


Year Hosts Winners Runners-up Result
1956 Hong Kong Korea Republic Israel Round-robin
1960 Korea Republic Korea Republic Israel Round-robin
1964 Israel Israel India Round-robin
1968 Iran Iran Burma Round-robin
1972 Thailand Iran Korea Republic 2-1 (aet)
1976 Iran Iran Kuwait 1-0
1980 Kuwait Kuwait Korea Republic 3-0
1984 Singapore Saudi Arabia China 2-0
1988 Qatar Saudi Arabia Korea Republic 0-0 (4-3 pens)
1992 Japan Japan Saudi Arabia 1-0
1996 UAE Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates 0-0 (4-2 pens)
2000 Lebanon Japan Saudi Arabia 1-0
2004 China Japan China 3-1



AUSTRALIAN TV COVERAGE

FOX SPORTS will be showing the AFC Asian Cup LIVE and EXCLUSIVE. FOX SPORTS will show every match of the tournament, including 28 of the 32 games LIVE. For FOX SPORTS coverage details go to http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/asiancup


FURTHER INFORMATION

http://www.afcasiancup.com - the tournament's official website
http://www.the-afc.com - the website of the Asian Football Confederation
http://www.footballaustralia.com.au - the website of Football Federation Australia