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An estimated worldwide television audience of 650 million people tuned in to watch the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. [2] Australia participated for the first time since moving to the AFC from the OFC. Australia also happened to be the tournament's first nation aside from the co-hosts to qualify for the 2007 Asian Cup.
Group C 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 10 July and its last matches were played on 18 July. All six group matches were played at venues in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The group consisted of hosts Malaysia, Iran, Uzbekistan and China PR.
Australia joined the Asian confederation in 2007 and hosted the Asian Cup finals in 2015, winning the competition in the final against South Korea. From the 2019 tournament forward, the number of teams was expanded from 16 teams to 24 teams, with the qualifying process doubling as part of the FIFA World Cup qualification .
Before announcing their final squad, several teams named a provisional squad of 23 to 30 players, but each country's final squad of 23 players had to be submitted by 16 June 2007. Replacement of injured players was permitted until 24 hours before the team's first Asian Cup game. Players marked were named as captain for their national squad ...
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.
Group D was one of four groups of nations competing at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 10 July and its last matches were played on 18 July. All six group matches were played at venues in Jakarta, Indonesia. The group consisted of hosts Indonesia, Bahrain, South Korea and Saudi Arabia.
Group B was one of four groups of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. The group's first round of matches began on 8 July and its last matches were played on 16 July. All matches were played in Vietnam, with five of them played at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium in Hanoi. The group consisted of hosts Vietnam, Japan, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
The knockout stage of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup started on 21 July and ended on 29 July 2007. The top two teams from each preliminary group advanced to this stage.