2007 AFC Asian Cup Group A explained

See main article: 2007 AFC Asian Cup. 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.

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Thailand vs Iraq

GK 18 RB 2 CB 4 CB 5 LB 6 CM 12 CM 7 RW 9 LW 10 Totchtawan Sripan (c) CF 13 CF 17 Substitutions: MF 8 FW 14 FW 21 Manager: Charnwit Polcheewin

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 DF 2 DF 3 DF 14 DF 15 MF 5 MF 6 MF 11 MF 18 MF 19 CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions: MF 24 MF 13 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

GK 1 Mark Schwarzer RB 7 CB 3 CB 2 Lucas Neill LB 21 CM 23 Mark Bresciano CM 13 CM 5 Jason Culina RF 8 Luke Wilkshire CF 9 Mark Viduka (c) LF 10 Harry Kewell Substitutions: FW 15 MF 4 MF 14 Manager: Graham Arnold

width=25 ! width=25 GK 26 Ali Al-Habsi RB 3 CB 2 Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi (c) CB 4 Said Suwailim Al-Shoon LB 17 Hassan Mudhafar Al-Gheilani CM 12 CM 21 Ahmed Hadid Al-Mukhaini RW 11 AM 8 LW 15 Ismail Sulaiman Al-Ajmi CF 20 Substitutions: MF 10 MF 13 MF 24 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

GK 26 DF 2 DF 3 DF 4 DF 17 MF 12 MF 21 MF 10 FW 8 FW 20 FW 15 Substitutions: FW 14 Manager: Gabriel Calderón

width=25 ! width=25 GK 18 DF 2 DF 5 DF 6 DF 16 MF 7 MF 9 MF 10 MF 12 FW 13 FW 17 Substitutions: FW 23 FW 14 FW 8 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

GK 22 Noor Sabri RB 14 Haidar Abdul-Amir CB 15 Ali Rehema CB 2 Jassim Ghulam LB 3 Bassim Abbas CM 5 Nashat Akram CM 19 RW 18 Mahdi Karim AM 6 LW 11 Hawar Mulla Mohammed CF 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions: MF 24 MF 13 FW 9 Manager: Jorvan Vieira

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 RB 7 Brett Emerton CB 3 CB 2 LB 8 CM 23 Mark Bresciano CM 13 CM 5 RF 14 CF 9 Mark Viduka (c) LF 10 Harry Kewell Substitutions: MF 4 FW 15 FW 11 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

GK 18 RB 2 CB 16 CB 5 LB 6 RM 8 CM 12 CM 10 Totchtawan Sripan (c) LM 17 CF 13 CF 14 Substitutions: MF 7 DF 4 MF 23 Manager: Charnwit Polcheewin

width=25 ! width=25 GK 1 RB 7 CB 22 CB 6 LB 20 CM 23 CM 13 CM 5 RF 8 CF 9 Mark Viduka (c) LF 15 Substitutions: MF 10 MF 4 MF 14 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

GK 26 DF 2 Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi (c) DF 6 DF 17 MF 10 MF 11 MF 12 MF 21 FW 8 FW 15 FW 20 Substitutions: FW 14 MF 28 MF 24 Manager: Gabriel Calderón

width=25 ! width=25 GK 22 DF 2 DF 3 DF 4 DF 15 MF 6 MF 8 MF 11 MF 18 MF 24 FW 10 Younis Mahmoud (c) Substitutions: MF 13 MF 7 Manager: Jorvan Vieira

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Man of the Match Mahdi Karim (Iraq) Assistant referees Ntagungira Celestin (Rwanda) Menkouande Evarist (Cameroon) Fourth official Jasim Karim (Bahrain)