The 12 teams who qualified for the Asian Cup are!!

[ARYA]

Iran
Korea Republic
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Bahrain
UAE
Oman
Qatar
Uzbekistan
Iraq
China
and of course the hosts Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam.

Four groups of course, and the live draw for the finals is scheduled on: Date: Tuesday, 19 December 2006Venue: KLCC Convention CenterTime: 19:00 (GMT+8)


The AFC Asian Cup 2007 is the biggest single-sport tournament in Asia. Next year this festival of football takes place from 7th to 29th July 2007, and for the first time is co-hosted by four nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. It is also the first-time in twenty-three years that this competition is being hosted in the Southeast Asian region.
The draw will slot the 16 finalists into four groups of four teams each besides deciding in which countries these groups will be hosted.

Check this out. Both pictures include Iran.

http://www.the-afc.com/english/competitions/asianCup2007/fixtures/default.asp

[persianfire]

the hosts are hopeless.

[Dreamer]

the hosts are hopeless.
:rofl: I second that!

Thanks Arya..

I hope we get in a good group NOT with Bahrain..

[ARYA]

^^With the exception of Thailand maybe, the only way the rest of these four teams can reach the finals is by hosting of course.

[King Irooni]

I reckon the pots may look like this (if its done by order of success at Asian Cup 2004):

Pot 1 (the 4 hosts):

Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

Pot 2:

Japan, China, Bahrain, Iran

Pot 3:

South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia (Oman)

Pot 4:

Australia, UAE, Qatar, Oman (Saudi Arabia)


Group of Death for Iran

Thailand
Iran
South Korea/Saudi Arabia (Oman)
Australia


Decent Group for Iran

Indonesia/Malaysia/Vietnam
Iran
Uzbekistan
UAE

[aryan power]

I reckon the pots may look like this (if its done by order of success at Asian Cup 2004):
Pot 1 (the 4 hosts):
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Pot 2:
Japan, China, Bahrain, Iran
Pot 3:
South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia (Oman)
Pot 4:
Australia, UAE, Qatar, Oman (Saudi Arabia)
Group of Death for Iran
Thailand
Iran
South Korea/Saudi Arabia (Oman)
Australia
Decent Group for Iran
Indonesia/Malaysia/Vietnam
Iran
Uzbekistan
UAE
i think kuwait is going up and bahrain is out due to goal difference

[ARYA]

i think kuwit is going up and bahrain is out due to goal difference

Head-to-head was the determining factor and not goal difference aryan jan.

http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/tournament/mtindex.asp?aid=45980&cid=1335&mt=11802&sec=105&ssec=246

[EKBATAN]

Why did Lebanon pull out? The war was over in a month.

[ARYA]

If I understand correctly, the AFC has it's own seeding system, which is based upon the teams' performances within the previous 2 or 3 Asian Cup competitions.

2004 results

1. Japan Champions
2. China Runner up
3. Iran 3rd place
4. Bahrain
The other quarter finalists were
Korea Republic
Uzbekistan
Jordan
Iraq

2000 Asian Cup

1. Japan Champions
2. Saudi Arabia Runner up
3. Korea Republic 3rd place
4. China
And the rest of the quarter finalists were
Iran
Iraq
Qatar
Kuwait

1996 Asian Cup
1. Saudi Arabia Champions
2. UAE Runner Up
3. Iran 3rd place
4. Kuwait
And the rest of the quarter finalists were
South Korea
Japan
Iraq
China

Based on the above data I’d have to say that the seeding should look something like this;

First bowl
Japan
Iran
Saudi Arabia
China

Second Bowl
South Korea
Iraq
Bahrain
UAE

Third Bowl will probably be the host nations, not that it will make any difference which bowl they'll be in.
Thailand
Indonesia
Malaysia
Vietnam

And the fourth bowl should be the remaining teams
Australia
Oman
Uzbekistan
Qatar

Should be pretty close to this anyway!!

[KasraKhan]

It was the stupidest idea AFC has come up in years to have the Asian Cup hosted by 4 differnt countries

[chuck bass]

lol @ hosts

[Aryaan21]

Why did Lebanon pull out? The war was over in a month.
When the competition began the war was going on and most of their players fled the country and they could not practice.

[ardi11]

Why did Lebanon pull out? The war was over in a month.
ithink they still don't know where all their players are

[ardi11]

lol @ hosts
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[payman.T]

I reckon the pots may look like this (if its done by order of success at Asian Cup 2004):
Pot 1 (the 4 hosts):
Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Pot 2:
Japan, China, Bahrain, Iran
Pot 3:
South Korea, Uzbekistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia (Oman)
Pot 4:
Australia, UAE, Qatar, Oman (Saudi Arabia)
Group of Death for Iran
Thailand
Iran
South Korea/Saudi Arabia (Oman)
Australia
Decent Group for Iran
Indonesia/Malaysia/Vietnam
Iran
Uzbekistan
UAE

Does the fact that Iran won their group in Qualifying have anything to do with the seedings ?

If not .....

Why the hell did GN insist on winning this game, no matter what, and brought the guys from Europe to play S.Koreas B team.

[Paradigm]

Iran
Korea Republic
Japan
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Bahrain
UAE
Oman
Qatar
Uzbekistan
Iraq
China
and of course the hosts Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam.
Four groups of course, and the live draw for the finals is scheduled on: Date: Tuesday, 19 December 2006Venue: KLCC Convention CenterTime: 19:00 (GMT+8)
The AFC Asian Cup 2007 is the biggest single-sport tournament in Asia. Next year this festival of football takes place from 7th to 29th July 2007, and for the first time is co-hosted by four nations – Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. It is also the first-time in twenty-three years that this competition is being hosted in the Southeast Asian region.
The draw will slot the 16 finalists into four groups of four teams each besides deciding in which countries these groups will be hosted.
Check this out. Both pictures include Iran.
http://www.the-afc.com/english/competitions/asianCup2007/fixtures/default.asp

Thanks for the info - I think it is actually a fun idea to have the competition hosted by 4 different neighboring countries.

[fashionista17]

Thanks for the info - I think it is actually a fun idea to have the competition hosted by 4 different neighboring countries.
it's fun but also a pain in the ass. i'm planning on going and i want to watch 3 teams including TM. now because of the fact it's in four different countries i most probably won't be able to watch all the games of those 3 teams. imagine watching one game, then going straight to the airport to catch a 1 hour flight to where the next game will be. pretty much impossible as i might miss part of the next game. and also heaps tiring. it's going to be hot as hell in those countries in july and plane hopping and dragging luggage around is the last thing you'll wanna do. but i'm waiting for the draw to see how it all turns out and how many tickets i'll buy.

does anyone know when the draw is and when the tickets will go on sale?

BTW THANK YOU SOOOOO MUCH for this thread!!!

[ARYA]

^^The live draw for the finals is scheduled on: Tuesday, 19 December 2006 Venue: KLCC Convention Center Time: 19:00 (GMT+8).

Not sure about the tickets!!

[BacheLot]

no surprise teams here except the hosts course...:rolleyes:
i think its kinda bs to give away 4 slots to a bunch of sorry asss so called hosts...that will go a long way towards lessening the quality of the tournament...whoever heard of 4 countries hosting a simple tournament..?!!!
even two is too much as fifa found out in 2002, now not just two, but 4 different countries..... this will probably go down as the least attended asian cup ever....
makes you wonder if IFF was somehow involved in their planning..;)

[ARYA]

Thanks for the info - I think it is actually a fun idea to have the competition hosted by 4 different neighboring countries.

Yah, fun for you and me who will be watching the matches from the comfort of our living rooms. But the players are gonna have a heck of a time with the event schedule I'm sure. Play a game then fly to another country, play another game, and again fly, play... well you get the idea. They're going to be completely drained when it's all said and done.

[ARYA]

makes you wonder if IFF was somehow involved in their planning..;)

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: You ain't just whistling Dixie brother!!

[shahabGAOL]

We will win THE Asian Cup 2007, with this team of today, the 2-0 vicotry over South Korea!! Believe me

And I hope GOD will give us an easy Group in Asian Cup 2007!!

Allah o Akbar, Allah o Akbar, Iran Champions of 2007

Yesterday I pray to GOD to give them a victory and today they won 2- 0.. THANK YOU GOD, and now the Asian Cup..

[yashar_fasihnia]

i think kuwait is going up and bahrain is out due to goal difference
kuwait needed a draw on its own turd to qualify, but lost 2-1 to bahrain..

[Haj Mahmoud]

i hope we meet Bahrain somewhere along the way

[Arashi_Washi]

I want Iran to get into the Group of Death...
I dnt want to see Iran getting into an easy group...

Asian Cup 2007 will be massive and it would be fantastic if we ended up in the Group of death...

Iran has nooone to be afraid of in this tournament..Not even Australia..

Hoping no injuries occuring for Asia Cup and we going into this tournament with a full squad i have high hopes of Iran winning this Asian Cup....

WE have noone to fear to be honest...Teams should fear us...Inshallah luck will be on our side and we will be able to register a TOP side wit no injuries

[payman.T]

Head-to-head was the determining factor and not goal difference aryan jan.
http://www.afcasiancup.com/en/tournament/mtindex.asp?aid=45980&cid=1335&mt=11802&sec=105&ssec=246

This is so funny, because even the TM coaching staff probably did not know that head to head was the determining factor.
They all said we have to beat korea to win the group(all the newspapers as well).Since we had the lower goal differential.
We could have won the group with a 0-0 draw as well then, since we tied the first game but scored 1 goal in korea. Am I right ?
Even the IRIB announcer said in the first half that if the game ends this way(0-0) then korea would be group winner due to goal difference. So noone knew what the hell they are talking about....

[ARYA]

This is so funny, because even the TM coaching staff probably did not know that head to head was the determining factor.
They all said we have to beat korea to win the group(all the newspapers as well).Since we had the lower goal differential.
We could have won the group with a 0-0 draw as well then, since we tied the first game but scored 1 goal in korea. Am I right ?
Even the IRIB announcer said in the first half that if the game ends this way(0-0) then korea would be group winner due to goal difference. So noone knew what the hell they are talking about....

You make a good point actually.

[Malkay]

i think (and hope) the pots will be split like this...


Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam

IRAN, Japan, SK and Australia

Bahrain, China, Saudi, UAE

Iraq, Uzbek, Oman, Qatar


knowing our luck, we'll probably lose out on being a first seed to the Saudis

[persiangodfather]

wen is the draw for the groups??

[shahabGAOL]

I hope Iran will be draw with easy teams in there group:

Groep C on Asian Cup 2007
Iran
Vietnam
Malaysia
UAE

Hashemain, Karimi, Mahdavikia, Will score at least 5 goals in each game.. I;m very sure about it..
Iran 10-0 Vietnam
Malaysia 0 - 10 Iran
Iran 3 - 0 UAE

We will be the Champion of Asian Cup 2007, and we will Quliefd for confederations Cup 2009