2004 AFC Asian Cup Final

2004 AFC Asian Cup Final
Event 2004 AFC Asian Cup
China PR Japan
China Japan
1 3
20:00
Date 7 August 2004
Venue Workers Stadium, Beijing
Man of the Match Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)
Referee Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
Attendance 62,000
Weather Overcast
19°C
<31% humidity

The AFC Asian Cup 2004 Final was an association football match that took place on 7 August 2004 at the Workers Stadium in Beijing, People's Republic of China, to determine the winner of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup.

Japan defeated China PR 3–1. This was third time that Japan won the AFC Asian Cup tournament.

Chinese fans jeered during Japan's national anthem and also during Japanese possession of the ball. Following the match, rioting by Chinese fans erupted near the north gate of Beijing's Workers Stadium and Japanese fans were transported to safety by bus.[1]

Japanese player Koji Nakata's handball goal at 68th minute was not picked up by the referee, which led to great dissatisfaction of Chinese fans.

The tournament's closing ceremony was held immediately prior to kickoff.

Route to the final

China PR Round Japan
Opponent Result Group stage Opponent Result
 Bahrain 2–2 Match 1  Oman 1–0
 Indonesia 5–0 Match 2  Thailand 4–1
 Qatar 1–0 Match 3  Iran 0–0
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 China PR 7321082+6
 Bahrain 5312064+2
 Indonesia 3310239−6
 Qatar 1301224−2
 Final standing
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Japan 7321051+4
 Iran 5312052+3
 Oman 4311143+1
 Thailand 0300319−8
Opponent Result Knockout stage Opponent Result
 Iraq 3–0 Quarterfinals  Jordan 1–1 (4–3 pen.)
 Iran 1–1 (4–3 pen.) Semifinals  Bahrain 4–3

Match

Details

7 August 2004
20:00
China PR  1–3  Japan
Li Ming  31' Report Takashi Fukunishi  22'
Koji Nakata  65'
Keiji Tamada  90+1'
Workers Stadium, Beijing
Attendance: 62,000
Referee: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)
China PR
Japan
GK 1Liu Yunfei
RB 12 Wei Xin
CB 4 Zhang Yaokun
CB 5Zheng Zhi
LB 3Sun Xiang
RM 21Li Ming
CM 6Shao Jiayi
CM 15 Zhao Junzhe
LM 22Yan Song  68'
CF9 Hao Haidong  57'
CF 29Li Jinyu  75'
Substitutions:
FW 11 Li Yi  57'
DF 7 Sun Jihai  68'
FW 13Xu Yunlong  75'
Manager:
Netherlands Arie Haan
GK 23 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi
RB 21Akira Kaji
CB 3Makoto Tanaka
CB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto
LB 6 Koji Nakata
SW 22Yuji Nakazawa
CM 15Takashi Fukunishi
RW 10 Shunsuke Nakamura
LW 14 Alex
CF 11Takayuki Suzuki
CF 20 Keiji Tamada
Manager:
Brazil Zico

Man of the Match:
Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)

Assistant referees:
Saad Al Fadhli (Kuwait)
Ali Al Khalifi (Qatar)
Fourth official:
Fathi Arabati (Jordan)

 AFC Asian Cup 2004 Winners 

Japan
Third title

References

  1. ↑ ESPNSoccernet 'Hand of Koji' brings Japan third title 8 August 2004
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