2004 AFC Asian Cup Final
The 2004 AFC Asian Cup 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.
Event | 2004 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
Overview
Japan defeated China PR 3–1. This was third time that Japan won the AFC Asian Cup tournament.
The tournament's closing ceremony was held immediately prior to kickoff.
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.
Route to the final
China PR | Round | Japan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Final standing |
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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 (a.e.t.) |
Match
Details
China PR | 1–3 | Japan |
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Li Ming 31' | Report | Takashi Fukunishi 22' Koji Nakata 65' Keiji Tamada 90+1' |
China PR
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Japan
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Man of the Match:
Assistant referees:
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AFC Asian Cup 2004 Winners |
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Japan Third title |
See also
References
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