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.
Standings
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Vietnam vs United Arab Emirates
GK 22 Dương Hồng Sơn RB 16 Huỳnh Quang Thanh CB 3 Nguyễn Huy Hoàng CB 7 Vũ Như Thành LB 2 Phùng Văn Nhiên CM 12 Nguyễn Minh Phương (c) CM 19 Phan Văn Tài Em CM 14 Lê Tấn Tài AM 17 Nguyễn Vũ Phong CF 18 Phan Thanh Bình CF 9 Lê Công Vinh Substitutions:MF 15 Nguyễn Minh Chuyên FW 21 Nguyễn Anh Đức FW 10 Huỳnh Phúc Hiệp Manager: Alfred Riedl GK 1 Majed Naser RB 8 Haider Alo Ali CB 6 Rashid AbdulrahmanCB 14 Basheer Saeed LB 17 Yousif JaberRM 13 Ahmed Dada CM 2 Abdulrahim Jumaa (c) CM 20 Hilal Saeed LM 10 Ismail MatarSS 15 Mohamed Al-ShehhiCF 11 Faisal KhalilSubstitutions:MF 7 Khalid Darwish MF 18 Amer Mubarak Manager: Bruno Metsu Man of the Match: Nguyễn Minh Phương (Vietnam)
Assistant referees: Mustafa Taleb (Lebanon) Reza Sokhandan (Iran) Fourth official: Masoud Moradi (Iran)
Japan vs Qatar
GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c)CB 6 Yuki Abe CB 22 Yuji NakazawaCB 13 Keita SuzukiDM 2 Yasuyuki KonnoCM 14 Kengo Nakamura CM 7 Yasuhito EndōRW 21 Akira KajiAM 10 Shunsuke NakamuraLW 9 Satoru Yamagishi CF 19 Naohiro TakaharaSubstitutions:MF 8 Naotake Hanyu MF 24 Hideo Hashimoto Manager: Ivica Osim GK 1 Mohamed SaqrRB 2 Mesaad Al-Hamad CB 21 Abdulla KoniCB 13 Mustafa AbdiLB 6 Meshal MubarakDM 15 Talal Al-BloushiDM 17 Wesam Rizik AM 18 Waleed Jassem AM 10 Hussein Yasser SS 8 Saad Al-Shammari (c) CF 23 Sebastián SoriaSubstitutions:MF 5 Majdi Siddiq DF 20 Adel Lamy FW 12 Magid Mohamed Manager: Džemaludin Mušović Man of the Match Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan)
Assistant referees: Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Mohd Sabri bin Mat Daud (Malaysia) Fourth official: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)
Qatar vs Vietnam
GK 1 Mohamed SaqrRB 20 Adel Lamy CB 21 Abdulla Koni CB 13 Mustafa AbdiLB 6 Meshal MubarakCM 15 Talal Al-Bloushi CM 17 Wesam RizikRW 8 Saad Al-Shammari (c)AM 18 Waleed Jassem LW 12 Magid Mohamed CF 23 Sebastián SoriaSubstitutions:FW 9 Sayyed Ali Bechir DF 11 Ali Afif MF 5 Majdi Siddiq Manager: Džemaludin Mušović GK 22 Dương Hồng Sơn RB 16 Huỳnh Quang ThanhCB 3 Nguyễn Huy HoàngCB 7 Vũ Như Thành LB 2 Phùng Văn NhiênCM 12 Nguyễn Minh Phương (c)CM 19 Phan Văn Tài Em CM 14 Lê Tấn TàiAM 17 Nguyễn Vũ PhongCF 18 Phan Thanh Bình CF 9 Lê Công VinhSubstitutions:DF 6 Phạm Hùng Dũng MF 15 Nguyễn Minh Chuyên FW 21 Nguyễn Anh Đức Manager: Alfred Riedl Man of the Match Phan Thanh Bình (Vietnam)
Assistant referees: Reza Sokhandan (Iran) Viktor Serazitdinov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
United Arab Emirates vs Japan
GK 1 Majed Naser RB 8 Haider Alo Ali CB 6 Rashid AbdulrahmanCB 14 Basheer Saeed LB 21 Humaid FakherCM 2 Abdulrahim Jumaa (c)CM 5 Issa Ali CM 20 Hilal SaeedRF 7 Khalid Darwish CF 15 Mohamed Al-Shehhi LF 10 Ismail MatarSubstitutions:MF 13 Ahmed Dada FW 19 Saeed Al Kass DF 22 Mohammed Qassim Manager: Bruno Metsu GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c) CB 6 Yuki AbeCB 22 Yuji NakazawaCB 13 Keita Suzuki RM 21 Akira KajiCM 14 Kengo NakamuraCM 7 Yasuhito EndōLM 3 Yūichi KomanoAM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura CF 19 Naohiro Takahara CF 12 Seiichiro MakiSubstitutions:MF 8 Naotake Hanyu MF 15 Koki Mizuno MF 2 Yasuyuki Konno Manager: Ivica Osim Man of the Match Naohiro Takahara (Japan)
Assistant referees: Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Begench Allaberdiyev (Turkmenistan) Fourth official: Matthew Breeze (Australia)
Vietnam vs Japan
GK 22 Dương Hồng SơnRB 16 Huỳnh Quang ThanhCB 3 Nguyễn Huy HoàngCB 7 Vũ Như ThànhLB 2 Phùng Văn NhiênDM 15 Nguyễn Minh ChuyênRM 12 Nguyễn Minh Phương (c) CM 19 Phan Văn Tài Em LM 14 Lê Tấn Tài AM 17 Nguyễn Vũ PhongCF 9 Lê Công Vinh Substitutions:MF 11 Phùng Công Minh DF 4 Đoàn Việt Cường FW 18 Phan Thanh Bình Manager: Alfred Riedl GK 1 Yoshikatsu Kawaguchi (c)CB 6 Yuki AbeCB 22 Yuji NakazawaCB 13 Keita SuzukiRM 21 Akira KajiCM 14 Kengo NakamuraCM 7 Yasuhito Endō LM 3 Yūichi KomanoAM 10 Shunsuke Nakamura CF 19 Naohiro TakaharaCF 12 Seiichiro Maki Substitutions:MF 8 Naotake Hanyu MF 15 Koki Mizuno FW 11 Hisato Satō Manager: Ivica Osim Man of the Match Seiichiro Maki (Japan)
Assistant referees: Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Begench Allaberdiyev (Turkmenistan) Fourth official: Talaat Najm (Lebanon)
Qatar vs United Arab Emirates
GK 1 Mohamed SaqrCB 21 Abdulla Koni (c) CB 3 Bilal MohammedCB 13 Mustafa Abdi CM 17 Wesam Rizik CM 15 Talal Al-BloushiCM 5 Majdi Siddiq RW 11 Ali Afif AM 10 Hussein YasserLW 6 Meshal Mubarak CF 23 Sebastián Soria Substitutions:FW 12 Magid Mohamed DF 2 Mesaad Al-Hamad DF 20 Adel Lamy Manager: Džemaludin Mušović GK 12 Waleed SalemRB 2 Abdulrahim Jumaa (c)CB 6 Rashid Abdulrahman CB 22 Mohammed QassimLB 17 Yousif JaberRM 13 Ahmed DadaCM 9 Nawaf Mubarak CM 18 Amer Mubarak LM 4 Ali MsarriSS 10 Ismail Matar CF 19 Saeed Al Kass Substitutions:FW 11 Faisal Khalil FW 15 Mohamed Al-Shehhi MF 20 Hilal Saeed Manager: Bruno Metsu Man of the Match Saeed Al Kass (United Arab Emirates)
Assistant referees: Reza Sokhandan (Iran) Viktor Serazitdinov (Uzbekistan) Fourth official: Satop Tongkhan (Thailand)