2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
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The 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification was held in late 2005 and the final qualification round was held from February to November 2006 with 25 nations participating.
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Dates | 22 December 2005 – 15 November 2006 |
Teams | 24 (from 1 confederation) |
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Top scorer(s) | Younis Mahmoud Jung Jo-gook Yasser Al-Qahtani Saleh Bashir Firas Al-Khatib Maksim Shatskikh (4 goals each) |
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For the first time, the defending champions (Japan), did not earn an automatic berth in the finals and had to compete in the qualification tournament. Twelve teams from top two of each groups joined with four host nations (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam) qualify for the final tournament.