2004 AFC Asian Cup final

2004 AFC Asian Cup final Workers stadium internal field.JPG 250 The Workers' Stadium hosted the final 2004 AFC Asian Cup China PR CHN 30px 1 Japan JPN 30px 3 7 August 2004 Workers' Stadium Beijing Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) 62,000 Overcast 19°C <31% humidity 2000 2007 The 2004 AFC Asian Cup final was a football match that took place on 7 August 2004 at the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, the People's Republic of China, to determine the winners of the 2004 AFC Asian Cup. Background The 2004 AFC Asian Cup was the 13th AFC Asian Cup, a football competition organised by the AFC for senior men's national teams of member associations. Qualifying began from 21 March to 3 December 2003, divided into two rounds: preliminary and qualifying, with seven groups in each stage. The top two teams of each seven groups in the final qualifying round would progress to the tournament. China and Japan automatically qualified for the tournament, with China being the hosts and Japan being the defending champions, having beaten Saudi Arabia in the previous final.https://apnews.com/article/cba5e0b1b90c318c98398b9992de5ad8 Japan 1, Saudi Arabia 0 Associated Press Also in the previous edition in Lebanon, China and Japan faced each other in the semi-finals, with Japan winning 3–2. Leading up to this match, China had won against Japan 15 times while Japan had only beaten China in 10 matches; yet China hadn't won the AFC Asian Cup, only finishing second in 1984, while Japan claimed their first Asian Cup title at home in 1992 before winning it again in 2000. Route to the final China PRRoundJapanOpponentResultGroup stageOpponentResultBHR2–2Match 1OMN1–0IDN5–0Match 2THA4–1QAT1–0Match 3IRN0–0TeamPts PointsPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceCHN7321082+6BHR5312064+2IDN3310239−6QAT1301224−2Final standingTeamPts PointsPld PlayedW WonD DrawnL LostGF Goals forGA Goals againstGD Goal differenceJPN7321051+4IRN5312052+3OMA4311143+1THA0300319−8OpponentResultKnockout stageOpponentResultIRQ 20043–0QuarterfinalsJOR1–1 (4–3 pen.)IRN1–1 (4–3 pen.)SemifinalsBHR4–3 China As hosts, China were automatically assigned in Group A, facing Indonesia, Bahrain and Qatar in process. All three China's group stage games were held in Beijing. China went to suffer a shock 2–2 draw over minnows Bahrain in the opening fixture, with Husain Ali burying China's hope for a maiden win with a last-minute goal.http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-07/17/content_349376.htm China held by Bahrain 2-2 in Asian Cup opener China then routed Indonesia 5–0, with Shao Jiayi scoring twice in China's emphatic win, added with Indonesia only playing with ten men due to a red card by Alexander Pulalo after Shao's opening goal.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/3914087.stm China thrash Indonesia 21 July 2004 However, China struggled against a highly defensive Qatar in the final game, only winning 1–0 courtesy of a 77th-minute goal from Xu Yunlong to top the group and reaching the quarter-finals.http://en.people.cn/200407/26/print20040726_150778.html People's Daily Online -- China enter quarterfinals in Asian Cup 2004 China's first opponent in the knockout stage was Iraq, who finished second in Group B. Hao Haidong scored an early lead before Zheng Zhi netted two penalties to give China a triumphant 3–0 win over the Iraqis.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-07/31/content_353457.htm China beat Iraq 3-0 to reach Asian Cup semis In the semi-finals, China faced Iran, a far stronger side. The Chinese scored first in the 18th minute thanks to Shao Jiayi, only to be equalised 20 minutes later by Mohammad Alavi. Iran was later reduced to ten men when Sattar Zare was sent off for shoving Shao Jiayi, before another red card was given in the second half on Alavi, who was already substituted early in the second half. Yet China failed to capitalise the opportunity and had to settle on a penalty shootout, which they won 4–3, with Yahya Golmohammadi missing Iran's crucial kick.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3532670.stm China to meet Japan 3 August 2004 Japan As the defending champions, Japan were drawn in Group D with debutants Oman, alongside fellow powerhouse Iran and Thailand. All of Japan's group stage matches were played in Chongqing, which became a hotspot for anti-Japanese hostilities. Japan began their campaign with a hard-fought 1–0 win over Oman, with Shunsuke Nakamura scoring the match's only goal.http://covid-19.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-07/21/content_350296.htm Japan beat Oman, Iran trash Thailand in Asian Cup Japan then overcame a shock goal to defeat Thailand 4–1, effectively knocking the War Elephants out of the tournament.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/3923011.stm Nosrati saves Iran blushes 24 July 2004 Japan then confirmed their top place in the group with a goalless draw over Iran.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-07/29/content_352747.htm Iran coin a quarter In the quarter-finals, Japan faced Jordan, another dark horse of the tournament. To make things difficult, Mahmoud Shelbaieh opened the score for Jordan in the 11th minute, before Takayuki Suzuki equalised just three minutes later. Japan failed to make subsequent chances in the second half and extra time and had to settle for penalties, after Shunsuke Nakamura and Alex missed two of Japan's three first penalties while the Jordanians succeeded in converting both, yet they went on to miss four straight kicks due to controversial decisions, allowing Japan time to restore parity before winning 4–3.https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/3942667.stm Japan/Iran into semis 31 July 2004 Japan's semi-final match in Jinan was a showdown against Bahrain, another Arab opponent. Despite Yasuhito Endo's red card in the 40th minute, the Samurai Blue came out victorious, winning 4–3 after extra time.https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/english/doc/2004-08/04/content_357591.htm Japan, China set up explosive Asian Cup final Match Details 7 August 2004 20:00 PRC 1–3 Report JPN Li Ming 31 Fukunishi 22 Nakata 65 Tamada 90+1 Workers' Stadium, Beijing 62,000 Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait) _chn04a _chn04a _chn04a _adidasonwhite2002 _redtopline FF0000 FFFFFF FF0000 FF0000 FFFFFF China PR _JFA_04h _JFA_04h _JFA_04h _JFA_04h _redtopline FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF FFFFFF 0000FF Japan GK 1 Liu YunfeiCB 12Wei Xin 83CB 4 Zhang YaokunCB 3 Sun Xiang 24RM 6 Shao JiayiCM 5 Zheng ZhiCM 15Zhao Junzhe (c)LM 21Li MingAM 22Yan Song 68CF 9 Hao Haidong 57CF 29Li Jinyu 75Substitutions:FW 11Li Yi 57DF 7 Sun Jihai 90+3 68DF 13Xu Yunlong 75Manager:NED Arie Haan GK 23Yoshikatsu KawaguchiCB 3 Makoto TanakaCB 5 Tsuneyasu Miyamoto (c)CB 22Yuji NakazawaRM 21Akira KajiCM 15Takashi FukunishiCM 6 Koji Nakata 41LM 14AlexAM 10Shunsuke NakamuraCF 11Takayuki Suzuki 13CF 20Keiji TamadaManager:BRA Zico Man of the Match: Shunsuke Nakamura (Japan) Assistant referees: Fathi Arabati (Jordan) Ali Al-Khalifi (Qatar) fb AFC Asian Cup 2004 winners Japan Third Aftermath Political tensions related to World War II, which later transcended into the field, would be further escalated by the defeat of the Chinese hosts to Japan. The goal by Koji Nakata, later determined to be a clear handball, was controversially counted by the Kuwaiti referee despite complaints from the Chinese players.https://sg.news.yahoo.com/smells-team-spirit-resurgent-china-045622930--sow.html Smells like team spirit for resurgent China 15 January 2015 In response, Chinese fans started rioting outside the stadium and attacked the buses escorting Japanese team and fans.https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3096412/day-beijing-riot-follows-chinas-loss-japan-2004-afc-asian-cup-final On this day: Beijing riot as China lose to Japan in AFC final 7 August 2020 This in turn affected China's perpetration for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. For the Chinese team as well, this loss meant they had failed to lift the trophy twice, with its first hurdle happened in the 1984 when it lost to Saudi Arabia. The Chinese have not returned to the semifinal (let alone a final) of an Asian Cup since 2004. For Japan, this was the first time they had defended the trophy. Japan would go on to lift the trophy again in 2011, before losing in the 2019 final. See also China–Japan football rivalry References External links June 2017 2004 Category:2004 AFC Asian Cup AFC Asian Cup Final 1 2004 2004 Asia 2004 Category:Politics and sports Category:Football matches in China Category:Sports competitions in Beijing Category:Football in Beijing