The knockout stage of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup started on 21 July and ended on 29 July 2007.
The top two teams from each preliminary group advanced to this stage.
Man of the Match Naohiro Takahara (Japan) Association referees: Abdullah Salim Al-Amouri (Oman) Kadom Mohammad (Iraq) Fourth official: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) Man of the Match Younis Mahmoud (Iraq) Association referees: Toru Sagara (Japan) Awni Hassouneh (Jordan) Fourth official: Eddy Maillet (Seychelles) Man of the Match Ferydoon Zandi (Iran) Association referees: Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Begench Allaberdiyev (Turkmenistan) Fourth official: Mark Shield (Australia) Man of the Match Ahmed Al-Mousa (Saudi Arabia) Association referees: Jeong Hae-Sang (South Korea) Tang Yew Mun (Singapore) Fourth official: Lee Gi-Young (South Korea) Man of the Match Lee Chun-Soo (South Korea) Association referees: Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) Poon Ming Fai (Hong Kong) Fourth official: Ali Al-Badwawi (United Arab Emirates) Man of the Match
Malek Mouath (Saudi Arabia) Association referees: Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Begench Allaberdiyev (Turkmenistan) Fourth official: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) Man of the Match Cho Jae-Jin (South Korea) Assistant referees: Saleh Al Marzouqi (United Arab Emirates) Abdullah Al Amouri (Oman) Fourth official: Abdulrahman Abdou (Qatar) Man of the Match: Nashat Akram (Iraq) Assistant referees: Begench Allaberdiyev (Turkmenistan) Mohamed Saeed (Maldives) Fourth official: Saad Kamil Al-Fadhli (Kuwait)