With the conclusion of group matches for the 2007 AFC Asian Cup yesterday, Malaysia finishes the campaign with three losses, conceding 12 goals and scoring only one goal in the process. This means that Malaysia failed to pick-up any points, making it technically the last placed team among the 16 nations that participated in this year's tournament. Not only Malaysia is the only host among the four that failed to collect any points, it is also the first time in the tournament's history that a host nation has failed to do so. Oman and Qatar are the next teams above Malaysia, each picking up 2 points each from two draws.
In comparison, Vietnam is still in the competition, playing in the quarterfinals against Iraq, after finishing second in their group. Thailand and Indonesia both narrowly misses the cut, with the Thais losing out to Australia by virtue of head to head result despite sharing the same points while Indonesia's lost to Korea means the Koreans progressed by having one point more.
Vietnam's aim for the tournament was to be the highest ranked South-East Asian team and it look's like they have achieved this.
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