Jorvan Vieira recalls the 2007 AFC Asian Cup Final

The well-travelled Brazilian looks back at the events which unfolded a decade past as his carefully laid out plans delivered one of the most memorable results in recent times. 

History often comes down to defining moments, a matter of seconds which can shape a destiny. For coach Jorvan Vieira, that moment in the final of the 2007 AFC Asian Cup was not Younus Mahmood’s header which secured Iraq a historic victory over Saudi Arabia in Jakarta. 

For Vieira, who had left no stone unturned over the previous two months, it was the moment the impending victory which would claim sporting headlines across the world was nearly snatched away.