 He scored two goals, one coming from his trademark free kick against fierce rivals Iran in the 3rd and 4th place playoff.Talal Yousif was named in the team of the tournament along with fellow Bahraini's A'ala Hubail, who was joint top scorer, and Mohamed Salmeen .In this tournament the Bahraini National Team had their best ever performance at a major tournament as they reached the semi finals.Talal Yousif was a major part of that success and after the tournament he was named Captain of the National team.