Direct answer: The MVP of the 2000 AFC Asian Cup was Hiroshi Nanami of Japan.
Context and brief notes:
- The 2000 AFC Asian Cup held in Lebanon crowned Japan as champions, with Hiroshi Nanami widely recognized in historical records as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
- Some sources and trivia challenges have incorrectly listed other players due to misremembered squads or trivia databases, but official awards pages consistently credit Nanami as MVP for 2000.
