2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships

2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	5 – 18 November
Teams	16
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Russia
Runners-up	Iran
Third place	Ukraine
Fourth place	Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played	44

The 2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships was the world championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took place in Brazil from 5 to 18 November 2007.

Football 7-a-side was played with modified FIFA rules. Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins. Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half-time break. The Championships was a qualifying event for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.

Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host nation			1	Brazil
Africa			1	South Africa
2006 CPISRA Football 7-a-side European Championships	24 – 28 August 2006	Dublin, Ireland	7	Netherlands England & Wales Ireland Spain Russia Scotland Ukraine
2006 FESPIC Games	25 November – 1 December 2006	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3	China Iran Japan
2007 Pan American Games	13 – 29 July 2007	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3	Argentina Canada United States
Pacific			1	Australia
Total			16

The draw

During the draw, the teams were divided into pots because of rankings. Here, the following groups:^[1][2]

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Pot 1	Iran	Brazil	Ukraine	Russia
Pot 2	Netherlands	Australia	Ireland	Argentina
Pot 3	Spain	England & Wales	Canada	China
Pot 4	United States	South Africa	Japan	Scotland

Squads

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:^[1]
Group A

Iran	Netherlands	Spain	United States

Group B

Brazil	Australia	England & Wales	South Africa

Group C

Ukraine	Ireland	Canada	Japan

Group D

Russia	Argentina	China	Scotland

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Deodoro (Deodoro Sports Complex).

Rio de Janeiro
Deodoro Sports Complex
Capacity: 15,000

Format

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 16 teams divided among four groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage for the position one to sixteen. the two lower ranked teams plays for the positions 17 to 32. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: Number of points Goal difference Number of goals scored Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams Drawing of lots

In the knockout stage there were three rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final). The winners plays for the higher positions, the losers for the lower positions. For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 60 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 10 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner.

Classification
Athletes with a physical disability competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke. Athletes must be ambulant.

Players were classified by level of disability.

• C5: Athletes with difficulties when walking and running, but not in standing or when kicking the ball.
• C6: Athletes with control and co-ordination problems of their upper limbs, especially when running.
• C7: Athletes with hemiplegia.
• C8: Athletes with minimal disability; must meet eligibility criteria and have an impairment that has impact on the sport of football.

Teams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time.

Group stage

The first round, or group stage, have seen the sixteen teams divided into four groups of four teams. In any every match a maximum of 10 goals scored were counted. This is indicated with an asterisk (*).^{[1][3][4][5][6]}

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualified for
1	Iran	3	3	0	0	7	2	+5	9	Team play for the position 1 - 8
2	Netherlands	3	2	0	1	6	2	+4	6
3	United States	3	1	0	2	4	6	−2	3	Team play for the position 9 - 16
4	Spain	3	0	0	3	0	7	−7	0

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualified for
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	23	3	+20	9	Team play for the position 1 - 8
2	England & Wales	3	2	0	1	10	5	+5	6
3	Australia	3	1	0	2	4	8	−4	3	Team play for the position 9 - 16
4	South Africa	3	0	0	3	0	21	−21	0

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualified for
1	Ukraine	3	3	0	0	18	0	+18	9	Team play for the position 1 - 8
2	Ireland	3	2	0	1	13	5	+8	6
3	Canada	3	1	0	2	2	9	−7	3	Team play for the position 9 - 16
4	Japan	3	0	0	3	1	19	−18	0

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualified for
1	Russia	2	2	0	0	11	0	+11	6	Team play for the position 1 - 8
2	Scotland	2	1	0	1	2	7	−5	3
3	Argentina	2	0	0	2	1	7	−6	0	Team play for the position 9 - 16
4	China	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Position 9-16

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Position 1-8

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Semi-finals

Position 12-16

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Position 9-12

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Position 5-8

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Position 1-4

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Finals

Position 15-16

Position 13-14

Position 11-12

Position 9-10

Position 7-8

Position 5-6

Position 3-4

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

8 goals

• Luciano Rocha

7 goals

• Taras Dutko

6 goals

5 Goals

• Jose Carlos Guimaraes

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Ranking

Rank	Team
	Russia
	Iran
	Ukraine
4.	Brazil
5.	Netherlands
6.	Scotland
7.	England & Wales
8.	Ireland
9.	Argentina
10.	United States
11.	Australia
12.	Canada
13.	Japan
14.	South Africa
15.	China
	Spain

See also

References

External links

• Official website from 19 December 2007
• Homepage of ANDE from 19. December 2007
• Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
• International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)