2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships
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 November to 18 November 2007.
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| Dates | 5 – 18 November 2007 |
| Teams | 16 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 274 (6.23 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
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
The following teams are qualified for the tournament:
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 1 | | ||
| African Region | 1 |  | ||
| 2007 ParaPan American Games | 13 August – 19 August 2007 | | 3 |  .svg.png){kind=small}  |
| 2006 FESPIC Games | 25 November – 1 December 2006 |  | 3 |   |
| 2006 European Championships | 21 – 28 July 2006 |  | 7 |   .svg.png){kind=small}   |
| Oceania Region | 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} | ||
| Total | 16 | |||
The draw
During the draw, the teams were divided into pots because of rankings. Here, the following groups:[1][2]
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Venues
The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro.
| Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro | ||
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| Deodoro Sports Complex | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
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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 eight. the two lower ranked teams plays for the positions nine to 16. 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.
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The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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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 |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 9 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | Team play for the position 9 - 16 |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| Netherlands | 3–0 | |
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| Iran | 3–1 | |
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Marthell Vazquez  |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | |
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| Iran | 2–1 | |
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| Spain | 0–3 | |
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| Derek Arneaud Josh McKinney Shaun Schetka |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 9 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | Team play for the position 9 - 16 |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | −21 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| Australia | 4–0 | |
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| Brazil | 10–0 | |
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| England | 4–0 | |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for |
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| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 9 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | Team play for the position 9 - 16 |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 6 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 |
| 2 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 | Team play for the position 9 - 16 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| Russia | – | |
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| Argentina | – | |
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| China | – | |
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Position 9-16
| United States | 2–1 | |
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| Marthell Vazquez Shaun Schetka |
| Canada | 7–1 | |
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Position 1-8
| Russia | 4–0 | |
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Semi-finals
Position 12-16
| United States | 2–1 | |
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| Marthell Vazquez Marthell Vazquez |
Position 9-12
| South Africa | 5–0 | |
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| China | – | |
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Position 5-8
| Scotland II | 3–22 | |
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| England | 1–3 | |
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Position 1-4
| Ukraine II | 4–52 | |
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Finals
Position 15-16
| China | 1–1 | |
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Position 13-14
| Japan | 2–0 | |
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Position 11-12
Position 9-10
| United States | 0–1 | |
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Position 7-8
Position 5-6
| Scotland | 0–3 | |
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Position 3-4
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
- 8 goals
- 7 goals
- 6 goals
5 Goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Ranking
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See also
References
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- "UEFA backs Cerebral Palsy finals". trn.infra.uefa.org. 2016-10-13. Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2007-10-27.
- "U.S. Paralympic Team Heads to Rio de Janeiro for 2007 CPISRA World Championships". US Soccer. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
- "Vazquez Named 2007 CPISRA World Championships MVP". US Soccer. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
- "Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association, Newsletter 22" (PDF). Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA). Retrieved 1 March 2007.
- "Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association, Newsletter 24" (PDF). Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA). Retrieved 1 December 2007.