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.

2007 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil Brazil
Dates5 – 18 November 2007
Teams16
Final positions
ChampionsRussia Russia
Runners-upIran Iran
Third placeUkraine Ukraine
Fourth placeBrazil Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored274 (6.23 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Luciano Rocha (8)

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
Host nation1Brazil Brazil
African Region1South Africa South Africa
2007 ParaPan American Games13 August – 19 August 2007Brazil Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3Argentina Argentina
Canada Canada
United States United States
2006 FESPIC Games25 November – 1 December 2006Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia3China China
Iran Iran
Japan Japan
2006 European Championships21 – 28 July 2006Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland7Netherlands Netherlands
England England & Wales Wales
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Spain Spain
Russia Russia
Scotland Scotland
Ukraine Ukraine
Oceania Region1Australia Australia
Total16

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 Iran Brazil Brazil Ukraine Ukraine Russia Russia
Pot 2 Netherlands Netherlands Australia Australia Republic of Ireland Ireland Argentina Argentina
Pot 3 Spain Spain England England & Wales Wales Canada Canada China China
Pot 4 United States United States South Africa South Africa Japan Japan Scotland Scotland

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro.

Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro
Deodoro Sports Complex
Capacity: unknown

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.

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 Iran 3 3 0 0 7 2 +5 9 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 Netherlands Netherlands 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6
3 United States United States 3 1 0 2 4 6 2 3 Team play for the position 9 - 16
4 Spain Spain 3 0 0 3 0 7 7 0
Iran Iran2–0Spain Spain
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Netherlands Netherlands3–0United States United States
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Iran Iran3–1United States United States
Marthell Vazquez
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Netherlands Netherlands2–0Spain Spain
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Iran Iran2–1Netherlands Netherlands
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Spain Spain0–3United States United States
Derek Arneaud
Josh McKinney
Shaun Schetka
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Brazil Brazil 3 3 0 0 23 3 +20 9 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 England England & Wales Wales 3 2 0 1 10 5 +5 6
3 Australia Australia 3 1 0 2 4 8 4 3 Team play for the position 9 - 16
4 South Africa South Africa 3 0 0 3 0 21 21 0
Brazil Brazil5–3England England & Wales Wales
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Australia Australia4–0South Africa South Africa
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Brazil Brazil10–0South Africa South Africa
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Australia Australia0–3England England & Wales Wales
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Brazil Brazil5–0Australia Australia
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
England England & Wales Wales4–0South Africa South Africa
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Ukraine Ukraine 3 3 0 0 18 0 +18 9 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 Republic of Ireland Ireland 3 2 0 1 13 5 +8 6
3 Canada Canada 3 1 0 2 2 9 7 3 Team play for the position 9 - 16
4 Japan Japan 3 0 0 3 1 19 18 0
Ukraine Ukraine7–0Canada Canada
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Ireland Republic of Ireland10–1Japan Japan
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Ukraine Ukraine8–0Japan Japan
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Ireland Republic of Ireland2–0Canada Canada
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Ukraine Ukraine4–0Republic of Ireland Ireland
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Canada Canada2–0Japan Japan
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1 Russia Russia 2 2 0 0 11 0 +11 6 Team play for the position 1 - 8
2 Scotland Scotland 2 1 0 1 2 7 5 3
3 Argentina Argentina 2 0 0 2 1 7 6 0 Team play for the position 9 - 16
4 China China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Russia RussiaChina China
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Argentina Argentina1–2Scotland Scotland
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Russia Russia6–0Scotland Scotland
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Argentina ArgentinaChina China
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
Russia Russia5–0Argentina Argentina
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1
China ChinaScotland Scotland
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Position 9-16

United States United States2–1China China
Marthell Vazquez
Shaun Schetka
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Australia Australia8–1Japan Japan
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Canada Canada7–1South Africa South Africa
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Argentina Argentina6–0Spain Spain
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 1-8

Iran Iran6–0Scotland Scotland
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Brazil Brazil5–0Republic of Ireland Ireland
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Ukraine Ukraine4–0England England & Wales Wales
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Russia Russia4–0Netherlands Netherlands
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Semi-finals

Position 12-16

United States United States2–1Australia Australia
Marthell Vazquez
Marthell Vazquez
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Canada Canada0–3Argentina Argentina
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 9-12

South Africa South Africa5–0Spain Spain
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

China ChinaJapan Japan
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 5-8

Scotland II Scotland3–22Republic of Ireland Ireland
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

England England & Wales Wales1–3Netherlands Netherlands
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 1-4

Iran Iran5–4Brazil Brazil
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Ukraine II Ukraine4–52Russia Russia
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Finals

Position 15-16

China China1–1Spain Spain
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 13-14

Japan Japan2–0South Africa South Africa
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 11-12

Australia Australia5–2Canada Canada
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 9-10

United States United States0–1Argentina Argentina
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 7-8

Ireland Republic of Ireland2–3England England & Wales Wales
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 5-6

Scotland Scotland0–3Netherlands Netherlands
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Position 3-4

Brazil Brazil0–2Ukraine Ukraine
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Final

Iran Iran1–2Russia Russia
Deodoro Sports Complex, Field 1

Statistics

Goalscorers

8 goals
  • Brazil Luciano Rocha
7 goals
  • Ukraine Taras Dutko
6 goals
  • Australia David Cantoni
  • Iran Abdolreza Karimizadeh
  • England Wayne Ward

5 Goals

  • Brazil Jose Carlos Guimaraes
4 goals
  • Republic of Ireland Finbarr O'riordan
  • Ukraine Denys Ponomaryov
  • Ukraine Ivan Shkvarlo
  • Canada Sefik Smajlovic
  • United States Marthell Vazquez
3 goals
  • Australia David Barber
  • Russia Pavel Borisov
  • Brazil Fabiano Bruzzi
  • Russia Mamuka Dzimistarishvili
  • Republic of Ireland Luke Evans
  • Argentina Sebastian Garcia
  • Russia Andrey Kuvaev
  • Netherlands Stephan Lokhoff
  • Brazil Wanderson Oliveira
  • Brazil Flavio Pereira
  • Australia Christopher Pyne
  • South Africa Christo Titus
2 goals
  • Iran Moslem Akibari
  • England Michael Barker
  • Canada Matthew Brown
  • Republic of Ireland Paul Dollard
  • Ukraine Olexiy Hetun
  • Ukraine Volodymyr Kabanov
  • Iran Houshang Khosravani
  • Russia Stanislav Kolykhalov
  • South Africa Thozamile Lurane
  • Brazil Leandro Marinho
  • Republic of Ireland Gary Messett
  • Iran Atashafrouz Rasoul
  • Brazil Jean Rodrigues
  • Argentina Marcos Salazar
  • United States Shaun Schetka
  • Russia Alexey Tchesmine
  • Ukraine Vitaliy Trushev
  • China Fang Wan
  • China Xu Zhu
1 goal
  • England Taylor Andrew
  • Iran Bahman Ansari
  • United States Derek Arneaud
  • Brazil Pedro Gonçalves
  • Canada Dustin Hodgson
  • Brazil Renato Lima
  • Russia Andrey Lovetchnikov
  • United States Josh Mckinney
  • Argentina Mariano Morana
  • Argentina Claudio Morinigo
  • South Africa Malito Nxumalo
  • Republic of Ireland Alan O'hara
  • Scotland Graeme Paterson
  • Scotland Jonathan Paterson
  • Canada Todd Phillips
  • Russia Ivan Potekhin
  • England Fox Richard
  • Netherlands Johannes Swinkels
  • Ukraine Andriy Tsukanov
  • Ukraine Sergiy Vakulenko
  • Netherlands Hendrikus Van Kempen
  • China Guojun Xu, Guojun
  • China Lang Yunlong
  • Japan Ryuta Yoshino

Ranking

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

See also

References

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