The 1998 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 in Brazil from 3 to 14 September 1998.
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.
Participating teams and officials Teams Means of qualificationBerthsQualified Host nation 1 Brazil Americas Region 2 Argentina USA Asian Region 1 South Korea European Region 7 Great Britain Ireland Netherlands Portugal Russia Spain Ukraine Total 11
Venues The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro. Deodoro, Rio de JaneiroDeodoro Sports Complex Capacity: unknown
Group stage
Group 1
Group 2
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Finals Position 9-10
Position 7-8
Position 5-6
Position 3-4
Final
Statistics Ranking RankTeam Ukraine Russia Brazil4. Spain5. Netherlands6. Argentina7. ...8. ...9. ...10. ...11. South Korea
References
External links
Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA) International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)