The 2003 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 Argentina from 8 to 22 October 2003.
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 Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.
Participating teams and officials Qualifying The following teams are qualified for the tournament: Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified Host nation 1 Argentina 2002 Pan-American Soccer Championship 22 – 29 September 2002 Santiago, Chile 2 Brazil United States 2002 FESPIC Games 26 October – 1& November 2002 Busan, South Korea 1 South Korea 2002 European Soccer Championship 30 August – 8 September 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine 6 Great Britain Ireland Netherlands Portugal Russia Ukraine Oceania Region 1 Australia Total 11
Venues The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Buenos Aires. Buenos AiresStadium: unknown Capacity: unknown
Group stage
Group 1
Group 2
Semifinals
Finals Position 9-10
Position 7-8
Position 5-6
Position 3-4
Final
Statistics Ranking RankTeam Ukraine Brazil Russia4. Argentina5. 6. 7. Netherlands8. Great Britain9. 10. 11. South Korea
See also
References
External links Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA) International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)