Soccer World Cup at the 2005 CPISRA World Championships

Football 7-a-side at the 2005 CPISRA World Games was held in New London, Connecticut from 27 June to 11 July. Football 7-a-side is played by athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular coordination, stroke, or traumatic brain injury (TBI).

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 Qualifying The following teams qualified for the tournament: Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified Host nation 1 United States Africa Region 1 South Africa 2002 Pan-American Soccer Championship 22 – 29 September 2002 Santiago, Chile 2 Argentina Canada 2002 FESPIC Games 26 October – 1 November 2002 Busan, South Korea 2 Iran Japan 2002 European Soccer Championship 30 August – 8 September 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine 6 England Ireland Netherlands Russia Spain Ukraine Oceania Region 1 Australia Total 13

Venues The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in New London, Connecticut.

New LondonStadium: unknown Capacity: unknown

First group stage

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

Group 4

Second group stage

Group 5

Group 6

Group 7

Finals Position 7-8

Position 5-6

Position 3-4

Final

Statistics Ranking RankTeam Ukraine Russia Iran4. Netherlands5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.

Soccer World Cup at the 2005 CPISRA World Championships

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