The 1998 Amputee Football World Cup was the 8th edition of the annual international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the International Amputee Football Federation (IAFF), and was held in Crewe, England between 4 and 9 August 1998.
Russia won the title for the first time, defeating Uzbekistan in the final. Brazil became bronze medalist before England.
Participating nations Following six nations competed in the preliminary round-robin tournament. The first four ranking teams qualified for the semi-finals.
Preliminary round
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4 August 1998 Russia 10 - 0 Georgia Uzbekistan 1 - 0 England5 August 1998 Russia 1 - 0 Brazil England 11 - 0 United States Georgia 4 - 0 United States6 August 1998 Brazil 3 - 2 Uzbekistan Russia 1 - 0 England Uzbekistan 8 - 0 United States Brazil 2 - 0 Georgia7 August 1998 Uzbekistan 5 - 0 Georgia Brazil 1 - 0 England Russia 6 - 1 United States8 August 1998 Brazil 4 - 0 United States Russia 7 - 1 Uzbekistan England 4 - 1 Georgia
Knockout stage
Semi-finals 9 August 1998 Russia 3 – 0 England Brazil 0 – 1 Uzbekistan
5th place 9 August 1998 Georgia 4 - 1 United States
3rd place 9 August 1998 England 3 – 4 Brazil
Final 9 August 1998 Russia 3 – 0 Uzbekistan
Rankings RankTeam1 2 3 4 5 6
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