The 2001 Amputee Football World Cup was the 10th 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 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 5 and 10 November 2001.
Brazil won the title for the second time, defeating Russia in the final. England became bronze medalist before Ukraine.
Participating nations Following six nations competed in the preliminary round-robin tournament. The first four ranking teams qualified for the knockout stage.
Preliminary round
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5 November 2001 Brazil 5 – 0 Argentina Russia 3 – 0 England 6 November 2001 England 15 – 0 United States Ukraine 2 – 1 Argentina Brazil 2 – 0 Russia Ukraine 11 – 0 United States 7 November 2001 Russia 2 – 1 Ukraine Brazil 1 – 0 England Argentina 8 – 0 United States 8 November 2001 Russia 4 – 1 Argentina Brazil 17 – 0 United States England 0 – 0 Ukraine 9 November 2001 England 2 – 2 Argentina Russia + – –Injuries - Forfeit United States Brazil 5 – 2 Ukraine
Knockout stage
Semi-finals 10 November 2001 Brazil 3 – 0 England Russia 2 – 2(pen. 4 – 2) Ukraine
3rd place 10 November 2001 England 2 – 1 Ukraine
Final 10 November 2001 Brazil 2 – 0Russian player assaults English referee. Match stopped with time on the clock. Brazil wins championship. Russia
Rankings RankTeam1 2 3 4 5 6
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