The 2007 Amputee Football World Cup was the 14th edition of the biennial international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in Antalya, Turkey between 12 and 20 November 2007.
Uzbekistan won the title for the third time, defeating Russia in the final. Turkey became bronze medalist before Brazil.
Participating nations Following ten nations competed in the preliminary tournament in two groups. Top four teams of each group qualified for the knockout stage. Nigeria did not arrive due to financial difficulties. Ghana arrived late due to visas difficulties, not permitted to compete.
Preliminary round
Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 4 4 0 0 29 3 +26 12 4 3 0 1 15 8 +7 9 4 2 0 2 13 7 +6 6 4 1 0 3 4 14 -10 3 4 0 0 4 1 30 -29 0
12 November 200710:30 GMT+3 Russia 4 – 2 England Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman13 November 200710:30 GMT+3 England 0 – 2 Turkey Gündüz Tekin Onay11:30 GMT+3 Liberia 1 – 0 France Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman14 November 200710:30 GMT+3 Russia 8 – 0 Liberia Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman13:30 GMT+3 Turkey 8 – 1 France Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman15 November 200710:30 GMT+3 Russia 5 – 1 Turkey Gündüz Tekin Onay12:00 GMT+3 England 2 – 1 Liberia Gündüz Tekin Onay16 November 200710:30 GMT+3 Turkey 4 – 2 Liberia Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman12:00 GMT+3 England 9 – 0 France Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman17 November 200711:00 GMT+3 Russia 12 – 0 France Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP 4 4 0 0 12 3 +9 12 4 3 0 1 13 4 +9 9 4 2 0 2 9 6 +3 6 4 1 0 3 2 11 -9 3 4 0 0 4 1 13 -12 0
12 November 200709:30 GMT+3 Brazil 2 – 4 Uzbekistan Gündüz Tekin Onay11:00 GMT+3 Ukraine 2 – 1 Sierra Leone Gündüz Tekin Onay14 November 200709:30 GMT+3 Brazil 3 – 0 Iran Gündüz Tekin Onay11:00 GMT+3 Uzbekistan 3 – 0 Sierra Leone Gündüz Tekin Onay15 November 200709:30 GMT+3 Brazil 4 – 0 Ukraine Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman11:00 GMT+3 Uzbekistan 3 – 1 Iran Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman16 November 200709:30 GMT+3 Ukraine 0 – 4 Iran Gündüz Tekin Onay12:30 GMT+3 Brazil 4 – 0 Sierra Leone Gündüz Tekin Onay17 November 200709:30 GMT+3 Iran 4 – 2 Sierra Leone Gündüz Tekin Onay10:30 GMT+3 Uzbekistan 2 – 0 Ukraine Gündüz Tekin Onay
Knockout stage
Positions 9-10
9th place 18 November 200714:30 GMT+3 France 1 - 0 Sierra Leone Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
Quarterfinals
Quarterfinals 18 November 200710:00 GMT+3 Turkey 1 – 0 Iran Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman10:30 GMT+3 Brazil 3 – 2(a.e.t.) England Gündüz Tekin Onay12:00 GMT+3 Russia 1 – 0 Ukraine Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman12:30 GMT+3 Uzbekistan 7 – 1 Liberia Gündüz Tekin Onay
Positions 5-8 19 November 200714:00 GMT+3 Ukraine 1 - 3 England Gündüz Tekin Onay14:00 GMT+3 Liberia 0 - 4 Iran Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
7th place 20 November 200714:00 GMT+3 Ukraine 2 - 1 Liberia Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
5th place 20 November 200714:00 GMT+3 England 1 - 0 Iran Gündüz Tekin Onay
Semi-finals 19 November 200710:00 GMT+3 Uzbekistan 2 – 1 Turkey Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman12:00 GMT+3 Russia 4 – 0 Brazil Gündüz Tekin Onay
3rd place 20 November 200709:30 GMT+3 Brazil 0 – 1 Turkey Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
Final 20 November 200711:30 GMT+3 Russia 1 – 2 Uzbekistan Gündüz Tekin Onay
Rankings RankTeam1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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