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XXXX IFCPF CP Football World Championships
Tournament details
Host country	England
Dates	XX – XX XXXXX XXXX
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The XXXX IFCPF CP Football World Championships was the world championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. IFCPF stands for International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took place in the England from XX XXXXX XXXX to XX XXXXX XXXX.

Football CP Football 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 XXXXXXX XXXX Paralympic Games.^[1]

Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

The following teams are qualified for the tournament:

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Berths	Qualified
Host nation			1	Brazil
African Region			1	South Africa
2007 ParaPan American Games	13 August – 19 August 2007	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	3	Argentina Canada United States
2006 FESPIC Games	25 November – 1 December 2006	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	3	China Iran Japan
2006 CPISRA Football 7-a-side European Championships	21 – 28 July 2006	Dublin, Ireland	7	Netherlands England & Wales Ireland Spain Russia Scotland Ukraine
Oceania Region			1	Australia
Total			16

1 = The Iranian CP football team drew their participation back shortly before the World Cup^[2]

The draw

During the draw, the teams were divided into pots because of rankings^[3]. Here, the following groups:

	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Pot 1
Pot 2
Pot 3
Pot 4

Squads

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in xxxx (xxx).

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Format

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 16 teams divided among four groups of four, where each group engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage for the position one to sixteen. the two lower ranked teams plays for the positions 17 to 32. Teams were awarded three points for a win and one for a draw. When comparing teams in a group over-all result came before head-to-head.

Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria: Number of points Goal difference Number of goals scored Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams Goal difference in matches between tied teams Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams Drawing of lots

In the knockout stage there were three rounds (quarter-finals, semi-finals, and the final). The winners plays for the higher positions, the losers for the lower positions. For any match in the knockout stage, a draw after 60 minutes of regulation time was followed by two 10 minute periods of extra time to determine a winner. If the teams were still tied, a penalty shoot-out was held to determine a winner.

Classification
Athletes with a physical disability competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke. Athletes must be ambulant.

Players were classified by level of disability.

C5: Athletes with difficulties when walking and running, but not in standing or when kicking the ball.
C6: Athletes with control and co-ordination problems of their upper limbs, especially when running.
C7: Athletes with hemiplegia.
C8: Athletes with minimal disability; must meet eligibility criteria and have an impairment that has impact on the sport of football.

Teams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time.

Group stage

The first round, or group stage, have seen the sixteen teams divided into four groups of four teams.^[4] In any every match a maximum of 10 goals scored were counted. This is indicated with an asterisk (*).^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Qualified for
1	Brazil	Team play for the position 1 - 8
2	Netherlands	Team play for the position 1 - 8
3	Russia	Team play for the position 9 - 16
4	Ukraine	Team play for the position 9 - 16

Source: ^{[citation needed]}
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

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Group B

Pos	Team	Qualified for
1	Brazil	Team play for the position 1 - 8
2	Netherlands	Team play for the position 1 - 8
3	Russia	Team play for the position 9 - 16
4	Ukraine	Team play for the position 9 - 16

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Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

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Group C

Pos	Team	Qualified for
1	Brazil	Team play for the position 1 - 8
2	Netherlands	Team play for the position 1 - 8
3	Russia	Team play for the position 9 - 16
4	Ukraine	Team play for the position 9 - 16

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Group D

Pos	Team	Qualified for
1	Brazil	Team play for the position 1 - 8
2	Netherlands	Team play for the position 1 - 8
3	Russia	Team play for the position 9 - 16
4	Ukraine	Team play for the position 9 - 16

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Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Position 9-16

D3	v	C4

C3	v	D4

B3	v	A4

A3	v	B4

Position 1-8

D1	v	C2

C1	v	D2

B1	v	A2

A1	v	B2

Semi-finals

Position 13-16

Loser D3/C4	v	Loser C3/D4

Loser B3/A4	v	Loser A3/B4

Position 9-12

Winner D3/C4	v	Winner C3/D4

Winner B3/A4	v	Winner A3/B4

Position 5-8

Loser D1/C2	v	Loser C1/D2

Loser B1/A2	v	Loser A1/B2

Position 1-4

Winner D1/C2	v	Winner C1/D2

Winner B1/A2	v	Winner A1/B2

Finals

Position 15-16

Loser SF1 Position 13-16	v	Loser SF2 Position 13-16

Position 13-14

Winner SF1 Position 13-16	v	Winner SF2 Position 13-16

Position 11-12

Loser SF1 Position 9-12	v	Loser SF2 Position 9-12

Position 9-10

Winner SF1 Position 9-12	v	Winner SF2 Position 9-12

Position 7-8

Loser SF1 Position 5-8	v	Loser SF2 Position 5-8

Position 5-6

Winner SF1 Position 5-8	v	Winner SF2 Position 5-8

Position 3-4

Loser SF1 Position 1-4	v	Loser SF2 Position 1-4

Final

Winner SF1 Position 1-4	v	Winner SF2 Position 1-4

Statistics

Goalscorers

Ranking

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References

^ XXXXXX XXXXParalympic Games - Qualification Guide, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 2014
^ Announcement from the IFCPF. IFCPF. June 2015.
^ CPFWC draw procedure (PDF). International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football. 2015-05-01.
^ Schedule, IFCPF Football 7-a-side World Championships website
^ "Overview results and standings". Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

External links

[ Official website]
[ Official website from XX XX XXXX
Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)
International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)

Category:XXXX in association football XXXX Category:XXXX–XXin Dutch football Category:Paralympic association football

[1] XXXXXX XXXXParalympic Games - Qualification Guide, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), January 2014

[2] Announcement from the IFCPF. IFCPF. June 2015.

[3] CPFWC draw procedure (PDF). International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football. 2015-05-01.

[4] Schedule, IFCPF Football 7-a-side World Championships website

[5] "Overview results and standings". Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Retrieved 22 June 2011.

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Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

The draw

Squads

Venues

Format

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Statistics

Goalscorers

Ranking

See also

References

External links