Football 5-a-side at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Olympic Hockey Centre | ||||||||||||
Dates | 31 August – 8 September | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 96 (8 teams) | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics [1] was held in London at the Riverbank Arena, from 31 August to 8 September. Football 5-a-side is played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside. [2]
For these games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. Brazil were the favourites since they had won both in Athens 2004 and in Beijing 2008; they were also the defending world champions. [3]
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths [4] | Qualified |
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Host nation | 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | ||
2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship | 14–22 August 2010 | United Kingdom | 1 | Brazil (BRA) |
2010 Asian Para-Games | 13–18 December 2010 | Guangzhou, China | 1 | China (CHN) |
2011 IBSA Football 5-a-side European Championships | 17 June – 1 July 2011 | Aksaray, Turkey | 2 | France (FRA) |
Spain (ESP) | ||||
2011 Parapan American Games | 15–20 November 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1 | Argentina (ARG) |
Wildcard | 2 | Turkey (TUR) | ||
Iran (IRI) | ||||
Total | 8 |
Each of the eight participating nations submitted a squad of ten men – eight blind or visually impaired players and two sighted goalkeepers. For the first time, the sighted players were awarded medals as part of their team.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Brazil (BRA) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 7 | Qualified for the medal round |
2 | France (FRA) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | China (CHN) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 4 | Qualified for the classification round |
4 | Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
China | 4–0 | Turkey |
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Wenfa Zheng 2', 50' Xiaoqiang Li 13' ( pen.) Yafeng Wang 46' |
Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Spain (ESP) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Qualified for the medal round |
2 | Argentina (ARG) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
3 | Iran (IRI) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 | Qualified for the classification round |
4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
Great Britain | 1–1 | Spain |
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Clarke 22' | Report | Martín Gaitán 20' ( pen.) |
Spain | 2–0 | Iran |
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Martín Gaitán 13', 22' | Report |
Great Britain | 0–1 | Iran |
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Report | Ardekani 21' ( pen.) |
China | 1–1 ( a.e.t.) | Great Britain |
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Li 40' ( pen.) | Report | English 47' |
Penalties | ||
Li Wang |
2–1 |
Clarke English Seal |
Iran | 1–0 | Turkey |
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Rajab Pour 19' | Report |
Turkey | 0–2 | Great Britain |
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Report |
Seal 5' Clarke 48' |
Iran | 0–0 ( a.e.t.) | China |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Shalhavizadeh Ardekani Haftdaran |
0–1 |
Zhoubin Yafeng Dongdong |
Spain | 0–0 ( a.e.t.) | Argentina |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Martín Gaitán Rosado Carrasco Giera Tejuelo |
1–0 |
Rodriguez Velo Deldo |