1998 CPISRA Soccer World Championships

The 1998 CPISRA Football 7-a-side World Championships was the world championship for men's national 7-a-side association football teams. CPISRA stands for Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association. Athletes with a physical disability competed. The Championship took in Brazil from 5 to 12 September 1998.

1998 CPISRA Soccer World Championships
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil Brazil
Dates5 September to 12 September 1998
Teams11
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsRussia Russia
Runners-upUkraine Ukraine
Third placeBrazil Brazil
Fourth placeSpain Spain

Football 7-a-side 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.

Participating teams and officials

Teams

Means of qualificationBerthsQualified
Host nation1 Brazil
Americas Region Argentina
USA
...
European Region England & Wales
Netherlands
Russia
Spain
Ukraine
...
Total11

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro.

Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro
Deodoro Sports Complex
Capacity: unknown

Group stage

Group 1

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualified for
1 Brazil*00000000Team play for the position 1 - 4
2 Spain*00000000
3 Netherlands00000000Team play for the position 5 - 6
4 England & Wales*00000000Team play for the position 7 - 8
5 USA*00000000Team play for the position 9 - 10
Source: no more detailed information about the table stand available
The teams with * the placement is presumed due to the available results.
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Netherlands 4–1 England & Wales
Report [1]
Spain 3–2 Netherlands
Report [1]
Netherlands 4–0 USA
Report [1]
Brazil 2–1 Netherlands
Report [1]

Group 2

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualified for
1 Russia*00000000Team play for the position 1 - 4
2 Ukraine*00000000
3 Argentina00000000Team play for the position 5 - 6
Source: no more detailed information about the table stand available
The teams with * the placement is presumed due to the available results.
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria

Knockout stage

Semi-finals


Finals

Position 9-10

Position 7-8

Position 5-6

Netherlands 2–1 Argentina
Report [1]

Position 3-4

Brazil 3–2 Spain

Final

Russia3–1 Ukraine

Statistics

Ranking

RankTeam
Russia
Ukraine
Brazil
4. Spain
5. Netherlands
6. Argentina
7....
8....
9....
10....
11....

See also

References