Football 7-a-side at the 2005 CPISRA World Championships was held in New London, Connecticut from 27 June to 11 July. Football 7-a-side is played by athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular coordination, stroke, or traumatic brain injury (TBI).
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | 27 June – 11 July 2005 |
| Teams | 13 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Russia |
| Runners-up |  Ukraine |
| Third place |  Iran |
| Fourth place |  Netherlands |
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
Qualifying
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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| Host nation | 1 | United States | ||
| Africa Region | 1 |  South Africa | ||
| 2002 Pan-American Soccer Championship | 22 – 29 September 2002 |  Santiago, Chile | 3 |  Argentina Brazil Canada |
| 2002 FESPIC Games | 26 October – 1 November 2002 |  Busan, South Korea | 2 | Iran Japan |
| 2002 European Soccer Championship | 30 August – 8 September 2002 | Kyiv, Ukraine | 5 |  England &  Wales Netherlands Russia Spain Ukraine |
| Oceania Region | 1 |  Australia | ||
| Total | 13 | |||
Venues
The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in New London, Connecticut.
| New London | ||
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| Stadium: unknown | ||
| Capacity: unknown | ||
First group stage
Group 1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for |
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| 1 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 |
| 2 | United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 9 - 13 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| United States | 0–0 | Canada |
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| Report [1] |
Group 2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for |
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| 1 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 1 - 8 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 9 - 13 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| Iran | 1–0 | Netherlands |
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| Report [2] |
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Australia |
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| Report [2] |
Group 3 and Group 4
Group 3 and 4 do not provide any information on the ending of the closing tables. On the basis of the tables in groups 5 and 6 of the second group phase, it can be concluded that the following teams have emerged:
These three teams played for positions 9 to 13:
Second group stage
Group 5
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for |
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| 1 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 1 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 3 |
| 3 | Argentina* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 5 |
| 4 | England & Wales* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 7 |
The teams with * the placement is presumed due to the available results.
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
| Russia | 4–1 | Netherlands |
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| Report [2] |
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| Netherlands | 7–3 | England& Wales |
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| Netherlands | 5–0 | Argentina |
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Group 6
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualified for |
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| 1 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 1 |
| 2 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 3 |
| 3 | Brazil* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 5 |
| 4 | United States* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Team play for the position 7 |
The teams with * the placement is presumed due to the available results.
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
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Group 7
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | posotion |
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| 1 | Australia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | position 9 |
| 2 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | position 10 |
| 3 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | position 11 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | position 12 |
| 5 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | position 13 |
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
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Finals
Position 7-8
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Position 5-6
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Position 3-4
| Iran | 9–0 | Netherlands |
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| Report [2] |
Final
Statistics
Ranking
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 | Ukraine |
 | Iran |
| 4. | Netherlands |
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