2015 IFCPF CP Football World Championships
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The 2015 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 16 to 28 June 2015.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | England |
Dates | 16 – 28 June 2015 |
Teams | 16 |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Russia |
Runners-up | Ukraine |
Third place | Brazil |
Fourth place | Netherlands |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 43 |
Goals scored | 209 (4.86 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Volodymyr Antonyuk (12) |
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 Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympic Games.[1]