Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
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| Football 5-a-side at the XIV Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Olympic Hockey Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August – 8 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (8 teams) | ||||||||||||
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Squads
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.
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
Wenfa Zheng  2', 50'Xiaoqiang Li 13' (pen.)Yafeng Wang 46' |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Clarke 22' |
Report | Martín Gaitán 20' (pen.) |
| Spain | 2–0 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Martín Gaitán 13', 22' |
Report |
| Great Britain | 0–1 | Iran |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ardekani 21' (pen.) |
Knockout stage
Classification round
5th–8th place semi-finals
| China | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Li 40' (pen.) |
Report | English 47' |
| Penalties | ||
Li  Wang |
2–1 |  Clarke English Seal |
| Iran | 1–0 | Turkey |
|---|---|---|
| Rajab Pour 19' |
Report |
7th–8th place match
| Turkey | 0–2 | Great Britain |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Seal 5' Clarke 48' |
5th–6th place match
| Iran | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | China |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Shalhavizadeh Ardekani Haftdaran |
0–1 | Zhoubin Yafeng Dongdong |
Medal round
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
| Spain | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Martín Gaitán Rosado Carrasco Giera Tejuelo |
1–0 | Rodriguez Velo Deldo |
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