World Blind Football Championships
The World Blind Football Championships, formerly the Football-5-a-Side World Championships, were played for the first time in 1998.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Men's B1 Category
| Year | Venue | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Details |
Campinas |
Sep | Brazil | 1–0 | Argentina | Spain | 2–0 | Colombia | 6 | [12] | |||
| 2000 Details |
Jerez de la Frontera |
Sep 25–30 | Brazil | 4–0 | Argentina | Spain | 3–0 | Greece | 8 | [13] | |||
| 2002 Details |
Rio de Janeiro |
Dec | Argentina | 4–2 | Spain | Brazil | 2–0 | Colombia | 9 | [14] | |||
| 2006 Details |
Buenos Aires |
Nov 24 - Dec 1 | Argentina | 1–0 | Brazil | Paraguay | 2–1 | Spain | 8 | [15] | |||
| 2010 Details |
Hereford |
Aug 14–22 | Brazil | 2–0 | Spain | China | 1–0 | England | 10 | [16] | |||
| 2014 Details |
Tokyo |
Nov 16–24 | Brazil | 1–0 | Argentina | Spain | 0–0 (2–0 p) |
China | 12 | [17] | |||
| 2018 Details |
Madrid |
Jun 7–17 | Brazil | 2–0 | Argentina | China | 2–1 | Russia | 16 | [18][19] | |||
| 2023[20] Details |
Birmingham |
Aug 15–25 | Argentina | 0–0 (2–1 p) |
China | Brazil | 7–1 | Colombia | 16 | [21] | |||
| 2027 Details |
São Paulo |
Medals summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
Men's B2/B3 Category
| Year | Venue | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 Details |
Campinas |
Sep | Belarus | 3–2 | Spain | Italy | 9–2 | Argentina | 6 | [22] | |||
| 2002 Details |
Varese |
Sep 19–28 | Belarus | 14–2 | Russia | Spain | 3–2 | Brazil | 12 | [23][24] | |||
| 2004 Details |
Manchester |
Dec 13–18 | Belarus | Russia | Spain | 3–2 | Ukraine | 12 | [24] | ||||
| 2007[20] Details |
Sao Caetano do Sul |
Aug 1–5 | Belarus | 1–1 (3–2 p) |
Ukraine | Spain | 4–0 | Brazil | 4 | [25][24] | |||
| 2008 Details |
Buenos Aires |
Nov 16–22 | Ukraine | 0–0 (3–2 p) |
Belarus | England | Argentina | 10 | [24] | ||||
| 2011[20] Details |
Antalya |
Apr 3–9 | Belarus | 5–1 | Ukraine | Spain | 7–4 | England | 9 | [26][24] | |||
| 2013 Details |
Miyagi |
Feb 4–12 | Russia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Ukraine | England | 14–0 | Japan | 4 | [27][24] | |||
| 2015[20] Details |
Seoul |
May 11–16 | Ukraine | 3–1 | Spain | Italy | 2–1 | Japan | 5 | [28] | |||
| 2017 Details |
Cagliari |
May 29 - Jun 3 | Ukraine | 3–0 | England | Russia | 2–2 (2–1 p) |
Spain | 8 | [29] | |||
| 2019 Details |
Antalya |
Dec 7–14 | Ukraine | 6–2 | England | Russia | 2–2 (3–2 p) |
Turkey | 7 | [30] | |||
| 2023[20] Details |
Birmingham |
Aug 16–22 | Ukraine | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | England | Spain | 9–0 | Japan | 7 | [31] |
Medals summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Belarus | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | England | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Spain | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 6 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Women's results
B1/B2/B3 (together)
| Year | Venue | Date | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | Sources | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Enugu |
Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | N/a | N/a | N/a | N/a | [32] | ||||||
| 2023[20] Details |
Birmingham |
Aug 14–21 | Argentina | 2–1 | Japan | Sweden | 0–0 (1–0 p) |
India | 8 | [33] | |||
| 2025[34] | Kakkanad | Oct 07- 11 | Argentina | 2–0 | England |
Japan | 0–0 (2-1 p) |
Brazil |
8 | [35] | |||
| 2027[36] | São Paulo | ||||||||||||
Medals summary
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
See also
- Blind football at the IBSA World Games
- IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix
- Blind football
- Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association
- International Blind Sports Federation
- Paralympic games
- Paralympic sports
- Paralympic association football
- CP football
- Amputee football
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