2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship
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The 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship is a blind football tournament and the fifth World Blind Football Championship. The competition was staged in the United Kingdom between 14 August and 22 August 2010, and involved ten teams of visually impaired players from around the world competing to be crowned world champion. It was won for the third time by Brazil, who defeated their fellow finalists, Spain, 2-0 to take the title. The championships, which took place at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford
is the first to have been held in the United Kingdom.
The draw for the 2010 World Blind Football Championship was held on Monday 12 April 2010 at Wembley Stadium
in London and overseen by Sir Trevor Brooking
, the Football Association's Director of Football Development, and George Cohen
, who was part of England's winning team at the 1966 World Cup.
as an outstanding performance. Host nation England achieved their best result to date, coming fourth overall, but missing out on a medal after losing 5-1 to Brazil in the semi-final, then to China in the third place play off. Feng Ya Wang of China was named Young player of the tournament, while Antonio Martin of Spain won the Golden Boot. Martin's Spanish team-mate, Alfredo Gonzalez, was voted the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Japan was presented with the Fair Play trophy by Mayor of Hereford, Councillor Anna Toon.
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
Semi-final 2
7th place play-off
5th place play-off
3rd place play-off
Final
Hereford
Hereford is a cathedral city, civil parish and county town of Herefordshire, England. It lies on the River Wye, approximately east of the border with Wales, southwest of Worcester, and northwest of Gloucester...
is the first to have been held in the United Kingdom.
The draw for the 2010 World Blind Football Championship was held on Monday 12 April 2010 at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
in London and overseen by Sir Trevor Brooking
Trevor Brooking
Sir Trevor David Brooking CBE is a football player turned manager, on-air analyst, and administrator.Brooking attended Ripple Infants School and left Ilford County High School with 11 O-levels and 2 A-levels....
, the Football Association's Director of Football Development, and George Cohen
George Cohen
George Reginald Cohen MBE was the right back for England in the side which won the 1966 World Cup. He is the uncle of Rugby Union World Cup winner, Ben Cohen.-Football career:...
, who was part of England's winning team at the 1966 World Cup.
The tournament
The tournament got under way on the afternoon of Saturday 14 August with the opening match between England and Spain. Brazil won the tournament after beating Spain 2-0 in the final on 22 August. It was the third occasion on which Brazil have won the competition, and their team's striker, Jefferson Goncalves, was named Player of the tournament for what was described by the Hereford TimesHereford Times
The Hereford Times is a weekly tabloid newspaper published every Thursday in Hereford, England. Its offices are based in Holmer Road. The editor is Fiona Phillips...
as an outstanding performance. Host nation England achieved their best result to date, coming fourth overall, but missing out on a medal after losing 5-1 to Brazil in the semi-final, then to China in the third place play off. Feng Ya Wang of China was named Young player of the tournament, while Antonio Martin of Spain won the Golden Boot. Martin's Spanish team-mate, Alfredo Gonzalez, was voted the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Japan was presented with the Fair Play trophy by Mayor of Hereford, Councillor Anna Toon.
Group A
| England | 0 - 1 | Spain | 14 August |
| Colombia | 0 - 0 | Japan | 15 August |
| Spain | 2 - 0 | Colombia | 16 August |
| England | 2 - 1 | South Korea | 16 August |
| Spain | 1 - 0 | South Korea | 17 August |
| England | 2 - 0 | Japan | 17 August |
| Spain | 2 - 0 | Japan | 18 August |
| Colombia | 3 - 1 | South Korea | 18 August |
| Japan | 0 - 0 | South Korea | 19 August |
| England | 1 - 0 | Colombia | 19 August |
Group B
| Argentina | 0 - 1 | France | 15 August |
| Brazil | 2 - 0 | China | 15 August |
| France | 0 - 1 | Brazil | 16 August |
| Argentina | 3 - 0 | Greece | 16 August |
| France | 2 - 0 | Greece | 17 August |
| Argentina | 0 - 1 | China | 17 August |
| France | 1 - 1 | China | 18 August |
| Brazil | 3 - 0 | Greece | 18 August |
| China | 4 - 1 | Greece | 19 August |
| Argentina | 0 - 0 | Brazil | 19 August |
Knockout stage
9th place play-off| South Korea | 0 - 1 | Greece | 21 August | aet (0 - 1 at full time) |
Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
| Spain | 1 - 0 | China | 21 August; | aet (1 - 0 at full time) |
Semi-final 2
| Brazil | 5 - 1 | England | 21 August | aet (5 - 1 at full time) |
7th place play-off
| Japan | 0 - 1 | Argentina | 21 August | aet (0 - 1 at full time) |
5th place play-off
| Colombia | 0 - 0 | France | 21 August | aet (0 - 0 at full time) ; / France win 1 - 2 on penalties |
3rd place play-off
| China | 1 - 0 | England | 22 August | aet (1 - 0 at full time) |
Final
| Spain | 0 - 2 | Brazil | 22 August | aet (0 - 2 at full time) |
Positions
- Brazil
- Spain
- China
- England
- France
- Columbia
- Argentina
- Japan
- Greece
- South Korea