Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics 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.
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.
Qualifying
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
Group B
Knockout stage
Classification round
5th–8th place semi-finals
7th–8th place match
5th–6th place match
Medal round
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Medallists
See also
- Football 7-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
- Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics
References
External links
- "Football 5-a-side" Archived 27 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, The official site of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games
