Tournament details | |
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Host country | Paris, France |
Dates | 1 – 7 September 2024 |
Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | Eiffel Tower Stadium |
Final positions | |
Champions | France (1st title) |
Runners-up | Argentina |
Third place | Brazil |
Fourth place | Colombia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 22 (1.22 per match) |
Attendance | 176,610 (9,812 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Nonato Villeroux (3 goals) |
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Football 5-a-side, more commonly known as Blind football or Blind soccer, at the 2024 Summer Paralympics was held at the Eiffel Tower Stadium in Paris, France.[1][2]
Qualifying
There are eight men's teams who compete in the competition. Each team must have a maximum of eight outfield players and two goalkeepers.
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Berths | Qualified |
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Host country allocation | — | — | 1 | France |
2022 IBSA Blind Football European Championships[3] | 8–18 June 2022 | Pescara | 1 | |
2022 IBSA Blind Football African Championships | 14–26 September 2022 | Bouznika | 1 | |
2022 IBSA Blind Football Asian-Oceanian Championships[4] | 11–18 November 2022 | Kochi | 1 | China |
2023 IBSA World Games[5] | 18–27 August 2023 | Birmingham | 3 | Argentina Colombia Japan |
2023 Parapan American Games | 17–26 November 2023 | Santiago | 1 | Brazil |
Total | 8 |
At the IBSA World Games, as China (runner-up) and Brazil (third place) qualified for the Paralympics through their regional qualifiers, their places were allocated to Colombia (fourth place) and Japan (fifth place).[1]
Schedule
G | Group stage | C | Classification matches | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Date Event |
Thu 29 Aug |
Fri 30 Aug |
Sat 31 Aug |
Sun 1 Sep |
Mon 2 Sep |
Tue 3 Sep |
Wed 4 Sep |
Thu 5 Sep |
Fri 6 Sep |
Sat 7 Sep | ||
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Men's tournament | G | G | G | C | ½ | B | F |
Squads
Medalists
Preliminary round
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
2 | France (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | China | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Fifth place match |
4 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 | Seventh place match |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Semi-finals |
2 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | Fifth place match |
4 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | Seventh place match |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
5 September | ||||||
Colombia | 0 | |||||
7 September | ||||||
France | 1 | |||||
France (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
5 September | ||||||
Argentina | 1 (2) | |||||
Brazil | 0 (3) | |||||
Argentina (p) | 0 (4) | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
7 September | ||||||
Colombia | 0 | |||||
Brazil | 1 |
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Statistics
Goalscorers
There were 22 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 1.22 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
- Robertoizumi Sasaki (JPN) (against Morocco)
Source: Paralympics
Final rankings
Rank | Team |
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France | |
Argentina | |
Brazil | |
4 | Colombia |
5 | China |
6 | Morocco |
7 | Turkey |
8 | Japan |
See also
References
- ^ a b "PARIS 2024 PARALYMPIC GAMES QUALIFICATION REGULATIONS" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Overview about football". IBSA. 12 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 IBSA Blind Football European Championships". IBSA. 12 June 2022.
- ^ "2022 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships". IBSA. 12 June 2022. Archived from the original on 25 September 2022.
- ^ "2023 IBSA Blind Football World Championships". IBSA. 12 June 2022.