Football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Football 5-a-side
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Football 5-a-side, Tokyo 2020.svg
Football 5-a-side pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueAomi Urban Sports Venue
Dates29 August – 4 September 2021
Competitors96 from 8 nations
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
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Football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics was held at the Aomi Urban Sports Venue in Tokyo.[1]

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[2][3]

Qualifying[]

There are 8 men's teams who compete in the competition. Each team must have a maximum of fifteen squad members: eight outfield players, two goalkeepers with the other members being one guide, one coach with an assistant coach, along with a doctor and physiotherapist.[4]

Means of qualification Date Venue Berths Qualified
2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship 5–16 June 2018 Spain Madrid 1  Brazil (BRA)
2019 Americas Regional Championships[5] 2–10 June 2019 Brazil São Paulo 1  Argentina (ARG)
2019 European Championships[6] 15–24 September 2019 Italy Rome 2  France (FRA)
 Spain (ESP)
2019 Asia Regional Championships[7] 30 September – 6 October 2019 Thailand Pattaya 2  Iran (IRI)
 China (CHN)
 Thailand (THA)
2019 Africa Regional Championships[8] 22 November – 1 December 2019 Nigeria Enugu 1  Morocco (MAR)
Host country allocation 7 September 2013 Argentina Buenos Aires 1  Japan (JPN)
Total 8

Schedule[]

G Group stage C Classification matches ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Final
Date
Event
 Wed
25 Aug		 Thu
26 Aug		 Fri
27 Aug		 Sat
28 Aug		 Sun
29 Aug		 Mon
30 Aug		 Tue
31 Aug		 Wed
1 Sep		 Thu
2 Sep		 Fri
3 Sep		 Sat
4 Sep		 Sun
5 Sep
Men's tournament G G G C
(5th/6th)
(7th/8th)		 ½ B F

Squads[]

Main article: Football 5-a-side at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Men's team squads

Medalists[]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team  Brazil (BRA)
 [pt]
 [pt]


 [pt]
 [pt]

 [pt]
 [pt]
 [pt] 		 Argentina (ARG)
 [es]
Ángel Deldo
 [es]

Darío Lencina
 [es]
 [es]


 [es] 		 Morocco (MAR)









Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 3 0 0 11 0 +11 9 Semi finals
2  China 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
3  Japan 3 1 0 2 4 6 −2 3 5th–6th place match
4  France 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0 7th–8th place match
Source: TOCOG
Japan 4–0 France
  • 4', 9'
  • 19', 27' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)
Brazil 3–0 China
  • 15', 36'
  • 25' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
China 1–0 France
37' Report
Referee: Stuart Winton (Great Britain)
Brazil 4–0 Japan
  • 5'
  • 25'
  • 36', 39'
 Report
Referee: Germinal Lubrano (Argentina)
Japan 0–2 China
Report 12', 18'
Referee: François Carcouët (France)
France 0–4 Brazil
Report
  • 16', 26' (pen.)
  • 35', 39'
Referee: Attila Balint (Hungary)

Group B[]

Pos Team
  • v
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 3 3 0 0 7 1 +6 9 Semi finals
2  Morocco 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3  Spain 3 1 1 1 2 3 −1 4 5th–6th place match
4  Thailand 3 0 0 3 0 6 −6 0 7th–8th place match
Source: TOCOG
Argentina 2–1 Morocco
3', 15' Report 9'
Referee: Attila Balint (Hungary)
Spain 1–0 Thailand
Martin 40' Report
Referee: Urabe Yasushi (Japan)
Thailand 0–2 Morocco
Report 6', 20'
Referee: Kazuo Takagi (Japan)
Spain 0–2 Argentina
Report 8', 40'
Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)
Argentina 3–0 Thailand
 Report
Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)
Morocco 1–1 Spain
18' Report Martin 30'
Referee: Germinal Lubrano (Argentina)

Knock-out stage[]

Bracket[]

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
2 September
 
 
 China0
 
4 September
 
 Argentina2
 
 Argentina 2nd place, silver medalist(s)0
 
2 September
 
 Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s)1
 
 Brazil1
 
 
 Morocco0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
4 September
 
 
 China0
 
 
 Morocco 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)4

7th–8th classification matches[]

France 2–3 Thailand
29', 31' Report
  • 9'
  • 17', 27'
Referee: Attila Balint (Hungary)

5th–6th classification matches[]

Japan 1–0 Spain
20' Report
Referee: Rafael Gonzalez (Mexico)

Semi-finals[]

China 0–2 Argentina
Report 18', 22'
Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)
Brazil 1–0 Morocco
28' (o.g.) Report
Referee: François Carcouët (France)

Bronze medal match[]

China 0–4 Morocco 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Report 4', 8', 18', 30'
Referee: Lucio Morgado (Brazil)

Gold medal match[]

2nd place, silver medalist(s) Argentina 0–1 Brazil 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Report 33'
Referee: François Carcouët (France)

Final rankings[]

Rank Team
Gold medal icon.svg  Brazil
Silver medal icon.svg  Argentina
Bronze medal icon.svg  Morocco
4  China
5  Japan
6  Spain
7  Thailand
8  France

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 12 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "IBSA Blind Football Rulebook 2017–2021" (PDF). www.ibsasport.org. International Blind Sports Federation. 29 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Brazil recapture Copa America". International Paralympic Committee. 10 June 2019.
  6. ^ Rowbottom, Mike (22 September 2019). "Spain and France book Tokyo 2020 place at Blind Football European Championships". insidethegames.biz.
  7. ^ Pavitt, Michael (5 October 2019). "Iran earn Tokyo 2020 qualification by reaching Blind Football Asian Championships final". insidethegames.biz.
  8. ^ "Morocco retains African title and qualified for Tokyo 2020". ibsasport.org. International Blind Sports Federation. 2 December 2019.

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