Football 5-a-side at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country allocation | — | — | 1 | France
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| 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
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| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | G | G | G | C | ½ | B | F | |||||
Squads
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | France Alessandro Bartolomucci Mickaël Miguez Gael Riviere Hakim Arezki Martin Baron Khalifa Youmé Frédéric Villeroux Ahmed Tidiane Diakité Fabrice Morgado Benoit Chevreau de Montlehu |
Argentina Darío Lencina Ángel Deldo Nahuel Heredia Froilán Padilla Jesus Merlos Matias Olivera Maximiliano Espinillo Osvaldo Fernández Mario Rios Germán Muleck |
Brazil Luan Gonçalves Maicon Júnior Cássio Lopes Jonatan Borges da Silva Jeferson da Conceição Raimundo Nonato Tiago da Silva Ricardo Alves Jardiel Soares Matheus Bumussa |
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Fifth place match |
| 4 |  Turkey
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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
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Argentina
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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 |
Source: Paris 2024
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
- Juan Pérez (COL)
1 goal
- Maximiliano Espinillo (ARG)
- Osvaldo Fernández (ARG)
- Ricardo Alves (BRA)
- Luan Gonçalves (BRA)
- Jeferson da Conceição (BRA)
- Jardiel Soares (BRA)
- Liu Meng (CHN)
- Tang Zhihua (CHN)
- Zhu Ruiming (CHN)
- Martin Baron (FRA)
- Khalifa Youmé (FRA)
- Emre Aslan (TUR)
- Hasan Şatay (TUR)
1 own goal
- Robertoizumi Sasaki (JPN) (against Morocco)
Source: Paralympics
Final rankings
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
France
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Argentina
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Brazil
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| 4 | Colombia
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| 5 | China
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| 6 | Morocco
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| 7 | Turkey
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| 8 | Japan
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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.
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