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Football 7-a-side at the 2007 Parapan American Games

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Football 7-a-side at the
2007 Parapan American Games
VenueDeodoro Military Club
Dates13 – 18 August 2007
Competitors from 6 nations
Teams6
Medalists
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Brazil
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada

Football 7-a-side competitions at the 2007 Parapan American Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from 13 – 18 August 2007 at the Deodoro Military Club.[1]

Participating teams and officials

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Qualifying

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A total of five teams will qualify to compete in the football five a side competition. The host nation (Brazil) automatically qualifies a team. A team may consist of a maximum of 14 athletes.

Means of qualification Berths Qualified
Host nation 1  Brazil
Americas Region 5  Argentina
 Canada
 Colombia
 United States
 Venezuela
Total 6

Squads

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The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:

 Brazil  United States  Venezuela
 Argentina  Canada  Colombia

Venues

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The venue used for the 2007 Para Pan-American Games was located in Deodoro Military Club, Rio de Janeiro.[1]

Rio de Janeiro
Deodoro Military Club
Capacity: unknown

Format

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The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 6 teams divided among two groups of three, where engaged in a round-robin tournament within itself. The two highest ranked teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage for the position one to four, the third-placed teams play for the fifth place.

Classification
Athletes with a physical disability competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury or stroke. Athletes must be ambulant.

Players were classified by level of disability.

  • C5: Athletes with difficulties when walking and running, but not in standing or when kicking the ball.
  • C6: Athletes with control and co-ordination problems of their upper limbs, especially when running.
  • C7: Athletes with hemiplegia.
  • C8: Athletes with minimal disability; must meet eligibility criteria and have an impairment that has impact on the sport of football.

Teams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time.

Group stage

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The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 6 teams divided among two groups of three.[1]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1  Brazil 2 2 0 0 22 1 +21 6 Team play for the position 1 - 4
2  United States 2 1 0 1 7 7 0 3
3  Venezuela 2 0 0 2 1 22 −21 0 Team play for the fifth place
United States 0–7 Brazil
Deodoro Military Club
United States 7–0 Venezuela
Deodoro Military Club
Brazil 15–1 Venezuela
Deodoro Military Club

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualified for
1  Argentina 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Team play for the position 1 - 4
2  Canada 2 1 0 1 10 2 +8 3
3  Colombia 2 0 0 2 0 14 −14 0 Team play for the fifth place
Argentina 2–1 Canada
Deodoro Military Club
Argentina 5–0 Colombia
Deodoro Military Club
Canada 9–0 Colombia
Deodoro Military Club

Knockout stage

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Semi-finals

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Brazil 7–0 Canada
Deodoro Military Club

United States 1–2 Argentina
Deodoro Military Club

Finals

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Position 5-6

Venezuela 2–2(a.e.t.) Colombia
Penalties
3–2
Deodoro Military Club

Position 3-4

Canada 1–0 United States
Deodoro Military Club

Final

Brazil 5–0 Argentina
Deodoro Military Club

Statistics

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Ranking

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Rank Team
 Brazil
 Argentina
 Canada
4.  United States
5.  Venezuela
6.  Colombia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Rio de Janeiro 2007 - Seven a side". RSSSF. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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