2012 Amputee Football World Cup Explained

Tourney Name:Amputee Football World Cup
Year:2012
City:Kaliningrad
Country:Russia
Dates:7–14 October (8 days)
Num Teams:12
Venues:2
Third Other: Turkey
Matches:38
Goals:170
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2014

The 2012 Amputee Football World Cup, aka 2012 Amputee Soccer World Cup, was the 13th edition of the biannual international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in Kaliningrad, Russia between 7 and 14 October 2012.[1] [2] The previous event took place in Argentina in 2010.[3] Mexico was selected by majority vote on the WAFF 2012 Congress to host the next World Cup in 2014.

The competition was originally planned to be held in Japan. However, the venue was changed due to the April 2011 Fukushima earthquake.[4]

Uzbekistan won the title for the three consecutive time, defeating the sixth-time champions Russia in the final. Turkey became bronze medalist before Argentina.[5] [6]

Participating nations

The original line-up of the competition changed as France and Brazil withdrew, and in their places Poland and Ukraine joined the 2012 World Cup.[2]

Following twelve nations, including Uzbekistan as the defending world champion, competed in two divisions. The first two ranking teams in each division qualified for the semi-finals.[2] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Preliminary round

[11]

Division A

[12] [13]

width=120Teamwidth=25Pldwidth=25 Wwidth=25 Dwidth=25 Lwidth=25 GFwidth=25 GAwidth=25 GDwidth=25 P
align=left 5 5 0 0 16 3 +13 15
align=left 5 2 2 1 9 12 -3 8
align=left 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2 7
align=left 5 1 3 1 5 9 -4 6
align=left 5 1 2 2 10 11 -1 5
align=left 5 0 0 5 8 15 -7 0
7 October 2012
11:00 am align=right 0 - 5 Russia
12:00 pm align=right 0 - 2 Ghana
1:00 pm align=right 0 - 0 El Salvador
8 October 2012
10:00 am align=right 0 - 2 Russia
11:00 am align=right 1 - 2 Argentina
12:00 pm align=right 1 - 3 Ghana
9 October 2012
10:00 am align=right 1 - 2 Russia
11:00 am align=right El Salvador 5 - 3 Poland
12:00 pm align=right 2 - 2 Iran
10 October 2012
10:00 am align=right Russia 5 - 1 Poland
11:00 am align=right 2 - 2 Iran
12:00 pm align=right 3 - 3 Argentina
11 October 2012
10:00 am align=right Russia 2 - 1 El Salvador
11:00 am align=right Argentina 2 - 1 Ghana
12:00 pm align=right Poland 1 - 3 Iran

Division B

[14] [15] [16]

width=125Teamwidth=25Pldwidth=25 Wwidth=25 Dwidth=25 Lwidth=25 GFwidth=25 GAwidth=25 GDwidth=25 P
align=left 5 5 0 0 29 5 +24 15
align=left 5 3 1 1 22 10 +12 10
align=left 5 2 2 1 16 7 +9 8
align=left 5 2 1 2 8 9 -1 7
align=left 5 0 1 4 7 23 -16 1
align=left 5 0 1 4 5 33 -28 1
7 October 2012
11:30 am align=right 1 - 2 Ukraine
12:30 pm align=right Uzbekistan 6 - 1 Turkey
2:30 pm align=right 0 - 4 England
8 October 2012
10:30 am align=right 1 - 1 Ukraine
11:30 am align=right 1 - 3 Turkey
12:30 pm align=right 0 - 7 Uzbekistan
9 October 2012
10:30 am align=right Uzbekistan 8 - 2 Liberia
11:30 am align=right England 7 - 0 Japan
12:30 pm align=right 1 - 3 Turkey
10 October 2012
10:30 am align=right Turkey 13 - 0 Japan
11:30 am align=right Uzbekistan 4 - 2 England
12:30 pm align=right Ukraine 4 - 0 Liberia
11 October 2012
10:30 am align=right 2 - 2 England
11:30 am align=right 0 - 4 Uzbekistan
12:30 pm align=right 4 - 4 Liberia

Placement matches

[17]

11th/12th position
13 October 2012
align=right Poland align=center 2(4) - 2(3) Japan
9th/10th position
13 October 2012
align=right El Salvador align=center 3 - 2 Liberia
7th/8th position
13 October 2012
align=right Iran align=center 1 - 0 Ukraine
5th/6th position
13 October 2012
align=right England align=center 2 - 0 Ghana

Finals

[6] [16] [18]

Semifinals
13 October 2012
align=right Russia 3 - 0 Turkey
align=right Uzbekistan 4 - 0 Argentina
Bronze medal match
14 October 2012
align=right Turkey 3 - 0 Argentina
Gold medal match
14 October 2012
align=right Uzbekistan 1 - 0 Russia

Rankings

width=20Rankwidth=120Team
1
2
3 Turkey
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amputee football . https://web.archive.org/web/20100123193608/http://www.sovsport.ru/gazeta/article-item/365450 . dead . January 23, 2010 . SovSport . Russian . 2012-10-12 .
  2. Web site: Brazil, France Out-Poland, Ukraine In: Final World Cup Line-Up Set . World Amputee Football . 2012-09-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021192623/http://www.worldamputeefootball.com/ . 2017-10-21 . dead .
  3. News: World Cup 2010: The amputee who shared a drink with David Villa . The Guardian . 2012-09-29 . London . Louise . Taylor . 2010-07-11.
  4. Web site: http://vesti.uz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=32746 . Vesti . ru:Узбекские футболисты-ампутанты с победы стартовали в чемпионате мира . 2012-10-08 . Russian . 2012-10-13 .
  5. News: Fútbol: Argentina perdió y finalizó cuarta en el Mundial de Amputados . https://archive.today/20121230005252/http://www.analisisdigital.com.ar/noticias.php?ed=1&di=0&no=173247 . dead . December 30, 2012 . Revista Analisis de la Actualidad . 2012-10-14 . Spanish . 2012-10-14 .
  6. News: Ampute Milli Takımı Dünya Üçüncüsü Oldu . Spor Haberler . 2012-10-14 . Turkish . 2012-10-14 .
  7. News: Orada bir milli takım var uzakta . . Koyuncuoğlu, Hüseyin . 2012-09-29 . Turkish . 2012-09-29 .
  8. News: Iran to participate in 2012 Amputee Football World Cup . Tehran Times . 2012-09-19 . 2012-09-29 . 2012-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012043152/http://www.tehrantimes.com/sports/101575-iran-to-participate-in-2012-amputee-football-world-cup . dead .
  9. Web site: Launching Of Amputee Football World Cup . Ghana Web . 2012-06-12 . 2012-09-29 .
  10. Web site: Ghana In Tough Amputee World Cup Group . Ghana News Link . 2012-09-29 . 2012-10-13 .
  11. Web site: Amputees Football-Day 3 and Day 4 Results . The Ministry of Culture and Sport affairs, Uzbekistan . 2012-10-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031235/http://en.mcs.uz/sportnews/201-amputees-football-day-3-and-4-results.html . 2016-03-04 . dead .
  12. Web site: Amputees Draw With Iran . Ghana Web . 2012-10-12 .
  13. Web site: Amputees fail to qualify . Modern Ghana . 2012-10-12 .
  14. Web site: 2012 AFWC . England Amputee Football Association . 2012-10-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120728115622/http://www.theeafa.co.uk/news2012.html . 2012-07-28 . dead .
  15. News: Ampute Futbol Milli Takımı Japonya'ya 13 Gol Attı . Haberler . 2012-10-10 . Turkish . 2012-10-12 .
  16. News: Uzbekistan amputee team to play against Argentina in WC semifinals . UzDaily . 2012-10-11 . 2012-10-12 .
  17. Web site: Mundial de Fútbol para Amputados: Argentina no pudo con Uzbekistán . Elonce . 2012-10-14 . Spanish . 2012-10-14 . 2012-10-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121024034101/http://www.elonce.com/secciones/deportivas/281444-mundial-de-ftbol-para-amputados-argentina-no-pudo-con-uzbekistn.htm . dead .
  18. News: Uzbekistan amputee team advances to World Cup final . UzDaily . 2012-10-13 . 2012-10-13 .

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