2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Spain |
| Dates | 7 June – 17 June |
| Teams | 16 (from 6 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | Madrid (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina |
| Third place | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 44 |
| Goals scored | 136 (3.09 per match) |
The 2018 IBSA World Blind Football Championship is a blind football tournament and the seventh World Blind Football Championship. The competition was staged in Spain between 7 June and 17 June 2018, and involved sixteen teams of visually impaired players from around the world competing to be crowned world champion. It was won for the fifth time by Brazil, who defeated their fellow finalists, Argentina, 2–0 to take the title.
The tournament
The tournament got under way on 7 June with the opening match between Spain and Thailand. Brazil won the tournament after beating Argentina 2–0 in the final on 17 June. It was the fifth occasion on which Brazil have won the competition, and their team's striker, Ricardo Alves, was named Player of the tournament. China was awarded the fair play award.
Draw
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Not Ranked |
|---|---|---|---|
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | 9th–12th place match |
| 4 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | 13th–16th place match |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 | 9th–12th place match |
| 4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 | 13th–16th place match |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 9th–12th place match |
| 4 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 | 13th–16th place match |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | +21 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | 9th–12th place match |
| 4 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 | 13th–16th place match |
Knockout stage
9th–16th place match
| 13th place | 13th–16th place semifinals | 9th–16th place quarterfinals | 9th–12th place semifinals | 9th place | |||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 4 | A3 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 1 | B3 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| A4 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 7 | B3 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran (p) | 2(2) | ||||||||||||||||||
| D4 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 0 | D3 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 2(0) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15th place | C4 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 1 | C3 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 1 | 11th place | ||||||||||||||||
| D4 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 2 | D3 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| B4 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 3 | A3 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| C4 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 0 | C3 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Final ranking
References
http://www.madrid.blindfootballworldcup.com/championship-organization-and-information/ Archived 20 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine