Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
| Football 5-a-side at the XIV Paralympic Games |
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| Venue | Olympic Hockey Centre | ||||||||||||
| Dates | 31 August – 8 September 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 96 (8 teams) | ||||||||||||
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 Brazil
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 France
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Football 5-a-side at the 2012 Summer Paralympics was held in London at the Riverbank Arena, from 31 August to 8 September. Football 5-a-side is played by athletes with visual impairment, with a ball with a noise making device inside.
For these games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. Brazil were the favorites since they won both in Athens 2004 and in Beijing 2008; they are also the defending world champions.
Each of the eight participating nations submitted a squad of ten men – eight blind or visually impaired players and two sighted goalkeepers. For the first time, the sighted players were awarded medals as part of their team.
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