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

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.

## Participating teams and officials
### Qualifying

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

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to:
| Brazil | United States | Venezuela |
| Argentina | Canada | Colombia |

## Venues

The venue used for the 2007 Para Pan-American Games was located in Deodoro Military Club, Rio de Janeiro.
| Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro | Rio de Janeiro |
| Deodoro Military Club | | Rio de Janeiro |
| Capacity: unknown | | Rio de Janeiro |

## Format

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.
* Tie-breaking criteria for group play
* The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
* Number of points
* Goal difference
* Number of goals scored
* Number of points obtained in matches between tied teams
* Goal difference in matches between tied teams
* Number of goals scored in matches between tied teams
* Drawing of lots
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

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

### Group A

| 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 | Team play for the position 1 - 4 |
| 3 | Venezuela | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 | Team play for the fifth place |

### Group B

| 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 | Team play for the position 1 - 4 |
| 3 | Colombia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 | Team play for the fifth place |

## Finals

Position 5-6
Position 3-4
Final

## Statistics
### Ranking

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