Soccer World Cup at the 2005 CPISRA World Championships
Football 7-a-side at the 2005 CPISRA World Championships was held in New London, Connecticut from 27 June to 11 July. Football 7-a-side is played by athletes with cerebral palsy, a condition characterized by impairment of muscular coordination, stroke, or traumatic brain injury (TBI). Football 7-a-side was played with modified FIFA rules. Among the modifications were that there were seven players, no offside, a smaller playing field, and permission for one-handed throw-ins. Matches consisted of two thirty-minute halves, with a fifteen-minute half -time break. Participating teams and officials. Qualifying. The following teams qualified for the tournament: Venues. The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in New London, Connecticut. First group stage. Group 3 and Group 4. Group 3 and 4 do not provide any information on the ending of the closing tables. On the basis of the tables in groups 5 and 6 of the second group phase, it can be concluded that the following teams have emerged: These three teams played for positions 9 to 13: Finals. Position 7-8 Position 5-6 Position 3-4 Final