2001 Amputee Football World Cup

2001 Amputee Football World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
City	Rio de Janeiro
Dates	5–10 November
Teams	6
Final positions
Champions	Brazil (2nd title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	England
Fourth place	Ukraine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	96 (5.33 per match)
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The 2001 Amputee Football World Cup was the 9th edition of the annual international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the International Amputee Football Federation (IAFF), and was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil between 5 and 10 November 2001. ^[1]

Brazil won the title for the second time, defeating Russia in the final. England became bronze medalist before Ukraine. ^{[2] [3]}

Participating nations

Following six nations competed in the preliminary round-robin tournament. The first four ranking teams qualified for the knockout stage.

•   Argentina
•   Brazil
•   England
•   Russia
•   United States
•   Ukraine

Preliminary round

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
Brazil	5	5	0	0	30	2	+28	15
Russia	5	4	0	1	9	4	+5	12
Ukraine	5	2	1	2	16	8	+8	7
England	5	1	2	2	17	6	+11	5
Argentina	5	1	1	3	12	13	-1	4
United States	5	0	0	5	0	51	-51	0

5 November 2001
	Brazil		5 – 0		Argentina
	Russia		3 – 0		England
6 November 2001
	England		15 – 0		United States
	Ukraine		2 – 1		Argentina
	Brazil		2 – 0		Russia
	Ukraine		11 – 0		United States
7 November 2001
	Russia		2 – 1		Ukraine
	Brazil		1 – 0		England
	Argentina		8 – 0		United States
8 November 2001
	Russia		4 – 1		Argentina
	Brazil		17 – 0		United States
	England		0 – 0		Ukraine
9 November 2001
	England		2 – 2		Argentina
	Russia		+ – – [4]		United States
	Brazil		5 – 2		Ukraine

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Gold medal
	1	Brazil	3
	4	England	0
						1	Brazil	2
						2	Russia	0
	2	Russia	2(4)
	3	Uzbekistan	2(2)			Bronze medal
						4	England	2
						3	Ukraine	1

Semi-finals

10 November 2001
	Brazil		3 – 0		England
	Russia		2 – 2 (pen. 4 – 2)		Ukraine

3rd place

10 November 2001
	England		2 – 1		Ukraine

Final

10 November 2001
	Brazil		2 – 0 [5]		Russia

Rankings

Rank	Team
1	Brazil
2	Russia
3	England
4	Ukraine
5	Argentina
6	United States

2001 Amputee Football World Cup
Brazil Second title

References

1. "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
2. "Action! 2001 Amputee Soccer World Championships". Archived from the original on June 25, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
3. "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved October 4, 2025.
4. Injuries - Forfeit
5. Russian player assaults English referee. Play stopped with time on the clock. Brazil wins championship.