2007 Amputee Football World Cup

2007 Amputee Football World Cup

Tournament details
Host country	Turkey
City	Antalya
Dates	12–20 November
Teams	10
Venue	2
Final positions
Champions	Uzbekistan (3rd title)
Runners-up	Russia
Third place	Turkey
Fourth place	Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Goals scored	138 (4.18 per match)
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The 2007 Amputee Football World Cup was the 13th edition of the biennial international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in Antalya, Turkey between 12 and 20 November 2007. ^[1]

Uzbekistan won the title for the third time, defeating Russia in the final. Turkey became bronze medalist before Brazil. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Participating nations

Following ten nations competed in the preliminary tournament in two groups. Top four teams of each group qualified for the knockout stage. Nigeria did not arrive due to financial difficulties. Ghana arrived late due to visas difficulties, not permitted to compete.

•   Brazil
•   England
•   France
•   Iran
•   Liberia
•   Russia
•   Sierra Leone
•   Turkey
•   Ukraine
•   Uzbekistan

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
Russia	4	4	0	0	29	3	+26	12
Turkey	4	3	0	1	15	8	+7	9
England	4	2	0	2	13	7	+6	6
Liberia	4	1	0	3	4	14	-10	3
France	4	0	0	4	1	30	-29	0

12 November 2007
10:30 GMT+3	Russia		4 – 2		England	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
13 November 2007
10:30 GMT+3	England		0 – 2		Turkey	Gündüz Tekin Onay
11:30 GMT+3	Liberia		1 – 0		France	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
14 November 2007
10:30 GMT+3	Russia		8 – 0		Liberia	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
13:30 GMT+3	Turkey		8 – 1		France	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
15 November 2007
10:30 GMT+3	Russia		5 – 1		Turkey	Gündüz Tekin Onay
12:00 GMT+3	England		2 – 1		Liberia	Gündüz Tekin Onay
16 November 2007
10:30 GMT+3	Turkey		4 – 2		Liberia	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
12:00 GMT+3	England		9 – 0		France	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
17 November 2007
11:00 GMT+3	Russia		12 – 0		France	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
Uzbekistan	4	4	0	0	12	3	+9	12
Brazil	4	3	0	1	13	4	+9	9
Iran	4	2	0	2	9	6	+3	6
Ukraine	4	1	0	3	2	11	-9	3
Sierra Leone	4	0	0	4	1	13	-12	0

12 November 2007
09:30 GMT+3	Brazil		2 – 4		Uzbekistan	Gündüz Tekin Onay
11:00 GMT+3	Ukraine		2 – 1		Sierra Leone	Gündüz Tekin Onay
14 November 2007
09:30 GMT+3	Brazil		3 – 0		Iran	Gündüz Tekin Onay
11:00 GMT+3	Uzbekistan		3 – 0		Sierra Leone	Gündüz Tekin Onay
15 November 2007
09:30 GMT+3	Brazil		4 – 0		Ukraine	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
11:00 GMT+3	Uzbekistan		3 – 1		Iran	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
16 November 2007
09:30 GMT+3	Ukraine		0 – 4		Iran	Gündüz Tekin Onay
12:30 GMT+3	Brazil		4 – 0		Sierra Leone	Gündüz Tekin Onay
17 November 2007
09:30 GMT+3	Iran		4 – 2		Sierra Leone	Gündüz Tekin Onay
10:30 GMT+3	Uzbekistan		2 – 0		Ukraine	Gündüz Tekin Onay

Knockout stage

Positions 9-10

9th place

18 November 2007
14:30 GMT+3	France		1 - 0		Sierra Leone	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman

Quarterfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Gold medal

A1

Russia

1

B4

Ukraine

0

A1

Russia

4

B2

Brazil

0

B2

Brazil

3

A3

England

2

A1

Russia

1

B1

Uzbekistan

2

B1

Uzbekistan

7

A4

Liberia

1

B1

Uzbekistan

2

Bronze medal

A2

Turkey

1

A2

Turkey

1

B2

Brazil

0

B3

Iran

0

A2

Turkey

1

	Positions 5-8					5th place
	B4	Ukraine	1
	A3	England	3
						A3	England	1
						B3	Iran	0
	A4	Liberia	0
	B3	Iran	4			7th place
						B4	Ukraine	2
						A4	Liberia	1

Quarterfinals

18 November 2007
10:00 GMT+3	Turkey		1 – 0		Iran	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
10:30 GMT+3	Brazil		3 – 2 (a.e.t.)		England	Gündüz Tekin Onay
12:00 GMT+3	Russia		1 – 0		Ukraine	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
12:30 GMT+3	Uzbekistan		7 – 1		Liberia	Gündüz Tekin Onay

Positions 5-8

19 November 2007
14:00 GMT+3	Ukraine		1 - 3		England	Gündüz Tekin Onay
14:00 GMT+3	Liberia		0 - 4		Iran	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman

7th place

20 November 2007
14:00 GMT+3	Ukraine		2 - 1		Liberia	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman

5th place

20 November 2007
14:00 GMT+3	England		1 - 0		Iran	Gündüz Tekin Onay

Semi-finals

19 November 2007
10:00 GMT+3	Uzbekistan		2 – 1		Turkey	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman
12:00 GMT+3	Russia		4 – 0		Brazil	Gündüz Tekin Onay

3rd place

20 November 2007
09:30 GMT+3	Brazil		0 – 1		Turkey	Orgeneral Aytaç Yalman

Final

20 November 2007
11:30 GMT+3	Russia		1 – 2		Uzbekistan	Gündüz Tekin Onay

Rankings

Rank	Team
1	Uzbekistan
2	Russia
3	Turkey
4	Brazil
5	England
6	Iran
7	Ukraine
8	Liberia
9	France
10	Sierra Leone

2007 Amputee Football World Cup
Uzbekistan Third title

References

1. "History of Amputee Football". amputeefootball.org. Online. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
2. "Programme of Amputee Football World Championship 2007". Archived from the original on November 20, 2007. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
3. "Pairings Set for 2007 World Cup". Archived from the original on February 10, 2008. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
4. "Україна в футбольних турнірах інвалідів" (PDF). chtyvo.org.ua. Online. Retrieved October 13, 2025.