2012 Amputee Football World Cup

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2012 Amputee Football World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
City Kaliningrad
Dates7–14 October (8 days)
Teams12
Venue(s)2
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Runners-upFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Third place Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Fourth placeFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored170 (4.47 per match)
2010
2014

The 2012 Amputee Football World Cup , aka 2012 Amputee Soccer World Cup, was the 13th edition of the biannual international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in Kaliningrad, Russia between 7 and 14 October 2012. [1] [2] The previous event took place in Argentina in 2010. [3] Mexico was selected by majority vote on the WAFF 2012 Congress to host the next World Cup in 2014.

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The competition was originally planned to be held in Japan. However, the venue was changed due to the April 2011 Fukushima earthquake. [4]

Uzbekistan won the title for the three consecutive time, defeating the sixth-time champions Russia in the final. Turkey became bronze medalist before Argentina. [5] [6]

Participating nations

The original line-up of the competition changed as France and Brazil withdrew, and in their places Poland and Ukraine joined the 2012 World Cup. [2]

Following twelve nations, including Uzbekistan as the defending world champion, competed in two divisions. The first two ranking teams in each division qualified for the semi-finals. [2] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Preliminary round

[11]

Division A

[12] [13]

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5500163+1315
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5221912-38
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 521297+27
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 513159-46
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 51221011-15
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 5005815-70
7 October 2012
11:00 am Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg 0 - 5 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
12:00 pm Poland Flag of Poland.svg 0 - 2 Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
1:00 pm Iran Flag of Iran.svg 0 - 0 Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
8 October 2012
10:00 am Iran Flag of Iran.svg 0 - 2 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
11:00 am Poland Flag of Poland.svg 1 - 2 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
12:00 pm El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg 1 - 3 Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
9 October 2012
10:00 am Ghana Flag of Ghana.svg 1 - 2 Flag of Russia.svg Russia
11:00 am El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg 5 - 3 Flag of Poland.svg Poland
12:00 pm Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg 2 - 2 Flag of Iran.svg Iran
10 October 2012
10:00 am Russia Flag of Russia.svg 5 - 1 Flag of Poland.svg Poland
11:00 am Ghana Flag of Ghana.svg 2 - 2 Flag of Iran.svg Iran
12:00 pm El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg 3 - 3 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
11 October 2012
10:00 am Russia Flag of Russia.svg 2 - 1 Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador
11:00 am Argentina Flag of Argentina.svg 2 - 1 Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
12:00 pm Poland Flag of Poland.svg 1 - 3 Flag of Iran.svg Iran

Division B

[14] [15] [16]

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 5500295+2415
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 53112210+1210
Flag of England.svg  England 5221167+98
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 521289-17
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 5014723-161
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 5014533-281
7 October 2012
11:30 am Japan Flag of Japan.svg 1 - 2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
12:30 pm Uzbekistan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 6 - 1 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
2:30 pm Liberia Flag of Liberia.svg 0 - 4 Flag of England.svg England
8 October 2012
10:30 am England Flag of England.svg 1 - 1 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
11:30 am Liberia Flag of Liberia.svg 1 - 3 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
12:30 pm Japan Flag of Japan.svg 0 - 7 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
9 October 2012
10:30 am Uzbekistan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 8 - 2 Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia
11:30 am England Flag of England.svg 7 - 0 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
12:30 pm Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg 1 - 3 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
10 October 2012
10:30 am Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg 13 - 0 Flag of Japan.svg Japan
11:30 am Uzbekistan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 4 - 2 Flag of England.svg England
12:30 pm Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg 4 - 0 Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia
11 October 2012
10:30 am Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg 2 - 2 Flag of England.svg England
11:30 am Ukraine Flag of Ukraine.svg 0 - 4 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
12:30 pm Japan Flag of Japan.svg 4 - 4 Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia

Placement matches

[17]

11th/12th position
13 October 2012
Poland Flag of Poland.svg 2(4) - 2(3) Flag of Japan.svg Japan
9th/10th position
13 October 2012
El Salvador Flag of El Salvador.svg 3 - 2 Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia
7th/8th position
13 October 2012
Iran Flag of Iran.svg 1 - 0 Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine
5th/6th position
13 October 2012
England Flag of England.svg 2 - 0 Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana

Finals

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
13 October 2012
 
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3
 
14 October 2012
 
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 0
 
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 0
 
13 October 2012
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 1
 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 4
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0
 
Third place
 
 
14 October 2012
 
 
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey 3
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0

[6] [16] [18]

Semifinals
13 October 2012
Russia Flag of Russia.svg 3 - 0 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
Uzbekistan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 4 - 0 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Bronze medal match
14 October 2012
Turkey Flag of Turkey.svg 3 - 0 Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina
Gold medal match
14 October 2012
Uzbekistan Flag of Uzbekistan.svg 1 - 0 Flag of Russia.svg Russia

Rankings

RankTeam
1Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
3 Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5Flag of England.svg  England
6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
7Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
8Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
9Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador
10Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
11Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
12Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
 2012 Amputee Football World Cup 
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
Uzbekistan

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