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Football 7-a-side at the 1988 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's team event.
Five countries competed in a round-robin tournament. [1]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Rank |
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 Netherlands (NED) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 |  |
 Belgium (BEL) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 |  |
 Ireland (IRL) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | +5 |  |
 South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | -10 | 4 |
 Australia (AUS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 33 | -30 | 5 |
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