| Football 7-a-side at the XI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | State Hockey Centre | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 teams from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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Football 7-a-side at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event with eight teams competing.
| Football 7-a-side at the XI Paralympic Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | State Hockey Centre | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 8 teams from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
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Football 7-a-side at the 2000 Summer Paralympics consisted of a men's event with eight teams competing.
| Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Points | vs. UKR | vs. POR | vs. ARG | vs. NED |
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 Ukraine (UKR) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12:2 | 9 | - | 3:0 | 6:2 | 3:0 |
 Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | 4 | 0:3 | - | 2:0 | 0:0 |
 Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:10 | 3 | 2:6 | 0:2 | - | 3:2 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | 1 | 0:3 | 0:0 | 2:3 | - |
| Team | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals | Points | vs. RUS | vs. BRA | vs. ESP | vs. AUS |
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 Russia (RUS) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8:2 | 7 | - | 2:2 | 3:0 | 3:0 |
 Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7:3 | 5 | 2:2 | - | 1:1 | 4:0 |
 Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:4 | 4 | 0:3 | 1:1 | - | 1:0 |
 Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0:8 | 0 | 0:3 | 0:4 | 0:1 | - |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | |||||
| Brazil (BRA) | 1 | |||||
| Ukraine (UKR) | 2 | |||||
| Russia (RUS) | 3 | |||||
| Portugal (POR) | 1 | |||||
| Russia (RUS) | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Brazil (BRA) | 2 | |||||
| Portugal (POR) | 1 | |||||
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