The IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix is an annual competition in blind football. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
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The tournament of blind football was established in 2018 and held annually.
Year | Venue | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | |||
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2018 Details [12] | Tokyo | Argentina | 0–0 (2–0 p) | England | Turkey | 1–0 | Russia | 8 | |||
2019 Details [13] | Tokyo | Argentina | 2–0 | England | Spain | 1–0 | Japan | 8 | |||
2020 | Tokyo | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic [14] | — | — | — | — | |||||
2021 Details [15] | Tokyo | Argentina | 3–0 | Japan | Spain | 1–0 | Thailand | 5 | |||
2022 Details [16] | Puebla | Brazil | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Argentina | Mexico | 0–0 (4–3 p) | Costa Rica | 5 | |||
2023 Details [17] | São Paulo | Brazil | 2–0 | Japan | Argentina | 1–0 | France | 8 |
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