2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship explained
| Tourney Name: | IBSA World Blind Football Championship |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Dates: | 14 August – 22 August |
| Num Teams: | 10 |
| Venues: | Hereford |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion: | Brazil |
| Second: | Spain |
| Third: | China |
| Fourth: | GBR |
| Matches: | 27 |
| Prevseason: | 2006 |
| Nextseason: | 2014 |
The 2010 IBSA World Blind Football Championship is a blind football tournament and the fifth World Blind Football Championship. The competition was staged in the United Kingdom between 14 August and 22 August 2010, and involved ten teams of visually impaired players from around the world competing to be crowned world champion. It was won for the third time by Brazil, who defeated Spain 2–0 in the final.
The tournament
The championships, which took place at the Royal National College for the Blind in Hereford, was the first to have been held in the United Kingdom. The draw for the 2010 World Blind Football Championship was held on Monday 12 April 2010 at Wembley Stadium in London and overseen by Sir Trevor Brooking, the Football Association's Director of Football Development, and George Cohen, who was part of England's winning team at the 1966 FIFA World Cup.[1]
The tournament got under way on the afternoon of Saturday 14 August with the opening match between England and Spain.[2] Brazil won the tournament after beating Spain 2–0 in the final on 22 August.[3] It was the third occasion on which Brazil have won the competition, and their team's striker, Jefferson Goncalves, was named Player of the tournament for what was described by the Hereford Times as an outstanding performance.[4] Host nation England achieved their best result to date, coming fourth overall,[4] but missing out on a medal after losing 5–1 to Brazil in the semi-final, then to China in the third place play off. Feng Ya Wang of China was named Young player of the tournament, while Antonio Martin of Spain won the Golden Boot. Martin's Spanish team-mate, Alfredo Gonzalez, was voted the best goalkeeper of the tournament. Japan was presented with the Fair Play trophy by Mayor of Hereford, Councillor Anna Toon.[4]
Results
Group stage
Group A
| England | 0 - 1 | Spain | 14 August[5] |
| Colombia | 0 - 0 | Japan | 15 August |
| Spain | 2 - 0 | Colombia | 16 August |
| England | 2 - 1 | South Korea | 16 August[6] |
| Spain | 1 - 0 | South Korea | 17 August |
| England | 2 - 0 | Japan | 17 August[7] |
| Spain | 2 - 0 | Japan | 18 August[8] |
| Colombia | 3 - 1 | South Korea | 18 August |
| Japan | 0 - 0 | South Korea | 19 August |
| England | 1 - 0 | Colombia | 19 August | |
Group B
| Argentina | 0 - 1 | France | 15 August |
| Brazil | 2 - 0 | China | 15 August[9] |
| France | 0 - 1 | Brazil | 16 August |
| Argentina | 3 - 0 | Greece | 16 August |
| France | 2 - 0 | Greece | 17 August |
| Argentina | 0 - 1 | China | 17 August |
| France | 1 - 1 | China | 18 August |
| Brazil | 3 - 0 | Greece | 18 August |
| China | 4 - 1 | Greece | 19 August |
| Argentina | 0 - 0 | Brazil | 19 August | |
Knockout stage
- 9th place play-off
| South Korea | 0 - 1 | Greece | 21 August | aet (0 - 1 at full-time) | |
- Semi-finals
Semi-final 1
| Spain | 1 - 0 | China | 21 August; | aet (1 - 0 at full-time) | |
- Semi-final 2
| Brazil | 5 - 1 | England | 21 August[10] [11] | aet (5 - 1 at full-time) | |
- 7th place play-off
| Japan | 0 - 1 | Argentina | 21 August | aet (0 - 1 at full-time) | |
- 5th place play-off
| Colombia | 0 - 0 | France | 21 August | aet (0 - 0 at full-time) ; / France win 1 - 2 on penalties | |
- 3rd place play-off
| China | 1 - 0 | England | 22 August | aet (1 - 0 at full-time) | |
- Final
| Spain | 0 - 2 | Brazil | 22 August[12] | aet (0 - 2 at full-time) | |
Positions
- Brazil
- Spain
- China
- Great Britain
- France
- Colombia
- Argentina
- Japan
- Greece
- South Korea
External links
Notes and References
- News: After the World Cup, the World Blind Football Championship. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/features/after-the-world-cup-the-world-blind-football-championship-1948007.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. Independent News Ltd. Independent on Sunday. London. 18 April 2010. 26 April 2010.
- News: Kick off for blind football event in Hereford. BBC. BBC News. 14 August 2010. 18 August 2010.
- News: Brazil beat Spain 2-0 to win Hereford's IBSA World Blind Football Championship 2010. Newsquest Media Ltd. Hereford Times. Ian. Morgan. 22 August 2010. 22 August 2010.
- News: Brazil striker Jefferson Goncalves wins top award at Hereford's IBSA World Blind Football Championship. Newsquest Media Ltd. Hereford Times. Ian. Morgan. 24 August 2010. 24 August 2010.
- News: England face South Korea at Hereford's IBSA World Blind Championship. Newsquest Media Ltd. Hereford Times. Ian. Morgan. 16 August 2010. 25 August 2010.
- News: England beat South Korea in Hereford's IBSA World Blind Football Championship. Newsquest Media Ltd. Hereford Times. 17 August 2010. 23 August 2010.
- News: England win 2-0 against Japan at Hereford's IBSA World Blind Football Championship. Newsquest Media Ltd. Ian. Morgan. Hereford Times. 18 August 2010. 23 August 2010.
- News: England face Brazil at World Blind Football. BBC. BBC Sport. 19 August 2010. 25 August 2010.
- News: Silva helps Brazil to first win in IBSA World Blind Football Championship in Hereford. Newsquest Media Ltd. Hereford Times. Ian. Morgan. 16 August 2010. 25 August 2010.
- News: England lose to Brazil in blind football semi-final. BBC. BBC Sport. 21 August 2010. 23 August 2010.
- News: Brazil beat England in blind football semis. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/brazil-beat-england-in-blind-football-semis-2058857.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription. Independent Newspapers Ltd. The Independent. London. 22 August 2010. 23 August 2010.
- News: England blind team finish fourth in world championship. BBC. BBC Sport. 23 August 2010. 23 August 2010.
