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Amputee Football World Cup
StatusActive
Genresports event
Frequency4 years
Inaugurated1984
Organised by World Amputee Football Federation

The Amputee Football World Cup, or Amputee Football World Championships (from 1984 to 2003) is a world championship in amputee football. [1] [2] [3]

History

It is organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF). [4] It was first held in Seattle, USA, in 1984. [5] The current champion is Turkey who beat Angola in the 2022 final. [6]

Results

Source: [7]

Number Year Host city Teams Gold Silver Bronze 4th Place
1 1984 United States Seattle
2 1987 United States Seattle   El Salvador
3 1988 United States Seattle   England   El Salvador   United States
4 1989 United States Seattle   England   Brazil   Russia
5 1991 Uzbekistan Tashkent   Russia   England   Uzbekistan
6 1998 England Manchester   Russia   Uzbekistan   Brazil
7 2000 United States Seattle   Brazil   Russia   Ukraine
8 2001 Brazil Rio de Janeiro   Brazil   Russia   England
9 2002 Russia Sochi   Russia   Brazil   Uzbekistan
10 2003 Uzbekistan Tashkent 4   Russia   Ukraine   Brazil   Uzbekistan
11 2005 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 6   Brazil   Russia   England   Ukraine
12 2007 Turkey Antalya 10   Uzbekistan   Russia Turkey Turkey
13 2010 Argentina Crespo   Uzbekistan   Argentina Turkey Turkey   Russia
14 2012 Russia Kaliningrad 12   Uzbekistan   Russia Turkey Turkey   Argentina
15 2014 Mexico Culiacán 23   Russia   Angola Turkey Turkey   Poland
16 2018 Mexico Guadalajara   Angola Turkey Turkey   Brazil   Mexico
17 2022 Turkey Istanbul 24 Turkey Turkey   Angola   Uzbekistan   Haiti

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Russia55111
2  Brazil3238
3  Uzbekistan3137
4  England2125
5  Angola1203
6  Turkey1146
7  El Salvador1102
8  Ukraine0112
9  Argentina0101
10  United States0011
Totals (10 entries)16151546

See also

References

  1. ^ "Home". worldamputeefootball.org.
  2. ^ "Turkey to host 2022 Amputee Football World Cup". Daily Sabah. 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Africa at the 2022 Amputee World Cup | DW | 23.12.2021". Deutsche Welle.
  4. ^ "Ghana Paralympic Committee officially appeals Ghana's expulsion from Amputee World Cup in Turkey". 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ "World Amputee Football Federation".
  6. ^ "Türkiye wins its first ever Amputee Football World Cup". 9 October 2022.
  7. ^ "World Amputee Football Federation - History of the Game".

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