2014 Amputee Football World Cup

2014 Amputee Football World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CityCuliacán
Dates30 November–7 December
Teams20
Venues2
Final positions
Champions Russia (5th title)
Runners-up Angola
Third placeTurkey Turkey
Fourth place Poland
Tournament statistics
Top scorerRussia Igor Zihlin
Best playerRussia Igor Zihlin
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The 2014 Amputee Football World Cup was the 17th edition of the biennial international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the World Amputee Football Federation (WAFF), and was held in Culiacán, Mexico between November 30–December 7, 2014.[1]

Russia won the title for the fourth time, defeating Angola in the final. Turkey became a bronze medalist before Poland.[2][3]

The tournament included the first woman to participate in World Cup play since 1986.

Participating nations

Following 20 nations, including Uzbekistan as the defending world champion, competed in six groups. Georgia did not show, Iran withdrew and Ghana arrived late. The top two teams from each group plus the best four 3rd-ranked teams qualified for the round of 16. Remaining teams, four in total, played "Copa Culiacán" to determine the places 17-20.

Preliminary round

Group A

[4][5]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Uzbekistan3300191+189
Brazil320143+16
Ukraine3102212-103
Ireland3003110-90
30 November 2014
08:30 GMT-7UzbekistanUzbekistan10 - 0UkraineUkraineUniversity Stadium
09:30 GMT-7BrazilBrazil2 - 0Republic of IrelandIrelandUniversity Stadium
1 December 2014
09:30 GMT-7UzbekistanUzbekistan6 - 1Republic of IrelandIrelandBanorte Stadium
10:30 GMT-7BrazilBrazil2 - 0UkraineUkraineBanorte Stadium
2 December 2014
08:00 GMT-7UzbekistanUzbekistan3 - 0BrazilBrazilUniversity Stadium
08:00 GMT-7IrelandRepublic of Ireland0 - 2UkraineUkraineUniversity Stadium

Group B

[5][6][7]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Italy210121+13
Poland21013303
Mexico210134-13
30 November 2014
17:30 GMT-7MexicoMexico0 - 2ItalyItalyUniversity Stadium
1 December 2014
09:00 GMT-7PolandPoland1 - 0ItalyItalyBanorte Stadium
2 December 2014
19:00 GMT-7MexicoMexico3 - 2PolandPolandUniversity Stadium

Group C

[5][6]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Russia3300172+159
Haiti320156-16
Germany3102311-83
Kenya300339-60
30 November 2014
10:00 GMT-7RussiaRussia4 - 1KenyaKenyaUniversity Stadium
11:00 GMT-7HaitiHaiti2 - 0GermanyGermanyUniversity Stadium
1 December 2014
11:00 GMT-7GermanyGermany0 - 7RussiaRussiaBanorte Stadium
13:00 GMT-7HaitiHaiti2 - 0KenyaKenyaUniversity Stadium
2 December 2014
08:30 GMT-7RussiaRussia6 - 1HaitiHaitiBanorte Stadium
08:30 GMT-7GermanyGermany3 - 2KenyaKenyaUniversity Stadium

Group D

[5]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Argentina330080+89
El Salvador3201107+36
France310238-53
Colombia3003410-60
30 November 2014
09:00 GMT-7FranceFrance2 - 1ColombiaColombiaBanorte Stadium
11:30 GMT-7ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0El SalvadorEl SalvadorUniversity Stadium
1 December 2014
13:30 GMT-7ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0ColombiaColombiaUniversity Stadium
14:30 GMT-7El SalvadorEl Salvador5 - 1FranceFranceUniversity Stadium
2 December 2014
09:30 GMT-7ArgentinaArgentina2 - 0FranceFranceUniversity Stadium
11:00 GMT-7El SalvadorEl Salvador5 - 3ColombiaColombiaBanorte Stadium

Group E

[5]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Japan220040+46
Turkey Turkey210123-13
United States200203-30
30 November 2014
11:00 GMT-7United StatesUnited States0 - 1JapanJapanBanorte Stadium
1 December 2014
15:00 GMT-7TurkeyTurkey0 - 3JapanJapanUniversity Stadium
2 December 2014
10:30 GMT-7TurkeyTurkey2 - 0United StatesUnited StatesBanorte Stadium

Group F

[5]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
England110031+23
Angola100113-20
30 November 2014
11:30 GMT-7EnglandEngland3 - 1AngolaAngolaBanorte Stadium

Ranking of third-placed teams

Team Gr Pld W D L GF GA GD P
MexicoB210134-13
United StatesE200203-30
FranceD200217-60
GermanyC200209-90
UkraineA2002012-120

Copa Culiacán

[8]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
Ukraine321040+47
Ireland311156-14
Kenya31025503
Colombia302114-32
4 December 2014
08:00 GMT-7IrelandRepublic of Ireland4 - 2KenyaKenya
UkraineUkraine0 - 0ColombiaColombia
5 December 2014
KenyaKenya0 - 1UkraineUkraine
13:30 GMT-7IrelandRepublic of Ireland1 - 1ColombiaColombia
6 December 2014
09:00 GMT-7IrelandRepublic of Ireland0 - 3UkraineUkraine
KenyaKenya3 - 0ColombiaColombia

Knockout stage

Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semi-finals Final
            
B1 Italy Italy 1(3)
C2 Haiti Haiti 1(4)
Haiti Haiti 0
Turkey Turkey 3
F1 England England 0
E2 Turkey Turkey 1
Turkey Turkey 0
Russia Russia 1
C1 Russia Russia 10
D2 El Salvador El Salvador 1
Russia Russia 4
Brazil Brazil 0
A2 Brazil Brazil 10
C3 Germany Germany 0
Russia Russia 3
Angola Angola 1
B2 Poland Poland 3
E3 United States United States 1
Poland Poland 2
Argentina Argentina 1
D1 Argentina Argentina 3
B3 Mexico Mexico 0
Poland Poland 0
Angola Angola 1
A1 Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 3 3rd place
D3 France France 0
Uzbekistan Uzbekistan 0 Turkey Turkey 1
Angola Angola 1 Poland Poland 0
E1 Japan Japan 0
F2 Angola Angola 1

Round of 16

[9][10]

4 December 2014
ItalyItaly1 - 1
(3 - 4)
HaitiHaiti
EnglandEngland0 - 1TurkeyTurkey
RussiaRussia10 - 1El SalvadorEl Salvador
BrazilBrazil10 - 0GermanyGermany
PolandPoland3 - 1United StatesUnited States
ArgentinaArgentina3 - 0MexicoMexico
UzbekistanUzbekistan3 - 0FranceFrance
JapanJapan0 - 1AngolaAngola
Positions 9-16
Position 9-16 Position 9-12 9th place
         
B1 Italy Italy 0
F1 England England 7
F1 England England 4
C3 El Salvador El Salvador 1
D2 El Salvador El Salvador W
C3 Germany Germany L
F1 England England W
E1 Japan Japan L
E3 United States United States W
B3 Mexico Mexico L
E3 United States United States L 11th place
E1 Japan Japan W
D3 France France L C3 El Salvador El Salvador W
E1 Japan Japan W E3 United States United States L
Positions 13-16 13th place
      
B1 Italy Italy W
C3 Germany Germany L
B1 Italy Italy W
B3 Mexico Mexico L
B3 Mexico Mexico W
D3 France France L 15th place
C3 Germany Germany L
D3 France France W
5 December 2014
ItalyItaly0 - 7EnglandEngland
El SalvadorEl SalvadorW - LGermanyGermany
United StatesUnited StatesW - LMexicoMexico
FranceFranceL - WJapanJapan
Positions 13-16
6 December 2014
ItalyItalyW - LGermanyGermany
MexicoMexicoW - LFranceFrance
15th place
7 December 2014
GermanyGermanyL - WFranceFrance
13th place
7 December 2014
ItalyItalyW - LMexicoMexico
Positions 9-12
11th place
9th place

Quarterfinals

[11]

5 December 2014
HaitiHaiti0 - 3TurkeyTurkey
RussiaRussia4 - 0BrazilBrazil
PolandPoland2 - 1ArgentinaArgentina
UzbekistanUzbekistan0 - 1AngolaAngola

Semifinals

[12][13]

6 December 2014
RussiaRussia1 - 0TurkeyTurkey
AngolaAngola1 - 0PolandPoland

Bronze medal match

7 December 2014
TurkeyTurkey1 - 0PolandPoland

Gold medal match

7 December 2014
RussiaRussia3 - 1AngolaAngola

Rankings

Rank Team
1 Russia
2 Angola
3Turkey Turkey
4 Poland
5 Argentina
6 Uzbekistan
7 Haiti
8 Brazil
9 Italy
10 England
11 Japan
12 United States
13 Mexico
14 France
15 El Salvador
16 Germany
17 Ukraine
18 Ireland
19 Kenya
20 Colombia
 2014 Amputee Football World Cup 

Russia

Fifth title

References

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