2023 IBSA Men's World Blind Football Championship

2023 IBSA World Blind Football Championship
Tournament details
Host countryUnited Kingdom, England
DatesAugust 15 to 25
Teams16 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Birmingham (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
Runners-up China
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Colombia
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Paul Yobo (Italy)
Best player(s)Maximiliano Espinillo (Argentina)
Fair play award Thailand
← 2018
TBD →

The 2023 IBSA World Blind Football Championship was a blind football tournament and the eighth World Blind Football Championships. The competition was staged in Birmingham between 15 and 25 August 2023, and involved sixteen teams of visually impaired players from around the world competing to be crowned world champion, and was won for the third time by Argentina.[1][2] The competition was first held as part of the IBSA World Games.[3]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Italy 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Quarter-finals
2  Japan 3 2 1 0 3 1 +2 7
3  Thailand 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1 9th–12th place
4  Turkey 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1 13th–16th place
Source: blindfootball.sport
Italy 1–1 Japan
Thailand 0–0 Turkey
Thailand 0–1 Japan
Turkey 1–2 Italy
Japan 1–0 Turkey
Italy 3–2 Thailand

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Quarter-finals
2  Argentina 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3  Germany 3 1 0 2 1 4 −3 3 9th–12th place
4  England (H) 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1 13th–16th place
Source: blindfootball.sport
(H) Hosts
England 0–1 Germany
Argentina 0–0 China
Argentina 0–0 England
China 2–0 Germany
England 0–1 China
Germany 0–2 Argentina

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Colombia 3 2 1 0 10 1 +9 7 Quarter-finals
2  France 3 2 1 0 11 3 +8 7
3  Spain 3 1 0 2 8 7 +1 3 9th–12th place
4  Mali 3 0 0 3 0 18 −18 0 13th–16th place
Source: blindfootball.sport
Colombia 3–0 Spain
France 6–0 Mali
France 1–1 Colombia
Spain 6–0 Mali
Mali 0–6 Colombia
Spain 2–4 France

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Brazil 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Quarter-finals
2  Iran 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
3  Morocco 3 1 0 2 3 2 +1 3 9th–12th place
4  Mexico 3 0 2 1 1 4 −3 2 13th–16th place
Source: blindfootball.sport
Iran 0–1 Brazil
Mexico 0–3 Morocco
Mexico 1–1 Iran
Morocco 0–1 Brazil
Iran 1–0 Morocco
Brazil 0–0 Mexico

Knockout stage

Main tournament

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
1A  Italy 0
2B  Argentina 1
Q1  Argentina 3
Q2  Colombia 1
1C  Colombia 1
2D  Iran 0
S1  Argentina (p) 0 (2)
S2  China 0 (1)
1B  China 2
2A  Japan 1
Q3  China (p) 0 (2) Third place
Q4  Brazil 0 (0)
1D  Brazil 1 L1  Colombia 1
2C  France 0 L2  Brazil 7

5th–8th place

Semifinals 5th place
      
L1  Italy 1 (2)
L2  Iran (p) 1 (3)
W1  Iran 0
W2  Japan 1
L3  Japan 2
L4  France 0 7th place
L1  Italy 1
L2  France 2

9th–12th place

Semifinals 9th place
      
3A  Thailand 1
3B  Germany 0
W1  Thailand (p) 1 (3)
W2  Morocco 1 (2)
3C  Spain 0 (0)
3D  Morocco (p) 0 (1) 11th place
L1  Germany 1
L2  Spain 0

13th–16th place

Semifinals 13th place
      
4A  Turkey 0 (1)
4B  England (p) 0 (2)
W1  England 1
W2  Mexico 0
4C  Mali 0
4D  Mexico 6 15th place
L1  Turkey 6
L2  Mali 0

Final ranking

Place Team
 Argentina
 China
 Brazil
4  Colombia
5  Japan
6  Iran
7  France
8  Italy
9  Thailand
10  Morocco
11  Germany
12  Spain
13  England
14  Mexico
15  Turkey
16  Mali

See also

References

  1. ^ "Argentina wins the world title in Men's Blind Football". IBSA. 26 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ "¡Los Murciélagos salieron campeones del mundo y festejaron como la Scaloneta!". Olé (in Spanish). 25 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  3. ^ IBSA Blind Football World Championships 2023. IBSA (Report). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
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