2022 World Cups Draw near
News2022 not only represents the return of international CP Football competition after two long years of play being suspended by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also the year when our men's and women's World Cups come together for a celebration of football for all.
Tournament
Hosted by FECPC (Catalan Sports Federation for people with Cerebral Palsy), the 2022 IFCPF Men's World Cup and 2022 IFCPF Women's World Cup will take place in Salou, Barcelona, Spain.
- Men's World Cup - 27th April - 16th May 2022
- Women's World Cup - 7th - 18th May 2022
Tournament Draws
The draws for both the Men's and Women's World Cup competitions will take place on Wednesday 23rd March at 18:00pm (CET).
Both draws will be livestreamed by FCF TV online, with the link shared on www.ifcpf.com.
| Men's World Cup | Women's World Cup | |
| Participating Teams | 15 | 5 |
| Groups | 4 | 1 |
Draw Procedure
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Draw procedure - Men's
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Draw procedure - Women's
Ranking Points
Men's World Cup & World Championships
Both tournaments shall receive rankings in-line with the IFCPF Ranking Points procedure as world level competitions.
- As the first year where our world level competition is split across two tournaments, the rankings shall be combined to reflect more than 24 team competing at the highest level.
- The IFCPF Board have decided that with 15 teams competing in the 2022 IFCPF World Cup, the top two (2) teams (1st and 2nd) of the 2022 IFCPF World Championships will receive the same rankings points as places 14th and 15th of the World Cup.
- At present we expect 10 countries to compete in the 2022 IFCPF World Championships.
Therefore the final ranking points for both tournaments will be confirmed following the conclusion of the 2022 IFCPF World Championships.