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Two more teams are certain of the quarterfinals, both Brazil and England won thier second matches in the group. USA are at the brink of qualifying, a draw against Ireland on Friday will be enough to see them trough to the last eight of the 2019 IFCPF World Cup. Iran had to fight back from 1-0 behind to get their first win of the tournament.  

The conclusion of the group stage for Group C and D brought Ukraine and Russia, the finallists of the 2018 European Championships, as group winners. Ukraine beat Argentina by scoring two goals in the second half. Russia on the other hand scored already four in the first 30 minutes and settled the final score at 6-0. Thursday also brought the [more...]

The Monday excitement, where USA beat Iran in a coming-from-behind match, had just been processed, when Tuesday kicked off with the first matches of the second round of Group play. Russia and the Netherlands got in their second victories of the tournament and are both without conceded goals on top of Group D. In Group C both Ukraine and [more...]

So far it hasn't been the tournament for the away playing teams. All the teams playing at 'home' have won without conceding a goal. On Sunday Ukraine managed to score seven against a well organizef Australia. Russia beat Thailand 6-0 and the Netherlands als got in their first win against Canada: 3-0.  

Hosts Spain have not been able to highlight the start of the 2019 IFCPF World Cup in their own country. Against world nr. 5 Argentina the Spanish team suffered a 7-0 defeat. The top level tournament kicked off earlier on Saturday with the opening ceremony, in which the teams were presented to the fans that gathered  in [more...]

With the opening match between Argentina and hosts Spain this Saturday rapidly approaching, things are heating up. Teams have arrived in Seville, where classification will start on Tuesday afternoon. All contenders are welcomed to a brand new venue, the organization is making sure that no-one is denied anything. [more...]

Japan will be filling the position that became vacant after Venezuela had to withdraw from participating in the 2019 IFCPF World Cup. The Japan Cerebral Palsy Football Association (JCPFA) have always been a dedicated member with regular international participation and IFCPF are delighted that Japan have accepted the vacant position [more...]