2014 Amputee Football World Cup

The 2014 Amputee Football World Cup, aka 2014 Amputee Soccer World Cup, was the 14th edition of the biannual 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 8, 2014. The previous event took place in Russia in 2012.[1][2]

2014 Amputee Football World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMexico
CityCuliacán
Dates30 November–8 December
Final positions
Champions Russia
Runners-up Angola
Third place Turkey
Fourth place Poland

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

Participating nations

Following 23 nations, including Uzbekistan as the defending world champion, competed in six groups while two nations Georgia did not show, Iran withdrew and Ghana arrived late.[3] The first three ranking teams in each group qualified for the knockout stage of 16 while the last ranking teams, four in total, played "Copa Culiacan" to determine the places 17-20.

† Did not play

Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 Uzbekistan3300191+189
 Brazil320143+16
 Ukraine3102212-103
 Ireland3003110-90
30 November 2014
8:00 MSTUzbekistan10 - 0Ukraine
9:30 MSTBrazil2 - 0Ireland[4]
1 December 2014
8:00 MSTBrazil2 - 0Ukraine
9:30 MSTIreland1 - 6Uzbekistan[4]
2 December 2014
8:00 MSTUkraine2 - 0Ireland[4]
9:30 MSTUzbekistan3 - 0Brazil

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 Italy320151+46
 Poland320163+36
 Mexico320164+26
 Georgia300309-90
30 November 2014
Mexico0 - 2Italy
Poland3 - 0
(walkover)		Georgia
1 December 2014
Poland1 - 0Italy
Mexico3 - 0
(walkover)		Georgia
2 December 2014
Italy3 - 0
(walkover)		Georgia
Mexico3 - 2Poland

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 Russia3300172+159
 Haiti320156-16
 Germany3102311-83
 Kenya300339-60
30 November 2014
Russia4 - 1Kenya
Haiti2 - 0Germany[5][6]
1 December 2014
Russia7 - 0Germany
Haiti2 - 0Kenya[6]
2 December 2014
Russia6 - 1Haiti
Germany3 - 2Kenya

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 Argentina330080+89
 El Salvador3201117+46
 France310238-53
 Colombia3003411-70
30 November 2014
Argentina3 - 0El Salvador
France2 - 1Colombia
1 December 2014
Argentina3 - 0Colombia
France1 - 5El Salvador
2 December 2014
Argentina2 - 0France
El Salvador6 - 3Colombia

Group E
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 Japan330070+79
Turkey320153+26
 USA31023303
 Iran300309-90
30 November 2014
Turkey3 - 0
(walkover)		Iran
United States0 - 1Japan
1 December 2014
Japan3 - 0Turkey
United States3 - 0
(walkover)		Iran
2 December 2014
Turkey2 - 0United States
Japan3 - 0
(walkover)		Iran

Group F
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 England220061+56
 Angola210143+13
 Ghana200206-60
30 November 2014
England3 - 1Angola
1 December 2014
Angola3 - 0
(walkover)		Ghana
2 December 2014
England3 - 0
(walkover)		Ghana

Copa Culiacan
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD P
 Ukraine3210410+47
 Ireland311156-14
 Kenya31025503
 Colombia302114-32
4 December 2014
8:00 MSTIreland4 - 2Kenya[4][7]
Ukraine0 - 0Colombia
5 December 2014
Kenya0 - 1Ukraine
13:30 MSTIreland1 - 1Colombia[4]
6 December 2014
9:00 MSTIreland0 - 3Ukraine[4][8]
Kenya3 - 0Colombia

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

Round of 16

[6][9]

4 December 2014
Italy1 - 1
(3 - 4)		Haiti
England0 - 1Turkey[10]
Russia10 - 1El Salvador
Brazil10 - 0Germany
Poland3 - 1United States
Argentina3 - 0Mexico
Uzbekistan3 - 0France
Japan0 - 1Angola

Quarterfinals

[9]

5 December 2014
Haiti0 - 3Turkey[11]
Russia4 - 0Brazil
Poland2 - 1Argentina
Uzbekistan0 - 1Angola

Semifinals
6 December 2014
Russia1 - 0Turkey[12]
Angola1 - 0Poland[13]

Bronze medal match
7 December 2014
Turkey1 - 0Poland

Gold medal match
7 December 2014
Russia3 - 1Angola[14]

Rankings

[4]

Rank Team
1 Russia
2 Angola
3 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
21 Ghana
 2014 Amputee Football World Cup 

Russia
7th title

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