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were held 25 – 30 November 2006. There was 1 gold medals in this sport.

Participating teams and officials

Qualifying

A total of five teams will qualify to compete in the football five a side competition. The host nation (Malaysia) automatically qualifies a team. A team may consist of a maximum of 14 athletes.

Squads

The individual teams contact following football gamblers on to: Group A Group A

Venues

The venues to be used for the World Championships were located in

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Format

The first round, or group stage, was a competition between the 6 teams in two group, where engaged in a

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within itself. The two best placed teams of each group play in the semifinals for the final. The third-place teams play the fifth place of the tournament. Classification
Athletes with a

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competed. The athlete's disability was caused by a non-progressive brain damage that affects motor control, such as

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, traumatic brain injury or

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. Athletes must be

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. Players were classified by level of disability. *C5: Athletes with difficulties when walking and running, but not in standing or when kicking the ball. *C6: Athletes with control and co-ordination problems of their upper limbs, especially when running. *C7: Athletes with

hemiplegia Hemiparesis, also called unilateral paresis, is the weakness of one entire side of the body ('' hemi-'' means "half"). Hemiplegia, in its most severe form, is the complete paralysis of one entire side of the body. Either hemiparesis or hemiplegia ...

. *C8: Athletes with minimal disability; must meet eligibility criteria and have an impairment that has impact on the sport of football. Teams must field at least one class C5 or C6 player at all times. No more than two players of class C8 are permitted to play at the same time.

Group stage

In the first group stage have seen the teams in a two group of three teams.

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Finals

Position 5-6

Position 3-4

Final

Statistics

Ranking

References

External links

Football 7-a-side at 2006 FESPIC Games, Kuala Lumpor from 4 March 2006Cerebral Palsy International Sports & Recreation Association (CPISRA)International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF)
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