Blind football is developed for blind people to play football and 5 players, rather than 11 make up a team. It is said that we get 80% of sensory information is from what we can see. However, you will be surprised to watch playing skills of blind football players.

This Championship will be held at Yoyogi National Stadium Futsal courts, the first time this event is held in Asia, and 12 countries which qualified from preliminary round in each continent such as Brazil, France, Spain, China, and Japan will play passionately throughout 9 days of the competition.

All of Japan’s matches in the first group league are planned to start from 7:30 pm except on Sunday; let’s go to the venue after work or school and cheer on the Japanese National Blind Football Players. Volunteers are also welcome; please apply for this great opportunity which allows you to interact with people from all over the world.
For more information including schedule and tickets, please check the Japan Blind Football Association Official Website (the Japan Blind Football Association Official Website)or the Official website of the Championships.

Outline

Title:
IBSA Blind Football World Championships 2014

Dates:
Sunday 16 of November to Monday 24 of November, 2014

Venue:
Yoyogi National Stadium Futsal courts, 2-2-1, Jinnan, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Visual Classification:
B1 (Totally blind)

Organiser:
JBFA Japan Blind Football Association

Co-organiser:
IBSA International Blind Sports Federation

Number of countries:
12

Official Website of the Championships:
http://www.wc-blind-football.com/

Click here for application for Volunteers

About the application

Japan Football Association is not the organizer of IBSA Blind Football World Championships 2014. For any inquiries about the Championship, please contact with Japan Blind Football Association, the organiser of the Championship. JFA will provide various news about “Football for All” including blind football, which is stated in “The JFA Declaration”.