Iran confirmed for football 5-a-side at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
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Loading...Paralympic.org – RIO DE JANEIRO, The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Football Committee has announced the eight countries that have qualified for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in football 5-a-side.
The National Paralympic Committees of Brazil (hosts), Argentina, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, China, Iran and Morocco have all confirmed in writing their intention to take up the slots they have been offered by IBSA for the competition.
The Rio 2016 football 5-a-side tournament will take place at the Olympic Tennis Centre in Barra Olympic Park between 9-17 September.
Reigning Paralympic and world champion Brazil will be the team to beat, and Mexico, Russia and Morocco will make their Paralympic blind football debuts.
Additionally, the Committee also published an updated world ranking list.
The list has been refreshed to take into account results from all major events in 2015, including regional Championships in Africa, America, Asia and Europe, the IBSA World Games in Seoul, South Korea, and other ranking events.
Brazil remains atop the table, while Argentina overtakes Spain to take second place. China and France swap spots in fourth and fifth place, and Turkey moves up from eighth to sixth place.
