Blind soccer


Blind Football is variation of futsal designed for players who are blind or visually impaired. It is currently a Paralympic sport, and the International Blind Sports Association also organizes a World Championship.

History

According to IBSA, "Football for the blind and partially sighted started out as a playground game for school children in special schools for the visually impaired."

Rules

Generally speaking, the rules of blind football are very similar to the rules of futsal. There are, however, some important exceptions:

Men's B1

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Men's B2/B3 (Partially Sighted)

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IBSA Women's Blind Football Tournament

YearVenueWinnersScoreRunners-upThird placeScoreFourth placeNumber of teams
2017
Details

Vienna
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