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The INAS World Football Championship is an international association football competition for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

History

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It takes place every four years, typically in the country that also hosts the FIFA World Cup. It is organized by the International Sports Federation for Persons with Intellectual Disability (INAS-FID) which also organizes championships in other sports.

To participate in an INAS-FID event, an athlete must have an intellectual disability that was evident before the age of 18, significant limitations in adaptive behavior, and an IQ score below 75.[1] The latter requirement led to controversy in 2006, when third-placed Germany was disqualified because the employed IQ tests did not accord with international standards.[2]

Results

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Host Year Final Venue Bronze match
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
Netherlands Netherlands
1994
England England
1998
Poland Poland
Japan Japan
2002
England England
2 – 1
Netherlands Netherlands International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama
Germany Germany
2006
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
4 – 4 (a.e.t.)
(9 – 8 pens.)
Netherlands Netherlands BayArena, Leverkusen
South Africa South Africa
2010
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
1 – 0[3]
Netherlands Netherlands Peter Mokaba Stadium, Polokwane Poland Poland Portugal Portugal
Brazil Brazil
2014
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
4 – 2
South Africa South Africa Arena Corinthians, São Paulo Poland Poland 2-0 Japan Japan
Sweden Sweden
2018
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
2 – 0
Argentina Argentina Tingvalla IP, Karlstad

See also

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References

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