Friday 13 March 2015

CEREBRAL PALSY WORLD CUP- JUNE-ST GEORGE'S PARK

The 2015 Cerebral Palsy seven a side World Cup will be held at St Georges's Park, Burton beginning June 13th. 15 nations will join the England team for two weeks, with games being played every other day. Eight Paralympic places will be up for grabs, in Rio in 2016, for the top teams. Jeff Davies, the FA National Manager for Disability Football, was pleased with the draw which pitted England against the Ukraine, Iran and Japan, which despite the “able bodied” national teams' form, this is regarded as a tough draw.
Other groups are:-
Russia, R of Ireland, Australia, Portugal
Brazil, Scotland, USA, Venezuela
Netherlands, Argentina, Canada, N Ireland

England play Holland in a friendly, then Scotland next month in preparation for the European Championships in Portugal this summer.
"This is the biggest ever disability football event in this country and we can’t wait. I promise we will give this tournament absolutely the prestige and the profile it deserves...."


Read more at http://www.thefa.com/news/england/development/2014/mar/cps-world-cup-at-sgp-200314#m2GHXxbOjcAk45Ep.99

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