Spain, headquarters of the football MUNDIALITO room and prior to London 2012 goalball for the blind.

Madrid, July 2012.- the sports complex, Universidad Europea de Madrid has been the scene of the II international sports tournament for the blind, a mundialito ” prior to London 2012, on modalities for Futsal and Goalball for total blind.

The tournament has been organised by the Federation Spanish of sports for blind (FEDC), with support of the eleven and the Spanish Paralympic Committee through the Plan Discusses, as a preparatory tournament in the face of the Paralympic Games in London 2012.

With the same objective that started this tournament four years ago in 2008, is intended to achieve a benchmark at international level sporting event, where they met the best teams in the world of these two sports for the blind, including Paralympic champions, world and continental. In addition, it promote and disseminate sport made by people with visual disabilities and Paralympic sport general, in sports environments of the city.

GoalBall

En el caso del Fútbol Sala, la organización de este torneo internacional constituyó la mejor forma para culminar la preparación de la selección nacional española masculina de Fútbol Sala, de cara a su participación en los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres 2012, donde tiene ya una plaza asegurada. An opportunity has been to allow national teams to compete against the best teams in the world and to obtain the maximum possible information on who will be their same rivals in the Paralympics.

For its part in Goalball, both for women and for the men’s national team, without being classified to London, this tournament was a superb option to improve their sports level from the main international selections.

Football, Goalball Team for the blind sports

Currently, the football for the blind (B1) and Goalball are two team sports for the blind that are part of the Paralympic Games, with specific characteristics.

In the case of the football category B1 is a sport similar to Soccer Hall but with a series of adaptations as the balloon, which is leather and sound, thanks to the bells that leads inside; a coach from the bench and a guide from behind the opposite goal, that orient players; the need for the matches outdoors to allow the audible perception; or the obligation to use a mask to match the lack of light perception of the players, among others.

Fútbol

Por su parte, el Goalball es el único deporte paralímpico creado para deportistas ciegos y deficientes visuales, sin ser adaptación de ningún otro deporte. In the face two teams of three players each, in two times twelve minutes each, they must enter a ball in the goal of the opposing team – with bells in its interior-pulling rolling on the floor. Any of the three members of the team should try to not get the ball on goal. In this case the players also use mask.

Calendar of competitions

The competitions took place in the complex sports of the Universidad Europea de Madrid, Villaviciosa de odón.

Participated in the football tournament selections of Argentina (reserve champion of the world), Brazil (champion of the world and double Paralympic gold medal), China (third in the world), France (European champion), Spain (six times European champion and reserve champion of the world) and Great Britain, as host of the next Paralympic.

Calendar:

Sunday, June 24 Monday, June 25

10.30-11. 30: Spain-France-10.30-11. 30: China-France
17.30-18. 30: Brazil-Argentina-17.30-18. 30: Brazil-Spain
19.30-20. 30: great Bretana-china 19.30-20. 30: Grand Bretana-argentina

Tuesday, June 26Wednesday, June 27

10.30-11. 30: great Bretana-brasil 10.30-11. 30: France
17.30-18. 30: Chile-17.30-18. 30: Grand Bretana-espana
19.30-20. 30: Espana-china 19.30-20.30: Argentina-China

Thursday, June 28

between 0930 and 1515 hours were held successive parties according to the previous from each of the teams classification

as for the Goalball Tournament, participated in category male national teams in the women’s category and Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Spain promise (players under 20 years of age);, the combination of Finland, Sweden, Great Britain, Russia, Algeria, Spain. The timetable is as follows:

Friday 29th of June

-09.30: FINLANDIA-DINAMARCA Group A – male
-1020: Spain-Portugal group A – male
-11.10: SUECIA-POLONIA Group B – male
-12.00: USA.USA-Spain SUB ’ 20 Group B – male
-1250: RUSIA-FINLANDIA League female
-1340: great Bretana-espana League female
-1430: ARGELIA-SUECIA League female
-1520: DINAMARCA-PORTUGAL group – male
-16.10: Finlandia-espana group – male
-17.00: Sweden-USA.UU. Group B – male
-17.50: Spain SUB ’ 20-Poland Group B – male
-1840: Sweden–Finland League female
-19.30: women’s League Bretana-rusia great
-20.20: Argelia-espana women’s League

Saturday, June 30,

-09.30: ARGELIA-FINLANDIA League female
-1020: Spain-Russia League female
-11.10: Sweden-Great Britain League women’s
-12.00: Dinamarca-espana group – male
-1250: FINLANDIA-PORTUGAL group – male
-1340: Suecia-espana SUB ’ 20 Group B – male
-1430: USA.USA-Poland Group B – male
-1520: ARGELIA-RUSIA League female
-16.10: Suecia-espana League female
-17.00: Finland-Great Britain League female
-17.50: 4th Group B – men 4 th group – men male-7th / 8th
-1840: 3rd Group B – men 3 rd Group A – men-male-5th / 6.
-19.30: 2nd Group B – men Group 1 to – men’s teams SEMIFINAL 1 – men
-20.20: 1St group B – 2nd Group A – men’s teams SEMIFINAL 2 men – men

Sunday, July 1

-09.00: Algeria-Great Britain League women’s
-0950: loser semi-final 1 loser semi-final 2 bronze men’s
-1040: RUSIA-SUECIA League female
-1130 winner Semifinal 1 winner semi-final 2 end male
-1220 Finlandia-espana women’s League