Worldcup Fipfa Paris 2011

Posted by nicolas on 1 Nov 2011

World Cup D-Day!

It’s only one day before the second Powerchair Football World Cup kicks off, and the 10 competing teams have arrived in Paris, ready for action. Official training began yesterday morning at the Halle Carpentier, giving the teams the chance to make a few last minute adjustments. Other than the...

Posted by Fipfa on 12 Oct 2011

Allen Harrison, english Head Coach: “The pinnacle of any footballers dream!”

The WFA England Team have been preparing for the 2011 FIPFA World Cup for the last two years. With the number of players within England increasing, the standard of domestic Powerchair Football has come a long way and provided great competition for selection. The new looking coaching set up have looked at...

Posted by Fipfa on 12 Oct 2011

Australia: The Poweroos – Thunder from Down Under

One of the youngest, if not the youngest Powerchair Football nations, Australia, steps out onto the international stage at the upcoming FIPFA World Cup for their first major tournament. Before March 2010, none of the players had even put on a guard let alone even heard of Powerchair Football and now they are...

Posted by Fipfa on 18 Sep 2011

World Cup 2011: France vs Belgium and USA vs Japan, nice appetizers!

FIPFA Sport Department has published the official World Cup competition schedule following the draw last Thursday. Fans should be excited by the two first games which will see the four best countries in 2007 facing each other. Following the opening ceremony, scheduled on November 2 at 6.30 pm, France will...

Posted by Fipfa on 13 Sep 2011

World Cup 2011 pools draw: Now they know!

Michel Platini, the UEFA President, and Emmanuel Petit, patron of the french national team of Powerchair Football, have written the first page of the World Cup 2011 story by drawing the two pools of the first round of the competition which will take place in Paris, at the Halle Carpentier, from 2 to 6 of...