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2008 World Deaf Football Championships

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2008 World Deaf Football Championships
Tournament details
Host country Greece
CityPatras
Dates1-12 July
Teams15 men's and 5 women's (from International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS) confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsM:  Germany (1st title)
W:  Russia (1st title)
Runners-upM:  Turkey
W:  Germany
Third placeM:  France
W:  England
Fourth placeM:  United States
W:  South Africa
Tournament statistics
Best player(s)M: Turkey Hüseyin Er
2012

The 2008 World Deaf Football Championships were the first edition of the international competition of deaf football national men's and women's teams. They were organized by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (CISS), and were held in Patras, Greece between 1-12 July 2008. In the men's championship, Germany won the title for the first time, defeating Turkey in the final, France became bronze medalist before the United States. In the women's championship, Russia won the title for the first time, defeating Germany in the final, England became bronze medalist before South Africa.[1]

Rankings

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Men

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Rank Team
1  Germany
2  Turkey
3  France
4  United States
5  Greece
6  Ireland
7  Russia
8  Italy
9  Ukraine
10  Thailand
11  England
12  Ukraine
13  Australia
14  China
15  Venezuela


 2008 World Deaf Football Championships - Men 

Germany

First title

Women

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Rank Team
1  Russia
2  Germany
3  England
4  South Africa
5  Greece


 2008 World Deaf Football Championships - Women 

Russia

First title

References

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  1. ^ Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José. "'World Deaf Football Championships". RSSF. Retrieved 29 September 2021.