Event Schedule
The 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup will take place from 15 to 20 October 2023 at Sydney Olympic Park's Quaycentre.
The 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup is set to be an intense and thrilling tournament with the introduction of a round-robin format for the first time in the tournament's history. This innovative format ensures a balanced and fair competition, allowing each nation to play matches against every other competing nation. This offers a unique opportunity for teams to demonstrate their skills, determination, and strategy on a global stage.
After completing the round-robin stage, the tournament will proceed to the knockout phase. The top four ranked teams from the round-robin stage will advance to the semi-finals based on their accumulated points. This stage promises to be a nail-biting showdown of powerchair football, where the teams compete for a spot in the coveted final.
Meanwhile, the teams that do not attend the semi-finals will not be left out. They will also participate in placement games, which are of high importance. These games will determine their final world ranking. This ensures that every match played in the tournament has a significant impact and that every team has something to fight for until the end.
By ensuring every team plays against one another, and with every match impacting the final standing, the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup is set to be an incredibly exciting event, showcasing the very best of powerchair football. Below, you'll find the full competition schedule for the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup.
The schedule comprises a series of intense matches over the course of a week. Starting with the round-robin stage, where every nation will face each other, followed by the decisive semi-finals for the top four teams and placement matches for the remaining teams. The thrilling journey concludes with the crowning of the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Champions.
Please note that all match times are listed in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) and are subject to change.
After completing the round-robin stage, the tournament will proceed to the knockout phase. The top four ranked teams from the round-robin stage will advance to the semi-finals based on their accumulated points. This stage promises to be a nail-biting showdown of powerchair football, where the teams compete for a spot in the coveted final.
Meanwhile, the teams that do not attend the semi-finals will not be left out. They will also participate in placement games, which are of high importance. These games will determine their final world ranking. This ensures that every match played in the tournament has a significant impact and that every team has something to fight for until the end.
By ensuring every team plays against one another, and with every match impacting the final standing, the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup is set to be an incredibly exciting event, showcasing the very best of powerchair football. Below, you'll find the full competition schedule for the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup.
The schedule comprises a series of intense matches over the course of a week. Starting with the round-robin stage, where every nation will face each other, followed by the decisive semi-finals for the top four teams and placement matches for the remaining teams. The thrilling journey concludes with the crowning of the 2023 FIPFA Powerchair Football World Champions.
Please note that all match times are listed in Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT) and are subject to change.
Court A
Sunday, October 15th, 2023
13:00 (AEDT) - Australia vs USA
14:30 (AEDT) - Japan vs France
16:00 (AEDT) - Northern Ireland vs Uruguay
Monday, October 16th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Northern Ireland vs Denmark11:30 (AEDT) - England vs Republic of Ireland
13:00 (AEDT) - Japan vs Uruguay14:30 (AEDT) - Argentina vs France16:00 (AEDT) - Uruguay vs Australia
Tuesday, October 17th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Uruguay vs Denmark11:30 (AEDT) - Argentina vs Northern Ireland
13:00 (AEDT) - Australia vs Japan14:30 (AEDT) - Northern Ireland vs France16:00 (AEDT) - Japan vs USA
Wednesday, October 18th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Republic of Ireland vs France11:30 (AEDT) - Denmark vs Australia
13:00 (AEDT) - England vs USA14:30 (AEDT) - Argentina vs Japan16:00 (AEDT) - England vs Uruguay
Thursday, October 19th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Australia vs Northern Ireland11:30 (AEDT) - England vs Japan
13:00 (AEDT) - France vs Denmark14:30 (AEDT) - Argentina vs USA16:00 (AEDT) - Japan vs Denmark
Centralised Court
Friday, October 20th, 2023
09:30 (AEDT) - Placing Game 9th (9th vs 10th)11:00 (AEDT) - Placing Game 7th (7th vs 8th)12:30 (AEDT) - Semi-final 1 (1st vs 4th)14:00 (AEDT) - Semi-final 2 (2nd vs 3rd)15:30 (AEDT) - Placing Game 5th (5th vs 6th)17:00 (AEDT) - Third-place playoff19:00 (AEDT) - World Cup Final
Court B
Sunday, October 15th, 202313:00 (AEDT) - No Fixture14:30 (AEDT) - England vs Argentina16:00 (AEDT) - Denmark vs Republic of Ireland
Monday, October 16th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - France vs USA11:30 (AEDT) - Australia vs Argentina13:00 (AEDT) - Northern Ireland vs USA14:30 (AEDT) - Denmark vs England16:00 (AEDT) - Republic of Ireland vs Japan
Tuesday, October 17th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Republic of Ireland vs USA11:30 (AEDT) - France vs England13:00 (AEDT) - Republic of Ireland vs Uruguay14:30 (AEDT) - Denmark vs Argentina16:00 (AEDT) - Australia vs England
Wednesday, October 18th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Japan vs Northern Ireland11:30 (AEDT) - Uruguay vs Argentina13:00 (AEDT) - Republic of Ireland vs Northern Ireland14:30 (AEDT) - France vs Australia16:00 (AEDT) - Denmark vs USA
Thursday, October 19th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Argentina vs Republic of Ireland11:30 (AEDT) - Uruguay vs USA13:00 (AEDT) - Australia vs Republic of Ireland14:30 (AEDT) - England vs Northern Ireland16:00 (AEDT) - France vs Uruguay
Monday, October 16th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - France vs USA11:30 (AEDT) - Australia vs Argentina13:00 (AEDT) - Northern Ireland vs USA14:30 (AEDT) - Denmark vs England16:00 (AEDT) - Republic of Ireland vs Japan
Tuesday, October 17th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Republic of Ireland vs USA11:30 (AEDT) - France vs England13:00 (AEDT) - Republic of Ireland vs Uruguay14:30 (AEDT) - Denmark vs Argentina16:00 (AEDT) - Australia vs England
Wednesday, October 18th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Japan vs Northern Ireland11:30 (AEDT) - Uruguay vs Argentina13:00 (AEDT) - Republic of Ireland vs Northern Ireland14:30 (AEDT) - France vs Australia16:00 (AEDT) - Denmark vs USA
Thursday, October 19th, 202310:00 (AEDT) - Argentina vs Republic of Ireland11:30 (AEDT) - Uruguay vs USA13:00 (AEDT) - Australia vs Republic of Ireland14:30 (AEDT) - England vs Northern Ireland16:00 (AEDT) - France vs Uruguay