The 1989 Amputee Soccer World Cup (indoor) was the indoor tournament of the 4th annual international competition of amputee football national men's teams. It was organized by the Amputee Soccer International, and was held in Seattle, United States between 2 and 4 September 1989 simultaneously with outdoor championship.
England won the title for the second time, defeating El Salvador in the final. Brazil took third place.
Participating nations
Following six nations competed in the tournament. United States was represented by national team and three clubs: Seattle Athlete's Foot, Portland Team Oregon, and Los Angeles Orthomedics.
Preliminary round
Nine teams competed in the round-robin preliminary tournament. All games were played at the Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center on Saturday, starting at 8:00 a.m.
Top four teams qualified for the knockout stage.
TeamPldWDLGFGAGDP England ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? El Salvador ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Brazil ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Soviet Union ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? United States ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Canada ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Seattle Athlete's Foot ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Portland Team Oregon ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Los Angeles Orthomedics ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Knockout stage Semifinal indoor games started at Woodinville at 7:30 p.m. Saturday with the title game at 10 a.m. Monday.
Semi-finals 2 September 198919:30 PST England W – L ? Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center El Salvador W – L ? Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center
3rd place 4 September 1989 Brazil 2 – 1 Soviet Union Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center
Final 4 September 198910:00 PST England 4 – 2 El Salvador Woodinville Indoor Soccer Center
Rankings RankTeam1 2 3 4 ? ? ? ? ?
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